Anne-Marie Coreggia Poet Italian Sonnet

On the Edge of Darkness

On the Edge of Darkness

Caught in the void’s magnetic grip, jagged
Thoughts hurtling abyss bound, like you I felt,
Hopelessly hanging above that enraged                 
Roaring fire where deepest despair dwells	   

But blunt anger is but a crazed voice
A screaming harpy careening fearless
Towards a senseless end, a fraught choice
That left unchecked your pained soul will possess            

So when you have walked the solitary
Waters and reached that dark nebulous shore,  
Tread with caution, beware incendiary

Words, instead search and fight with furor   
For unshackled wisdom, to be stronger;
Strive to make your voice clearer, not louder.

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Debbie Duncan May 22, 2017 at 12:34 AM Love the journey this takes you on :) 7 Anne-Marie Coreggia May 22, 2017 at 5:21 PM Thank you so much, Debbie, I am glad you liked this one.

Kim Rodrigues May 15, 2017 at 8:18 AM Well said and love the final line! Anne-Marie Coreggia May 15, 2017 at 10:05 AM Thank you for your kind words kim.

Maria Williams May 11, 2017 at 11:09 PM My thoughts exactly, a cool calm voice speaks so much louder then a volatile one, is more effective and less damaging to oneself and diffuses a situation. This is most profound. A super 7+..Maria Anne-Marie Coreggia May 12, 2017 at 3:07 PM Merci Maria for your wonderful comments and such a generous rating. I wish I had learned that lesson early in life:)

Heidi Sands May 11, 2017 at 9:34 AM Excellent. What a great ending too :) Anne-Marie Coreggia May 11, 2017 at 6:38 PM Hi again Heidi. Thank you so much for your comments. I greatly appreciate:)

Lisa Ricci May 10, 2017 at 8:06 AM No No No Anne-Marie. This is exceptional. There are many who live this life or who have experienced this life and thus will relate and understand your words. Brilliant. Honestly. And yes Bonjour. Thank you Anne-Marie Coreggia May 10, 2017 at 9:01 AM Here you are again. It is always such a pleasure to see your smiling face Lisa and thank you so much for your supportive words, they really touch me and encourage me to dig deeper.

Darren White May 10, 2017 at 1:03 AM I love your sonnet, if I look at the poem alone, Anne-Marie, you can write, your imagery is stunning, simply stunning. This poem makes me feel scared, and alone, hurt and driven to the edge. If that's what it managed to do (and it does) that is a wonderful achievement.... Anne-Marie Coreggia May 10, 2017 at 7:56 AM I have been to the edge and back my friend more than once and I now know it is just an edge; if you can see it has some elasticity, the bounce will bring you back or take you over the edge . . . and you better than anyone else knows about bouncing:)

Lisa Ricci May 9, 2017 at 3:33 PM Hi Anne-Marie. Wow and Wow again these words by you that I showcase "So when you have walked the solitary Wow and wow again. So powerful and expressive. Waters and reached that dark nebulous shore, Tread with caution, beware incendiary - Words, instead search and fight with furor For unshackled wisdom, to be stronger; Strive to make your voice clearer, not louder." The words placed and expressed by you are exceptional and hauntingly true. Well done in its entirety. Honestly - smile - Anne-Marie Coreggia May 10, 2017 at 7:50 AM Bonjour Lisa, I was really glad to read your very kind comments because, as I said earlier to Carol, I was afraid it was too dramatic and over the top.

Chris Green May 9, 2017 at 12:27 PM The poem was amazing and that final line, incredible. Wow Anne Marie, that line right there says it all. You should have t-shirts made. That message needs to be spread around everywhere. Really nice my friend. Anne-Marie Coreggia May 10, 2017 at 7:44 AM Thanks a million for these wonderful comments. I love the t-shirt idea:) To be honest, that is a message that it took years for my older more mature self to finally be able to send to my younger self.