there was a castle built
constructed of bricks, laid by hand
piled one on another
it grew without respite
each brick laid by hand
-- cautiously
-- delicately
and with each brick
the castle grew
grew to match the trees
to exceed them
to tower over us and the world
the castle becomes a stronghold
-- impenetrable
-- unshaken
-- inescapable
there was a castle built
-- in my grief
-- in your absence
i lay trapped outside its walls
i lay in the green
in my meager flat
confined and dwelling
outside the castle walls
standing, i gaze
not even the sun stands tall as to surpass the grey
my gaze drops to my feet
jade and amber peaking through my toes
a world surrounds me
i shift, i walk to the left
the castle in the brim of sight
though yearning, i abstain from its full view
instead i stride on
and it goes
and i am
f r e e
the greens in every direction but behind me
Jul 29, 2013
Jul 29, 2013 at 1:26 AM UTC
there was a castle built
constructed of bricks, laid by hand
piled one on another
it grew without respite
each brick laid by hand
-- cautiously
-- delicately
and with each brick
the castle grew
grew to match the trees
to exceed them
to tower over us and the world
the castle becomes a stronghold
-- impenetrable
-- unshaken
-- inescapable
there was a castle built
-- in my grief
-- in your absence
i lay trapped outside its walls
i lay in the green
in my meager flat
confined and dwelling
outside the castle walls
standing, i gaze
not even the sun stands tall as to surpass the grey
my gaze drops to my feet
jade and amber peaking through my toes
a world surrounds me
i shift, i walk to the left
the castle in the brim of sight
though yearning, i abstain from its full view
instead i stride on
and it goes
and i am
f r e e
the greens in every direction but behind me