Arthur Vaso Poet Light Verse

Self Portrait

Twisted
Grotesque
Fate and pain embracing 
Going for a stroll inside my head
My mind lurks in the darkness of insanity
My veins are rivers, flooding my deliberations
On my knees I confess as I thrust the knife yet deeper
Overflowing red raindrops falling
My eyes sunken
Screams .... va-te'n va-te'n tite ange
My heart rendered useless
Glass shatters all around
As the walls close in
I long for the swamp
Hidden away from humanity
I carry a heavy burden wrapped in chains
As I look into myself
I strangle him
Falling upon tainted soil
I lie twisted


Notes: va-te'n va-te'n tite ange is Cajun French, meaning " go away, go away little angel"

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Ana Espinola Collins July 14, 2014 at 8:56 PM A Very dark emotional write and very tastefully written...I love how you managed to do that :) Ana Arthur Vaso July 14, 2014 at 9:31 PM Thanks Ana, much appreciated!

Sara Kendrick July 13, 2014 at 5:37 AM Very emotive and distrubing work..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara Arthur Vaso July 14, 2014 at 9:32 PM Hi Sarah thanks for your kind words, and don't worry the poem may be dark, I am not!

Toquyen Harrell July 12, 2014 at 11:36 PM I put what I want to say in a poem. Don't hang it up yet. Toquyen Harrell July 14, 2014 at 9:38 PM Gonna get you for spelling my name wrong :) I am glad, Arthur! Arthur Vaso July 14, 2014 at 9:34 PM Thank you Toguyen, very kind of you, when I write, is not about me, I am happy as a Clam, I am usually inspired by the stories of others and I like to put myself in their shoes when I write, thats all! This one was in part inspired by the writer Tami Hoag.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser July 12, 2014 at 4:45 PM Hey Arthur buddy you becoming darker and darker and sadder and sadder.. Won't you write some lighter one i mean light poetry by content ok..:) shall I call you soon king of poetic darkness. :o :d Lols joking aside the picture is gruesome, bloody and scary!!! Arthur Vaso July 14, 2014 at 9:36 PM Haven't you noticed? All my poetry is light poetry!!!! Read the answer above and to see what inspired this one!!!

Joanmarie Peranteau July 11, 2014 at 12:32 AM I enjoyed this write Arthur, enjoyed the creative way in which you described the torment in this particular self portrait. Arthur Vaso July 14, 2014 at 9:39 PM Thank you so kindly JoanMarie, and if I may say, if I could, I would wipe away this torment from all of mankind if I could.

Tim Smith July 10, 2014 at 8:52 PM I remember the days of the feeling of the knife deep in my heart...I feel your pain Arthur Tim Smith July 10, 2014 at 8:58 PM A couple of cold ones will dull the pain..lol Arthur Vaso July 10, 2014 at 8:55 PM I had no pain at all until some comments, now I will jump on a bed of knifes!!

Casarah Nance July 10, 2014 at 6:16 PM You are twisted Arthur! is it the angel that haunts you or the demons? fate and pain embracing, yes it is a twisted! Arthur Vaso July 10, 2014 at 8:58 PM Thanks Cas, I did this thinking of all the self portrait paintings portraying their inner pains and fears, but also as I was reading a novel about Louisiana, and added a wee twist of Cajun to the poem