Seth E Poet Dramatic Verse

Black

"BLACK
The color black is all around
Its reflected in the downcast eyes of every 
passerby
Brooding, angry clouds display their rage in 
the rolling, rumbling          
dark
Its in the grave while family members gather 
to pay respect
Black: the color of death
Its everywhere, yet never seen
The people shove and fight it away
And hide their deepest secrets in the pit of 
silence and dark
Feel it upon you
Yet look up, down, back, forward and you will 
not find it
Such a common thing, this darkness, yet so 
few who truly understand
But there are those who do
And it is a terrible burden to bear indeed
For the unlucky few who know the truth
Those that realize its not only a color
...Its an emotion
Some become consumed
And soon they will know
Not only does black describe
But IT IS
A physical presence
Consuming, terrifying, destroying
Suffocating
And others still will welcome it with open arms
And welcome it though they may
Here they will find no comfort
In the blackness they will find only pain and 
despair
And in the end, no matter how they dealt with 
the black
Those who ignored, those who recognized but 
chose to deny
Those who understood and feared; those who 
welcomed all with open 
arms
All, yes all, of these will fall
And in the end, there is no hope
Only the black
Never will anyone avoid... 
THE BLACK"



Just a free verse I wrote the other day. Wrote it basically out of 
random emotion. Just sat down and let it flow. My first real poem to 
speak of. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good for a first try, just 
wanted some feedback. Thanks

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Joe Maverick November 18, 2010 at 12:02 PM really intresting, however life is not the end you know, anyway enjoyed this& looking forward to hearing some more from you.

Joseph Spence Sr May 28, 2010 at 5:39 PM This theme in this poem is consistent with the title. Welcome to Poetry Soup and keep writing. Blessings, Joseph

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM Welcome to the Soup Family.. so enjoyed reading your creative write tonight... luv black.. with luv from the "Sweetheart"

Stephanie Guaman May 27, 2010 at 4:29 PM I think white would be even better :) it'll probably make "black" look even better. Awesome job once again. You're writing has much meaning. Another one would be even better.

Seth E May 27, 2010 at 1:52 PM thanks carol. and stephanie, im glad. i dont think i was trying to accomplish anything, just venting emotions. But evidently it turned out ok. Im thinking about writing a "sequel" called White. Whaddya think?

Stephanie Guaman May 27, 2010 at 7:05 AM Well Something That Flowed Very Well. It Was An Amazing Piece Of Poetry. I Fell In Love With Every Word Written. For The Dark Is Consuming, But This Brought Me Light, I No Longer Want To Be In The Dark. You Showed Me The Truth With Very Simple Words, Excellent Job - Stephanie Guaman. :)

Carol Sunshine Brown May 27, 2010 at 5:37 AM I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Seth. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol