When Light is Dark

by mithrim96

Published May 2, 2012

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When light is dark and sleep is wake,
And flight is rest and give is take.
When to burn is to drown and to see is to hear,
And to look is to find and to be far is to be near.
 
When sky is earth and up is down,
And you are me and country is town.
When to sit is to stand and to drink is to eat,
And to look is to feel and to avoid is to meet.
 
This is when the Sun has conquered the horizon,
And this is when the creatures have won the right to freedom.
This is when the Earth has stopped its rotation,
And this is when fools have taken over wisdom.
 
In other words, when society is thrown on its head,
And things seem too strange,
And order is dead.
When things are the opposite you will see,
The world is free...
… but also ending for you and me.
Comments & reviews · 2
barefootrunner wrote a review Review · May 30, 2012

Hi there, mithrim!

Okay, the idea is very clearly here, and I like it, but there are a few things bothering me. My first piece of advice to you would be to keep it flowing. You have a lovely rhythm going in the first two stanzas, then you throw it completely away and the poem degenerates into prosaic writing. It's too good to waste! Find a way to keep it going into the last two stanzas.

The same with your rhyme scheme. It's not just about writing and throwing in a couple of rhymes when you feel like it, you should keep it going if you have such a concrete rhyme scheme in the first two stanzas. It looks strange if you don't.

Otherwise, well done!

NeitherHereNorThere wrote a review Review · May 30, 2012

Your review as you request!

This poem does not need any fixing or has anything that needs pointing out. I must say you had me hooked on the first line. The concept is wonderful, describing things as opposite and topsy-turvy is very different and unique!

Your imagery is brilliant and your wording perfection. I feel like you are describing my world at the moment, but I am one to find topsy-turvy and upside down fun and interesting!

As long as you keep writing I shall keep reviewing!

NHNT



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