Poetry

Marthe48

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12. To A Battered Moth

Mon Apr 13, 2020, 11:30 PM

Apr 2020

Rips and tears along the borders of your wings
rending testament of your futile quest to reach the moon

Quiet now, you cling to brick below the lamp
untouched by shifting hints of breeze
your midnight orbs so dark by light of day

You spent your life attaining to an artificial god
sacrificed your beauty and your legacy to an easy prominence
blinded by the brilliance of a local star
you could not contemplate the deeps of space and time
that distanced you from the only truth

Now, oh battered moth, you wait to die
pinned to the wall by a dart of sun
wounded and undone, mute casualty of hope

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How do I know if I write decent poetry? [View all] Marthe48 Apr 2020 OP

If it resonates, it's good. 😉 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1

Do you feel like you might post some here? eom guillaumeb Apr 2020 #2

I could. I have time Marthe48 Apr 2020 #4

I like it ... for the last line, I'd have maybe ended it like this ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #9

If your other poems are of this general calibre, then I would say, yes, they're pretty good. Foolacious Apr 2020 #15

Thank you very much Marthe48 Apr 2020 #16

i like it the way it is noiretextatique Apr 2022 #19

If it is written on shithouse walls you have arrived jpak Apr 2020 #3

Ha. Not yet! Marthe48 Apr 2020 #5

Hee hee jpak Apr 2020 #7

Here I sit broken-hearted Marthe48 Apr 2020 #17

She taught you well Grasshopper jpak Apr 2020 #18

If your poetry makes you feel happy, then it's certainly at least decent. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #6

Maybe writing it makes me feel good Marthe48 Apr 2020 #8

My poems are an outlet for all my sad stuff. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #10

My happy poems aren't as satisfying Marthe48 Apr 2020 #14

If you like your work, that's all that matters PJMcK Apr 2020 #11

To A Battered Moth Marthe48 Apr 2020 #12

Brava! noiretextatique Apr 2022 #20

I'm glad you liked it Marthe48 Apr 2022 #21

Thank you Marthe48 Apr 2020 #13