The darkness around me seemed eternal.
We became one, so I was considered nocturnal.
Every one classified me as blind
because inside my own mind I was confined.
Clouded judgment bruised my flesh excessively
so bullies called me “crater face” to mess with me.
Still, I never lost sight of my destiny.
On a cold, dark night, light was sent to me
when God begun the Genesis of my life
and what was meant to be.
Her aura was radiant and mesmerizing,
bringing mountains from beneath the horizon.
I looked into her eyes and
felt hypnotized into a deep trance
where I started fantasizing.
But let’s state the obvious:
we were exact opposites.
I only saw her once in a blue moon,
so I sang the blues, but wanted a new tune.
It’s true: absence makes the heart grow fonder
because my world started to revolve around her.
Since others surround her, I barely found her.
I confessed that I wanted her to be my honey, soon.
She responded by saying “tonight’s our honeymoon!”
We were married in that instance.
Her vows included a promise to withhold eclipses.
Tonight, my light can be seen from a distance.
By: Darryl Walker Jr
(c) Copyright 2016-2017
*This is the first love poem I wrote – back in 2006/2007 – for a girl I was head over heels for.Â
Prompt: Shine
November 18, 2016 at 12:58 pm
Darryl, this is buttah my man! The flow is smooth and the analogies and metaphors are all hitting with sharp and subtle edges. Nice job!
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November 18, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Malakhai, thanks bro! I figured it wasn’t too shabby for an old poem from high school! I have always tried to keep the flow!
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November 18, 2016 at 1:29 pm
Wow. It’s really beautiful. How long did the instantaneous ” marriage” last, if I may ask?
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November 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Thanks my friend! All but a couple of days, lol. She led me on to boost her ego – and failed to tell me she had a boyfriend 😢
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November 18, 2016 at 3:38 pm
😃😃😃
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November 18, 2016 at 1:46 pm
Man I’d be over the moon if someone wrote this for me!
Too smooth!
I loved it 🙂
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November 18, 2016 at 1:52 pm
Haha! Thanks! I only wish I had the heart to deliver this poem to that special girl back in the day. *Shaking my head* lol
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November 18, 2016 at 1:59 pm
LOL!!!
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November 18, 2016 at 2:48 pm
If only my ex-husband had been this eloquent, he might not be my ex! I love it! Keep writing, by all means!
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November 18, 2016 at 2:58 pm
LOL! Oh shit!! Best comment I’ve gotten in a while. I’ll keep writing =D
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November 18, 2016 at 3:03 pm
Always a pleasure reading anything and everything you’ve written!
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November 18, 2016 at 4:11 pm
Thanks ! Always a pleasure reading your work as well !
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November 19, 2016 at 11:42 pm
I love this. So sweet and rhythmic.
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November 20, 2016 at 5:48 am
Thank you so much! 😀
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November 22, 2016 at 11:46 pm
Awesome, was this dedicated to someone??
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November 23, 2016 at 9:06 am
Thanks bro. Yes, this was for the pretty dark skinned girl I sat behind in science class.
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November 23, 2016 at 9:19 am
Hahahaha did she know or will it always remain a loose end?
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November 23, 2016 at 9:22 am
I dropped the poem as an “away status” on AOL – and, back then, I had a line in there that was a wordplay on her last name, so it was evident I was talking about her. She never responded, lol. It is possible she never saw it – or it is possible she saw it and thought nothing of it – or it is possible she saw it and thought it was awkward and kept it moving. Lol.
What makes matters worse is I wrote a follow-up poem called “Solar Eclipse” essentially ending my imaginary relationship with her lol
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November 23, 2016 at 9:25 am
Dammmmmm that’s what’s up right there. The fact that you never knew is what really inspired this. That’s awesome (from a poetry perspective) but it sucks because well you know haha
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November 25, 2016 at 3:39 pm
Unrequited love is unkind isn’t it? I often wonder what it is that makes love such an obvious candidate for poetic musings – do you think that love gets a kick out of being cruel sometimes? Just for the hell of it…?
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November 25, 2016 at 3:45 pm
I think the human condition is hopeless. We want love to be stable but the world is forever in motion and changing. We are destined to be unhappy. I think this is what makes love a candidate for poetry … because we think love is a safe haven from a cruel world, but it really isnt.
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November 25, 2016 at 3:58 pm
I think it depends on how you view love. Personally I think love is stable, it changes not. Love is neither cruel or unkind really. The problem is with human beings and their fickleness and the way they express love and what they actually mean when they say they love someone. Love will always be love, it cannot be anything else.
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November 26, 2016 at 4:14 pm
Interesting perspective ! I like hearing people’s view on love! I want to write my philosophy of love on here one day
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November 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm
I can’t wait to read it! Will that be before or after you’ve sorted out the world’s problems. hahhahahahha
You know I like to tease you ….
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November 26, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Lol! We’ll see! I still have another piece I said I would write and let you know about it when I am finished about an ethic of care. I keep pushing it off for some reason.
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November 26, 2016 at 4:48 pm
So what’s new??? lol
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February 15, 2017 at 7:29 pm
Thanks for the shout out!
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