"slumberer" poems
laying and relaxing in my bed
on my pillow and mattress
to comfort my head
a sunday of peacefulness
as the fragrant sheets
subtly put me to sleep
and circulates in the air
a single indent of my derriere
welcomes me back to my lair
as a habitual slumberer
missing the imprint of a partner
while the whirr of technology
taints the atmospheres synergy
i fall asleep in a inane clump
while my subconscious is in charge
and in cessation for a recharge
Apr 14, 2014
Apr 14, 2014 at 2:49 AM UTC
In your voice, I speak
I'm unconquerable, I am unbeatable
And I cant be defeated by the weird silence nor
The eldritch darkness
Am not ashamed to speak for you
Am the light in you
You are made from me for me; you behold my face
But in your heart, a war rages
A war of self-condemnation, a life devoid of chastity
You stand alone
Broken, petrified, voiceless
But I speak for you
I speak to you, and I speak through you
Youre no longer a slave to fear
You have the light in you, dont hold it all in
Like dust trampled upon many feet
You shall rise and speak forth!
Up from the repeated trampling upon
Up from the pseudo self-preservation
Awake, thou slumberer
The world await earnestly for your rising
I in you, together hand in hand
We will conquer
We are invictus
Yes, you have a voice and you're no longer a slave
To fear
Sep 20, 2017
Sep 20, 2017 at 3:47 AM UTC
Wake up from slumber brother where is your mind
uncover rubble slumberer the truth you've yet to find
raise your voice up whisperer the serpents coil poised
they strangle at our throats, and we've yet to make a noise
smile knowingly devourer the earth is nearly reaped
wake up from slumber brother, lest it happen while you sleep
Feb 4, 2016
Feb 4, 2016 at 12:57 PM UTC
I don’t remember sleeping
The act of unconsciousness
An awakening of conscience
A letting-go of stress
Becoming something organic
Folded into dotted wood
And fabrics made of ghost
Torpid fibres snake my blood
The calendar flicked through days
The clock ticked through time
Smacked out my mind adventures
Back when I was in my prime
Thinking way outside the box
Deep slumberer in rictus tomb
At one with earth and universe
As safe as mother’s womb
Cruelly wrenched back to life
Birthed hard from safe oblivion
Dreams jet-washed like pebble-dash
Still waiting for event horizon
© pofacedpoetry – Billy Reynard-Bowness (2018) – All right’s reserved
Nov 21, 2018
Nov 21, 2018 at 9:00 AM UTC
*like a goodmorning kiss
you embrace the horizon
your golden fingers reach out
ready to dive-in
you wash the fields
in your golden essence
and all who awaken
embrace your presence
slowly you rise up
to fill these empty skies
and I lift my slumberer's head
to look you in the eyes
so many times before
have we begun this dance
each time, again I stay
so not to miss a chance
the melody of your rays
slowly claim their place
you are much to bright
for me to see your face
a bright and blinding beauty
I could never dare to atain
it is enough to sense your presence
I beg that you remain
bound to the sky
by an immortal chain
my Light, I know your dance
will never be in vain
I could never wish to tame
the passion beneath your skin
for I would only be burned
if you ever let me in
to touch, would mean an end
so I would never dare
I resign to my humble hope
that you could even care
you leave me alone
with the promise of a dream
but I have been told
things are not as they seem
until the next moring
my soul and heart shall yearn
only one deity can rule the sky
each must take their turn
I shall retain my nights
for my nights are mine alone
yet as a gift, I give you my days
for my days are yours to own
if I asked you sweetly
would you dare to let me run
the skies you've always owned
the skies of the morning sun
I stand so breathlessly
at the sight of you
veiled in this moring
and shrouded in the dew
I want to walk beside you
tracing every single step
following each and everyone
until none of them are left
none could compare
to your sweet light
but still you hide it
in the coolness of the night
you blush bright at dawn
like a gentle maiden's cheek
my friend, on your endless journey
I hope you find what you seek
you never look back
to the places you have been
you will always dance
to the heavens - and back again*
Oct 17, 2015
Oct 17, 2015 at 2:20 PM UTC
A modeled body,
beautifully curved,
Her ballerina pose,
reaching for the stars.
Her branches,
oh! so poise,
swirls with the breeze.
A breeze carrying-
Dreams of a slumberer,
desires of a lover,
grief of a melancholic
and words of a poet.
She takes it all in with a whiff.
Through her veins,
these stories find their way to ravine of leaves,
to bloom like a coryphée.
Until thunder of senility hits her,
And she melts into her home;
merges with the soil.
Jul 14, 2020
Jul 14, 2020 at 3:25 AM UTC