they

[wytchcroft]

When they came for her
at the knocking gate
did you give her away?
or did she fade...
... like a radio wave

                                  you're too stubborn
                                  you're too stubborn for that

oh whisper a pardon
these impossible saints
with their heads on a plate
listen to those ghosts
at the knocking gate

                                  surely you're too stubborn for that
                                  too stubborn
                                  to

                     fade
like a radio wave
give that dial a twist
you must try to resist

                                  too stubborn 
                                  not to
                   
                                  live

you must try to live

winds will come
as is their way
banging at the city gate

      don't give her away

                                  live

      like a radio wave 
 
      oh don't give her away

                                  live.


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that was the last of 3 linked but tangential pieces.

Comments

[rebeccawilde.livejournal.com]

That was powerful, artful, and beautiful. I really enjoyed reading this very much. Thanks for sharing. :)

[alex-kraine.livejournal.com]

Simply lost in words. Your experiments with poetic rhymes and measure seem to be yielding fruits of striking quality! And I love that, really!

[avosurt.livejournal.com]

" you're too stubborn for that" - super. I like beautiful, correct rhythm and unusual words for his chosen.
is this - yours or somebody else?)

[reginaclarejane.livejournal.com]

Wow, Nic... very nice indeed. I esp. liked this... "winds will come
as is their way
banging at the city gate

don't give her away"
It's that last line particularly that gets me...
You have such a poet's heart, my friend- truly.
:)

[neversremedy.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thank you. ^_^