loud and lonely nights (a poem)

‘unknown pleasures to infinity’ collage by Mariano Peccinetti aka Trasvorder

(I love this picture a lot oh my)

loud and lonely nights
by Alexandra Harrison

The air tastes different now,
It seems so full with,
Dark and uncontrollable possibilities.
And it runs through my lungs
It beats in my heart
And I feel as if I am choking.

I’m not sure we should have come here,
I’m feeling kind of lost
Can’t you see the ocean dear?
Glittering black and blue
Like bruises
It seems so sad and frightening,
We should never go near it.

And she’s off to the water,
The sky gallops behind
In its infinite darkness
And star scattered lines,
That fall through the branches,
Dark shapes moving with light.

She’s reaching the ocean,
Soft, wet ripples move like silk.
Dark coloured dresses
And eyes that could kill,
They close as she hits,
The icy ocean top
The water envelopes her.
She’s calm
And I’m not

And I run to the water,
Oh I wish she could have stayed
But I knew she was lonely
And she wanted to be afraid.

 

In summary this poem is a metaphor using oceans and the night and the feeling associated with that environment, to reflect the gentle break down of a romantic relationship between two very different people (these differences are illustrated through their reactions to this hypothetical environment). Not that people who are different can’t be together, this is just where my imagination took me this evening. Anyway, it’s artsy and hipster as heck, so feel free to analyze it deeper and talk to me about it below, because there’s lots of different ways you can look at it.

(I was in the mood for creating really nice descriptions though, so I hope they turned out okay)

I’m on a little streak with blogging at the moment, which makes me really happy, so thank you to everyone who’s reading my posts at the moment. You’re amazing and I hope you’re not getting too bored of me yet.

Please feel free to feedback on this poem below!

Thank you so much for reading,

Alex