Jc Dunagan Poet Free verse

Bitter Brightness

A perceived reality seen in light
Leaves a lack of mystery.
Nothing to be wondered or created.
But forfeit this light to the black
And endure a cognizance stimulated.
Nothingness lurks around every corner.
The senses struggle to understand
What is unknown.
Simultaneously, a caged mind
Is free to roam. 
Life engulfed in the shadows
Reveals a potential universe.
One never before seen
Or felt by anyone.
For it originates and dwells
Within one's own creation.
Hope and fear, among its many productions
In response to imaginary manifestations.
So does the authenticity of these senses
Suggest a reality unseen?
Or is sight dominant
To that of feeling?
Perhaps seeing in light dismisses
The senses that dominate in darkness.
Would one doubt the eyes
In an alternate dimension of lightlessness?
A shaded reality's inevitable demise
Ultimately revealed as it creeps toward
The bitter brightness.

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Richard Lamoureux January 29, 2014 at 8:58 AM Fantastic, congratulations. Jc Dunagan January 30, 2014 at 12:25 PM Thank you, sir!!

Dr.Ram Mehta January 29, 2014 at 6:36 AM Wonderful poem and congrats on the fine win, JC Jc Dunagan January 30, 2014 at 12:24 PM Thank you very much! Did I win a contest???

Vicky Tsiluma January 29, 2014 at 1:03 AM Brilliant reflection on what encompasses realities in light and darkness. Interesting use of terms - a perceived reality, a reality unseen, an alternate dimension of lightlessness - it showcases the struggle to unearth what is real and what is imagined. The fight of discovering what the reality is in alternate universes. Well penned poem JC! Jc Dunagan January 30, 2014 at 12:19 PM Thank you very much! It was extremely fun to think about and write.

Skat A January 23, 2014 at 9:09 PM JC, , Your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT

Poet Destroyer A January 22, 2014 at 8:10 PM hello JC., a deep dark write. .love the poem. A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@ Jc Dunagan January 23, 2014 at 3:14 PM Thank you very much! :)

Anne-Lise Andresen January 22, 2014 at 1:31 PM - Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, JD. - I choose your first touching poem and hope you will write many more in the future - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Jc Dunagan January 22, 2014 at 2:57 PM Thank you for the welcome. :)