A Gathering Occurs
In a sacred grove of sycamores, splendor
Under a moon fully eclipsed from all light
A gathering occurs, both sacred and ancient
A gathering occurs, powerful yet desperate.
In candle-flame, masked faces shadow, hide
Under a moon, shrouded in blackest midnight
A casualty occurs, both a loss and a gain
A casualty occurs, palpable yet restless.
In the sacred grove of sycamores, splendor
Under a moon, now silver crescent showing
A rising occurs, where the woman is, a girl was
A rising occurs, where the queen sits, the world trembles.
In candles' death, faces reveal purpose, zealots
Under a moon, now full and glowing
A gathering storm, a queen smiles with birthed power
A gathering storm, a torrid force now unleashed.
Define- ______________
Define- Casualty
Stabbing knife, blood red
Drowning water, sapphire
Scorching sun, yellow
Never when I'm here, black
Define- Palpable
Your lips, ruby
Your eyes, sky
Your hair, wheat gold
Your soul, white
Define- Eclipsed
My fire by yours, sparks
My patience by yours, calm
My beauty by yours, golden
My love by yours, bronzed
Define- Candle flame
Flickering in and out, roses
Drenched by water, aquamarine
Fed by the sun, brilliance
Burns bright-hot, white
Define- Sycamore
Beauty and awe, petals
Nourishment there aplenty, water
Energy and nobleness, gold
Gifts on the horizon, silver jewels
New life and gifts, begin again
Remembrance
They made a big show
But it proves that they don't
Really care
They're trying too hard
To make it seem like they do
But their apologies are meaningless
Their condolences empty
To them
You are just another
Casualty of war
Another sacrifice on the
Altar of Ares
Another death
Another sacrifice
Another family
Left behind
Eclipsed by the "bigger picture"
Blanketed by the "greater good"
Your death is only palpable to me
The only person whose life
Your death will disrupt
War is evil
It can be necessary
But most of the time
It's not
I guess
When you fight for a war
That need not be fought
The Lady of the Sycamore
Abandons you
To your own devices
And as your name
On the stone
Dances in the candle-light
I realize that what if and buts
Are not going to bring you back
So I choose
To just remember
Your lies could fill the ocean if the water was dried up
My tears
Stained the paper
Your lies are palpable
But I don't
Eat them
You walk coolly
With a casualty
As if you
Haven't broken
So many hearts
And littered
So many souls
I can't function
When you stare
Deep into my eyes
My mind is eclipsed
My brain full
Of stars and
Constellations
Your eyes
Remind me of
A flickering
Candle-Flame
Your greediness
Of a pool
Of guilt
Your lies
Roll out and
Grow like a
Sycamore branch
Stretching to the sky
And never pausing
To check your
Adrenaline
Stop drowning me
In your insolence
And hurt
You aren't doing
Any good
To the world
But maybe
That's what
You want
To do to
It