When Darkness Descends 2.0
A Villanelle (a proper one with all nineteen lines)
I realized after publishing that my original poem of the same name (minus the 2.0) was in fact missing a stanza. OOPS. (Thanks Vocal for Top Storying it anyway!!!! <3 ) So, now I present the reworked and properly executed Villanelle.
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I find myself on this road quite often,
wishing for the pain to end
as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.
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Sometimes, I feel like I'm an orphan,
and walking without family or friend,
I find myself on this road quite often.
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Too many hardened hearts that will not soften,
and to reason they refuse to bend
as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.
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Am I simply a reservoir of strength from which you siphon?
Constantly depleted by those who borrow but never lend,
I find myself on this road quite often.
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I can feel myself beginning to stiffen,
and with this harsh reality I must contend
as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.
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More than ever, I feel like I'm an orphan,
praying one day this world I might transcend.
I find myself on this road quite often,
as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.
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About the Creator
Lena Folkert
Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer 🤍 Lover of Prose
Former Deckhand & Barista 🤍 Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker
Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer 🤍 Ever the Student & Seeker
Traveler 🤍 Dreamer 🤍 Wanderer
Happily Lost 🤍 Luckily in Love
Comments (8)
Whether to transcend or descend into peaceful oblivion, I'm okay with it.
Brilliant & beautiful!!!
Beautifully deep and sad.
Simply beautiful. Well done
\Fantastic!!! Love it!!!❤️
Loved your villanelle so much!! Beautiful written! 🥰
I never noticed the original missing stanza! That speaks volumes in itself. This villanelle clearly sings!!
This was so poignantly beautiful! Loved your Villanelle so much!