The Dead Light

by Virgil

Published January 9, 2016

E - Everyone

In Heart Palpitations (Summer and Fall 2015 Poetry)

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The curtains are closed halfway

The light shining inside illuminating the room

Naturally

The sun will eventually go down

And the light will have to be turned on

Manually

There are two light bulbs

Only one of them works

Flickering

One light bulb shining onto another

But that does not mean the other light bulb is shining

The dead light bulb cannot shine

The sun's light keeps the earth from turning cold

Keeps the constant movement going

Nothing ever stops buzzing

It is a train

That will eventually go off its rails

And kill everyone on it

The light in the room

Can cause headaches

At least

It does not keep the whole world going

Only me

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Bunny234 Review
Bunny234 wrote a review Review · Jan 9, 2016

A great piece of writing.
You have well described and compared the bulb and the sun. The way two bulbs were there but only one could glow. This never meant that there is no light. A single bulb could too make light and the sun's light is too aptly described how it gets going and the line It is a train and will eventually go of its rail and kill everyone on it - Awsome phrase.
Good work.
Keep writing.
:)

SpencerReidIsMyLife wrote a review Review · Jan 9, 2016

Yams,

This is a great piece of work you got here! I am relating to this in my own way, which I do not wish to share, but I am glad someone has put something like this out there! Pieces like these inspire me to write the poetry that I do, (even though I only have one on this site: Light After Darkness) But enough about me!!! I love your style of writing. Again, it is very relatable and it flows quite easily and I seem to pause at the exact moments and don't get puzzled on when to pause. Thank you for an awesome poem!!!!

Write On!!!!!

With Love,
SpencerReidIsMyLife



You are beautiful because you let yourself feel, and that is a brave thing indeed.
— Shinji Moon