Nocturne Op9 No1 Interpreted As the Siren's Call

Written in response to listening to Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1 Heaven awaits me, fleetingly Captured in your sight I came alive, I am alive With a permanent vision Of a vanishing dream Awaiting me, there you are I will dance, to the edge Twirl in euphoria, ever close Beckoned into the twists and turns With you at my fingertips I knew how this ended That it never began Captured in your sight I am sawn in two The push and the pull Of knowing A decision is wrong yet right I carefully tread Yet intemperance defines me Closer and closer Until over the edge of time For an eternity of nothingness When consciousness Overwhelms me And I am overlain with time Of the forevers bequeathed So freely I'll trudge, lifetime after lifetime Until you and I collide Once more In the eventuality of existence Forever committed to the dance That leads me back to you You Say Poetry Contest 11th March 2023 Sponsored by: Brian Strand 1st Place