Tanya R. Simon's Blog, page 4

For One Trembling Moment

For one trembling moment I thought that I felt

         Another’s heart ,

                  That beat like mine.

Joy warmed my face for the first time

         In endless eons.

I stood proud and ventured

         Into the harsh light of a

                  Stranger’s stare.

Then your scales poked through your smooth,

         Empty lies, where they were hidden

                  Under that empty smile.

Leaving me alone in the light.

Welcome!

I would start with, “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.”, but it has been done and overdone. So, what to do, what to do? Ahh…yessss…

Here is a tiny glimpse into the world inside my labyrinth. Warning! Once in you will never be the same.

Victory to the Darkness

  Blood gushed forth from the gargoyle’s mouth

       And the sadist screamed.

The devil laughed a satisfied laugh, and the sky cracked

       Open, and evil crept in on clawed, little feet.

The avenging angel ran for shelter in the long-deserted

       Monastery, and rat’s ravaged her pure, white flesh.

The children gleamed as they played with fire, and

       Watched as Mommy and Daddy burned.

And God bowed his head and cried tears of defeat.

       The battle was lost, and the demons were free.

-Tanya R. Simon, 1987