The Book of Souls
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Written inspired by the song " the book of souls" by Iron Maiden, focusing on Mayan Mythology.
contest sponsored by Robert James L
This heart~ a lovesick talisman
f l a r e s fallen sparks,
seeking Mayan glyphs of hope
amidst layered lace of halcyon,
illuminated with tears
of black diamonds,
for the empires ruined
by the self-righteous kings
throned in greed,
draped in galactic gold,
while ceremonial pyramids
adorned with copper footprints,
face the Venus star like sacred trees,
engrossed in sacrificial salt,
threading through ancient roots,
r e m i n i s c i n g
prophetic light of twin flames…
But beneath the storm
of wistful wildflowers
carrying pollen-etched promises,
there I revisit the book of soul,
with laws of lethal lies,
and ponder what
must have the
world witnessed
when mysteries of life were
mindlessly manipulated
from vermilion vines in
the vindictive valley of stone,
where civilizations were cremated
with smoke of hypocrisy,
and pages of destruction…
So, in this dejected domain of truth,
I question green-eyed dragonflies
fluttering in caves of confusion.
Will devotees of the antique moon
feel the sunrise within these words,
woven in white?
For I am the veiled bride,
wearing shells and feathers,
chained to the phasing cycles of Luna,
chasing the aura
of passing planets…
A paradise painted with rhinestone riches
and insincere ink
can never
last for an eternity,
but will be written as
a
f i n a l surrender
to roses that breathe
the forgotten fragrance
of the forsaken forest,
perhaps through
poignant tales of the past,
I will find the frayed spirit
of withered sagas,
the essence of broken vows
embalmed with
ancestral rain...
Copyright © Ink Empress | Year Posted 2025
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