Warm bodies
Red dawns
The light, the night, the vacant room
Torn follies
Dead songs
The sea, the shore, the distant moon
While feeling secretly disposable
In castles made of sand
We fight the tide and hold the waves at bay
Pretending that we can
Prevent the wake of this apocalypse
When all we have is us
Against the forces of the universe
Like delegates of love
vampireweather 
Deeply sad and strange. Love it. XX
Sounds like me 🙂 thank you
VW, this third stanza:
While feeling secretly disposable
In castles made of sand
We fight the tide and hold the waves at bay
Pretending that we can
is so beautifully written. And then the last line sums up life, “delegates of love”. This is so masterfully penned. I just feel your soul song like a strong, deep river running beneath every word. This truly touched me, VW. My favourite of yours, so far.
Wow, thank you Angela. That is a phenomenal complement 🙂
‘Prevent the wake of this apocalypse
When all we have is us
Against the forces of the universe
Like delegates of love’
What a lovely thought.
I appreciate that. It’s a daunting feeling
Your words run so deep, my Friend! Made me think!
xx
Thinking is a great thing to do. I appreciate your thoughts
each lines running into my veins … too powerful words … love it…
😀
Wow!! This is an incredible poem, VW !! I love every line, and especially this:
“While feeling secretly disposable
In castles made of sand
We fight the tide and hold the waves at bay”
This is sooooo genius!! I love it.
Thank you Betty! 🙂
i’m a big fan of ocean imagery. so primal. so powerful. i felt that love could conquer all. even in darkest moments. i also really liked the end: like delegates of love! they are like diplomats of desire. it’s always inspiring, visiting your space 🙂
Diplomats of desire…you should write a poem for that one 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful comment! I’m glad you stopped by
So sad and yet it has a sweet thought surrounding it. Good job VW another good one!
Thanks Lydia
Love how you create a special form in some of these works. Love this AA-BB approach! Also nice use of near-rhymes!
Oh yes, “special” is my specialty since I don’t know enough to write anything standard 😛
Stong piece and love the message…but I am not afraid to admit the delegates of love line didn’t click in my half dead brain.
It’s not entirely intelligible. Thanks for reading anyway 🙂
Such a beautiful night
Snowflakes are falling
In front of the streetlight
Such perfect weather
You know that I’m stalling
Bound by invisible tether
Such a warm embrace
You keep tears from falling
As you sweetly kiss my face
Such an intense gaze
To say you’ll miss me darling
I could stand like this for days
Melting snowflakes turn to tears
Down my cheek slowly falling
Feel I won’t see your blue eyes for years
Wow. So beautiful and sad. I am in the snow now, and I can feel these words. Such a beautiful tragedy. Thank you for sharing this. It encourages me to keep going today. I needed that
I hoped it would bring some warmth to you.
Thank you deeply
It’s my pleasure.
Love “prevent the wake……”
Thank you, sir. Glad to see you again
Well
“When all we have is us
Against the forces of the universe
Like delegates of love”
were the lines that resonated for me.
Thank you, Ben. I am glad it resonated
Excellent!
Thank you very much
wow! You’ve taken UN to a whole new level 😉
Well thank you my friend
I had no soon clicked the like button last night and got taken away from my pc for the night.
This poem is so sad, and sweet. You are so good at giving your poems perfect balance.
Hugs, xx
I am ever blessed with sadness it seems. Thank you 🙂
What a brilliant piece of poetry. Splendid stuff!
Thank you, sir! Good to see you