David Kavanagh Poet Rhyme

Apertures of Agony

Was professor of astronomy, ah those heady days
    Studied fields in cosmology, including solar rays
 Observed galaxies all my life, seeking exotic events
   Ironically happens now, as my death’s dispensed 

  By dour hospice window, seeds a suffusion of light 
       Not dazzling, quite fuzzy, discernibly white
     Shallow luminosity, enters my departing room
     ‘Twas pitch black this night, no forecast moon’

     Growing in intensity, colours turn purple green
      Must be an invasion, of extraterrestrial aliens
    Hope they finish me fast, this final stage is slow
   Then the fireworks start, whole world’s set aglow
  
       Heaven’s have ruptured, no raindrops seen
  Cataclysmic silent eruption, yet everywhere serene
     It’s not possible, unconscionable, too far south
     Only a gamma ray burst, could bring this about

        A possible hypernova, just light years away
  Hits Earth’s magnetic field, in a mega-aurora display
            Iridescent photons, avalanche over me
My teardrops fluoresce, through the apertures of agony

         Hypnotic warmth, released from cold light
       My woes are assuaged, God this feels so nice
        Semiconscious state, accruing spiritual bliss
    “So this is how life ends, amid ethereal fine mist.”

           Nurses are praying, down on their knees
   Speaking foreign languages, at wonderment they see
      Some fear the apocalypse, whilst others run about
      I hum Cohen’s Hallelujah, but these words spill out

             #O come purge my mind, cover woes
                   Give back the life, that I forgo
                Help me bear this weight, won’t ya
                   Blind darkness, annihilate fate
                  Finish suffering, show your face
            Unleash the love, they call Gods grace! 
       #Hallelujah#Hallelujah#Hallelujah#Hallelujah#

         Pyrotechnics are over, now quiescently asleep
            Drowning no longer, in pillow soaked weep
            Greeting my parents, bereaving my family
      As I enter a tunnel, leaving the apertures of agony. 


Originally written 02/18/21
2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 19 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Mark Toney 
11/06/22

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Sara Kendrick November 1, 2020 at 12:23 PM I love that song by Cohen..Congrats on your winner. Way to go. Sara David Kavanagh November 1, 2020 at 12:36 PM Thank you Sara, it brings goosebumps when I hear it in the right surroundings cheers David

Christopher Flaherty August 14, 2020 at 2:47 PM Had to read a few times over in order to take it all in David. I absolutely love the beginning the word's flow effortlessly. Is this how life ends amidst fine mist with fireworks and the whole world set aglow Alien invasion and cataclysmic pyrotechnic tears exiting a tunnel Brilliant David love it ta for putting me on to it David Kavanagh August 15, 2020 at 2:35 PM I was definitely on my own wavelength writing this Christopher, I m just glad someone appreciates what I was trying to get across, I do think though it needed an explanation l understand where your coming from with oasis I’m a fan cheers David Christopher Flaherty August 14, 2020 at 4:20 PM Come to think of it David It made me think of Wonderwall by Oasis not a word in the dictionary it's left up to you as an individual to decide what exactly it means or its definition Christopher Flaherty August 14, 2020 at 4:13 PM Sometimes David i think vauge is a plus if it helps the reader of a poem reach there own conclusions or take there own meaning or interpretation from it. It's like the punchline of a joke David Kavanagh August 14, 2020 at 3:20 PM Cheers Christopher means a lot that comment I got so much enjoyment writing this one it is a bit vague as to what’s going on, when pumped up with morphine on your deathbed but I purposely left out that bit cheers David