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The Rooms he no longer Enters

His soul portrays the eyes of a wolf, lost without his pack - banished from his territory. In his deceptive demeanour, hiding his depressive state - he howls at the moon. An outcast unable to dream, he adorns a false smile at sunrise, as he's still scarred from the house he once built - brick by brick. Where walls of lullabies, were created with his guitar he proudly called faith - but now it has no purpose with torn strings. To the one who stole his music box, you've left him mute with no reason to create new lyrics. Slate shatters on a roof full of broken promises, with window panes forever frosty, so no birds rest upon the ledge - only crimson feathers remain. His once vivacious abode now stands dust laden and hollow, each room echoing names that no longer hear his call. He struggles to breathe in rooms without oxygen. Yet feels the wind wandering through, freely, as it knows their footsteps better than he does, so his heart remains in a cracked glass cabinet. He has become blind to their opal eyes and sapphire smiles - which he first saw, when he first held them, but nothing glitters anymore. Sounds of giggles used to brighten the corridors, carefree, careless and caressing, but silence has repainted everything in shades of eerie charcoal. To you who poached his most precious jewels - you've stole his only treasured vision. All the trees he planted to shelter nests under branches full of foliage, are now leafless and even rampant rain cannot soften seasoned soil, bitter from the absence of ivory roses - whose roots refuse to bless his oasis. His fountain of belief, which refreshed humid spirits, has become parched from tears too fatigued to fall. Tonight there are no lights on the ceiling, so he reflects like a mirror under a starless sky. A prisoner of stubbornness born from childhood, his mind is still trapped in the decay of trauma, like a scarecrow soul trapped in forgotten fields, where nothing flourishes without his nourishment, so his lethargic hands fail to battle predators. In the affectionless, melancholy of loneliness, there is no sanctuary for the refuge he seeks. He is not refuse, he is no recluse, but has been cast away from the doors of love. He roams among selfish shells, cracking upon an island he once adored. Blistering, bleeding feet, wandering from mountains to meadows without a dwelling he can call his home. Fate, cannot break someone already broken, nor take the soul of someone forsaken - but he maintains the strength to survive in the hope they will search for him soon.

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Date: 5/30/2025 9:28:00 PM
WOOWWWW, this poem is next level! the wolf alone, the broken house, the silence—it all hits so damn hard. you made pain look so real and raw, like i can feel it burning through every line. and that last part? surviving with hope when everything’s shattered? powerful. this one stays with me. The metaphors and allegories are so powerful. You alright, by the way? your poetry is quite dark. as you know, one's art reflects them. take care of yourself, and take breaks if needed. <3
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Date: 5/29/2025 4:39:00 PM
"He has become blind to their opal eyes and sapphire smiles - which he first saw, when he first held them, but nothing glitters anymore" that is so sensitive and deep, great poetry, well done
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Date: 5/29/2025 8:44:00 AM
This poem breaks my heart Silent One. I felt such pain for this person a I could actually see the lonesome dusty place that once had joy and still echoes memories of giggles. I am glad that at the end of your poem, there seemed to be a glimmer of light shining in hope, that 'they', obviously the ones who had once occupied his life and home, will search for him soon. I cannot but hope and pray that they do, for this is the pain many probably feel deeply. Your pen makes others feel the emotion.
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Date: 5/29/2025 4:27:00 AM
I shake this off mine fellow(four timez, az sum hear Soup know; 4timez)..I shake it off...powerful write though dear poet...powerful...'tiz thuh new life, with uh chrome book and thesaurus dot the calm mine fellow, move to thuh bow uv thuh boat and smile at thuh future ')
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Date: 5/27/2025 2:36:00 PM
SO, I feel the intense depression and hurt felt here. It seems devastating. You've captured that painful existence in words that remind me of how difficult life can be at times. I read one of the comment replies you made about a men's group and a particular member who has been denied the companionship of his daughters. You've summed it up in an amazing way. Take care, sir!!
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Date: 5/27/2025 8:00:00 AM
so emotional poem, images are brilliant, destiny uncertain, enjoyed
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Date: 5/26/2025 10:52:00 PM
Dear S1, this one truly hits deep. There’s a quiet devastation in your words — not loud, but lingering, like something sacred was lost and never quite mourned out loud. The imagery of the broken house, the silenced guitar, and those once-vivid rooms now painted in charcoal… it all stayed with me. There's so much unspoken love behind the sorrow, and that final note of hope — faint but still flickering — was powerful. You don’t just write poetry; you live it through each line. Beautiful and heartbreaking, all at once. Hugs
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Date: 5/26/2025 4:42:00 PM
Applause, take a poetic bow and receive many a wow - good throughout, held me, yet the last stanza even further elevated my in poem joy. Way to write ... CayCay
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Date: 5/26/2025 3:33:00 PM
Always, your talent shows through! You draw us in, at once, with the eyes of a wolf, the howling at the moon…he is broken, without faith, but somehow has a survival instinct.
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Date: 5/26/2025 1:53:00 PM
metaphors abound in this one..it's a strong opening line, followed by many more effective ones - an impactful read
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Date: 5/26/2025 12:38:00 PM
Gosh it sounds like he is in a horrible place he should not even be. Very emotive, Silent One
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Date: 5/26/2025 9:16:00 AM
Dear SO, I'm glad to read your poetry after a while. Your poem addresses grief, solitude, and the promise of reunion and healing. You resemble a wolf, showing profound emotional wounds from abandonment and lost connections. The overpowering anguish and despair are tempered by optimism that they will be discovered or understood. The language evokes strong emotions with vivid imagery and metaphor. Words like "howls," "mute," "scarred," "empty," and "echoing" evoke loss and misery. Nature-related imagery (e.g., "wolf," "trees," "feathers") emphasizes the speaker's loneliness and abandonment by linking their emotions to nature.
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Date: 5/26/2025 8:08:00 AM
This poem is deeply moving and emotive. The writing is so powerful describing the sadness. Brilliantly written!
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Date: 5/25/2025 9:56:00 PM
Each time I read your poems, your deeply moving melancholic tone leaves waves of sadness in me. Your poems are the lamentation of a soul denied of love. The pain of desertion, I haven't known that intense, may be that's why I always ask, is there a need to become a prisoner of sadness all through life. Can't one forget the past and look for a fresh dawn or find other sources of joy. May be I am naive. Only we can save ourselves. "In the affectionless, melancholy of loneliness, there is no sanctuary for the refuge he seeks.He is not refuse, he is no recluse, but has been cast away from the doors of love." The poem doesn't end the way it has begun. A ray of hope flickers at the end. Hope he will be able to hear sounds of giggles once more rising from his home, now lying silent. This sweep into the depths of depression can't be done any better. So happy to see you writing again dear Silent One.
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:01:00 AM
Thank you Valsa, I run a men's group, and I when they talk about their sad stories, I pick up on their pain and write about it... This man has two daughters who do not talk to him, as they have been manipulated by their mother... It is sad when children forget the sacrifices a father makes..Thanks for your feedback
Date: 5/25/2025 8:05:00 PM
This poem delves the depths despair and depression, by means of masterful writing and awesome imagery. Nice work, Silent One.
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:02:00 AM
Thank you Evelyn
Date: 5/25/2025 3:24:00 PM
He is all those things and he has endured all those things as well . Broken, yes a sad truth, but many have missed the part about his s t r e n g t h. It's the strength of a thousand men, I know he is worth finding and when they do they will rest assure, have no regrets! For roaming can be good thing in the end my friend~ Xhugs I'm faving. ty.
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:05:00 AM
Thank you for the fave... Appreciate your feedback and visit
Date: 5/25/2025 10:44:00 AM
- "A roof full of broken promises" ... will always feel suffocating ... when the door to love is closed ... one is lost in bleeding emotions ... without positive nourishment ... a deeply emotional poem, S.O. - hugs
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:06:00 AM
Very true.. Thank you Anne Lise
Date: 5/25/2025 10:35:00 AM
Brilliant and to be expected from a master poet. The imagery is astounding and so original. You're the best.
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:07:00 AM
Not sure if I am the best... far from it... Thanks for your visit Victor
Date: 5/25/2025 9:53:00 AM
What an amazing/write you have here. Love where you say, "To the one who stole his music box, you've left him mute with no reason to create new lyrics." Life will do this to us. Great Ending.... To survive, one must want to or they are gone. Have a very blessed day writing away..........
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:30:00 AM
Very true... Thank you
Date: 5/25/2025 9:28:00 AM
Melancholic, portraying the lack of will, no zest for life, perhaps no purpose, a dark vortex of gloom but of course that said, masterfully penned.
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:31:00 AM
Thank you for your feedback..
Date: 5/25/2025 7:37:00 AM
This is such a deeply emotive, sincere and heart wrenching poem that flows with so many emotions, youv used great analogy’s here to depict broken promises and fate that couldnt break one that has tasted all flavors of life and is breathing the air that feels like daggers to the hearr and mind that lives in memories of once upon a built home, that gave comfort and happiness! I feel sad reading this as i can feel this poem so strongly! Unfortunately sometimes in life we suppress so much, time steals the joy and light from our heart and soul leaving us with nothing but silence and emptiness! I read this while listening to a song and it did amplify the emotions and left me feeling so much! Good to see you posting! Sending you light
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:32:00 AM
People need to keep the faith and remain hopeful, sometimes life can make people stubborn and tired - but there is always hope of making peace.. Sending you light ...
Date: 5/25/2025 6:07:00 AM
Forlorn and in mourning from everyone he once loved. A wandering lost soul searching for what he lost. Much like that scarecrow whose soul is trapped in a forgotten field.
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:34:00 AM
We all can feel like that scarecrow sometimes.. Thanks for you visit Lin..
Date: 5/25/2025 5:24:00 AM
So sad and lonely. I see there's a slight glimmer of hope at the end, so that's something. Let's hope this poor fellow stumbles upon love and compassion, or better yet, that it finds him. Nice write big guy
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Silent One
Date: 5/26/2025 2:34:00 AM
Thanks Tom

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