Tales of the Heart [Poetry by XaiakuX]

**XaiakuX** · 10-21-2014, 06:19 PM

Greetings!

In this thread you will find writings of poetry all written by me.

"Tales of the Heart" is simply a title, and not all of these poems will be of love or related subject matter. I just needed something catchy to get you to click on the thread. It appears to have worked.

Since I don't need to remind you of PxR's Rules, I'll progress with a short list of poems written recently because I had a bit of spare time, and I wanted to write. I am open to criticism on the aspect of writing. The beauty of my writing is that it is open to the imagination. I desire to make it to where a person could relate to it in their own way.

Also, don't worry, I know I usually have crazy catch graphics in the threads I post. I'll be working on that very soon.

Poems List:

A Moment of Eternity
A Little Room With A Dying Light
Nothing Is What It Seems
The Lady Hel
Sometimes
Mischievous Influence
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Remember that these are written by me, and I own them. Plagiarism is against the law, so if you like it a whole bunch, and you want to use it, it'd be wise to ask me for permission first. Much thanks, and enjoy reading!

**XaiakuX** · 10-21-2014, 06:24 PM

A Moment of Eternity

Her eyes are a sentence

A story of fear and bliss

Brown like the swirling fluid milk chocolate

An industrial entity of happiness

Before it hardens into the sweet treats which we enjoy

A dream of joy in a gelatinous lie

A hint of green around the irises

A field of emptiness and deception

Calm and soothing to contrast the inner chaos

An inner war that refuses to see an end

Beauty. By definition, her eyes need no description

For the story tells itself

A cheesy phrase turned irrevocable truth as it leaves my lips

Out of an insatiable lust for affection

'I require a map, for I am lost in the story that your eyes tell'

A line which masks inner self loathing and desperation

A smirk. To most, a signalling that failure is imminent

To others, a witless joke

To me, yet another story to be told

A tale of insecurity and false hope

They say that the eyes are the window to the soul

They speak the only truth that matters

We all have our demons, yet her soul was one of peace

Peace is the greatest lie of humanity

As if time stood still to allow me to hear her story from within

An entity of imagination as reality stood in awkward silence

All of this in a single moment. A moment of eternity

While our eternity is but a blink in the eye of father time

"..What?" She breaks the silence to begin this saga

Confusion caressed by hesitant confrontation

After? A journey that has yet to be written

A story unable to be told for it progresses yet still

Laugh, smile and love. Enjoy these precious moments

You never know which moment will truly be your last

This wasn't written about a person I know, but about a character. A character that I created written by another character that I created. A story, to me, of the joys and fears of falling in love. I also can't get over how cheesy that line is. I know it's kind of short, but I hope you enjoyed reading it. Much thanks. =]

**Dragon Master Mike** · 10-21-2014, 07:08 PM

Not only did I really like your poem, but it looks super cool how you did it with the different colors and such.

**XaiakuX** · 10-21-2014, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dragon Master Mike

Not only did I really like your poem, but it looks super cool how you did it with the different colors and such.

Hey! I really appreciate it, man. The idea was to tell the same story from an optimistic point of view and pessimistic point of view. Hence the joys and fears of falling in love. I had to make it clear which side was which, so I changed the colors. xD

**XaiakuX** · 10-21-2014, 08:50 PM

A Little Room With A Dying Light

A little room with a dying light

An inner war and unyeilding fight

A struggle untested, a fearless might

The soul fading from the once bright

It would never make it through the night

It would never survive the blight

It would never hear their plight

A little room with a dying light

Inside we burn with undying fire
Lusting and yearning with intense desire
A feeling so strong we cannot hide
We hold on so tightly until we've died

Shine little bulb and show us all
Show the room from your glass ball
Feed us warmth from your fragile globe
Then burn us all when you explode

Outside we're firm and hard as stone
We aren't afraid to be alone
We show our strenght and continue on
Although all we love is dead and gone

Endure little room with your lasting size
Hold strong while your dwelling dies
Stay true while it all gets burned alive
Stand strong as death grows and you survive.

Stand in a room with a dying light

We all stand in a room with a dying light

Everyone stands in a room with a dying light

A little room with a dying light

Style wise, this poem is meant to be dark. Not so much graphic, because it's all mental. The mind, however, can be far more gruesome than anything reality can provide. I believe anime in general is proof of that. You should see the paper I originally wrote this on. It's messed up.

**Suicune's Fire** · 10-21-2014, 10:46 PM

I enjoyed the first one, but I wasn't sure if I was supposed to read the red text and then the blue immediately after, line after line. At first I thought it wasn't meant to be read that way, but after I finished the red one and moved onto the blue one, I was like, "Oh, oops, this corresponds." xD So I reread it. You spelled "awkward" wrongly. I liked the poems. ^^ It was a really cool (pun intended...for the blue font...) contrast to the other side.

For the second poem, for me, "hide" and "die" do not rhyme. Being really critical, in the first part, the line "The soul fading from the once bright" is slightly awkward because "the" would be capitalised on. For the poem as a whole, I enjoyed it. I did see the dark element as I read it. It sounds a lot to me like a war of some sort. o:

Nice poems, dude. ^^

**XaiakuX** · 10-22-2014, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Suicune's Fire

I enjoyed the first one, but I wasn't sure if I was supposed to read the red text and then the blue immediately after, line after line. At first I thought it wasn't meant to be read that way, but after I finished the red one and moved onto the blue one, I was like, "Oh, oops, this corresponds." xD So I reread it. You spelled "awkward" wrongly. I liked the poems. ^^ It was a really cool (pun intended...for the blue font...) contrast to the other side.

For the second poem, for me, "hide" and "die" do not rhyme. Being really critical, in the first part, the line "The soul fading from the once bright" is slightly awkward because "the" would be capitalised on. For the poem as a whole, I enjoyed it. I did see the dark element as I read it. It sounds a lot to me like a war of some sort. o:

Nice poems, dude. ^^

I've fixed all the typos. Considering I was on a laptop that didn't point out my typos as I made them (apparently ubuntu is a jerk), only having what... two? That's pretty solid writing. xD

**XaiakuX** · 10-23-2014, 06:14 AM

Nothing Is What It Seems

What is love but a dream
What is death but a nightmare
What is love but a nightmare
What is death but a dream
Valid questions with a single answer
Nothing is what it seems

What is love but a dream
A heart ready to burst open at the seam
A longing for acceptance we all feel
The desire to make that feeling real

What is death but a nightmare
Sinister figure with an icy glare
Skeletal frame with the scent of a corpse
Brings you closer by will or by force

What is love but a nightmare
What happens to the passion we share
Why is it already dead and gone
Shattered like darkness by the break of dawn

What is death but a dream
Grim and cold, yet so inviting
Does this entity wish me harm
Or is that part of its unnatural charm

A dream can be a nightmare
A nightmare can be a dream
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing is what it seems

I wrote this based on the title that I gave it. Because I feel like there are two side to everything. What you see and what you want, and what is real and what you end up with in the long run. Sometimes those things can end up being one and the same, other times it can be a horrible disaster waiting to happen. It's just one of those things I think about before I go to sleep.

**Suicune's Fire** · 10-24-2014, 05:12 AM

I really enjoyed this one, probably most of all. I like that you challenged each idea twice, then dissected the challenge and flipped it on its head. xD It's cool. I think it was worded really well, with the excepting of "dream" not rhyming with "inviting." Normally that might not matter, but you were rhyming everything else. xD The only other error is your use of "it's" with that apostrophe when it should be "its" because you're using it in a possessive context.

Nice writing, man. B) I enjoy it.

**XaiakuX** · 10-24-2014, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Suicune's Fire

I really enjoyed this one, probably most of all. I like that you challenged each idea twice, then dissected the challenge and flipped it on its head. xD It's cool. I think it was worded really well, with the excepting of "dream" not rhyming with "inviting." Normally that might not matter, but you were rhyming everything else. xD The only other error is your use of "it's" with that apostrophe when it should be "its" because you're using it in a possessive context.

Nice writing, man. B) I enjoy it.

Inviting and dream can rhyme. It depends heavily on the flow and the way you enunciate the words in your head or aloud. For instance saying these words by themselves "in-vi-ting" and "dream" don't flow and it's awful. But mush "in-vi" into one syllable and add the "a" next to dream. "invi-ting" "a-dream". It sounds correct in my head. xD

In this aspect I suppose it is rather confusing. The other error is totally my bad, and thus corrected. Thanks for reading. <3