Hi TheBlessedCat!
Your poem was very interesting and intense. It left me a little confused too.
But I'll tell you what I thought of while reading this as I progress with the review!
First of all, the flow of this poem was amazing. The rhymes were on point and didn't for once, feel forced. Great job on that!
Here are some of the lines I loved and my interpretations of them
Darkness keeps creeping but I keep it at bay;
She loves to dance but her anklets were taken away
I love the contrast of the actions of a human and the devil. While the former is trying to keep the darkness away, the devil takes away the happiness instead. Also makes me think about how the poet knows what's to come. Maybe that's why he keeps darkness at bay while he can because later, there might be so much of it that this ability will fail him/her.
Reach out for clouds, in hopes of pure gold;
I love this phrase!
I'm no dear victim but some book kept in some rack
But I fear the Devil... He wishes to take me out today.
These lines make me feel that the poet is someone who doesn't like to be an open book. Or even acknowledge all his own feelings for that matter. As if he thinks he'll become a victim if he does not resort to that choice of avoiding the reality and his feelings. I might be terribly wrong :/
I didn't make much sense of the 3rd stanza. It didn't seem much coherent to me when you mentioned the respect for elders with stars. Both points are true but how do they connect?
I'd like to hear your thoughts and your interpretation. This was an intriguing poem no doubt!
Have a good day/night!
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