it's always half past somewhere
the silver lining in the shade
i fall
it's half past too late
the thick shades are drawn shut
the air lingers heavy in the dim ray of light still trying to trickle through
everything feels like too much and not enough
emotion too wild
wavering safety, collapsing stability
street lights flicker announcing the arriving darkness
the refrigerator hums too loud
the dissociative kind of loud
the "it's too late to stop this" kind of loud
the weight of the world lies heavy like lead-filled bones in overcrowded cemeteries
the slivered moon glistens, a glow in tunnel vision
~
it's been too long a night already
~
while stars fire-fly the night sky canvas
dreams of bigger worlds make slumber an infinite adventure
while drifting away on cloud-like comfort, floating peacefully beyond
eyes barely blink, innocently, simplicity
peeking at a new day
a freshness, a haziness that blurs into focus
there's a sweetness in the dew-drop
air filters through along with a growing ray of sunlight
before the weightless shades are flung wide open
it's half past too early
so i rise
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
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Comments (30)
Really liked “the weight of the world lies heavy like lead-filled bones in overcrowded cemeteries”, and the contrast between falling and rising is nicely done Oneg😊
"everything feels like too much and not enough" is such a hard-hitting line. Great work and congrats on the challenge win!
There is soooo much in this poem. Like 'lessons within lessons' much. I wanna sit and let it filter through me, highlighting the parts of my physical, mental, and emotional anatomy that need it. This can be a chaotic classroom if we let it. A reminder that I own my calm, my clarity, and if I don't...I better get a move on, cuz it's already "half past too late/early." Glad you got it and it was recognised 😊 Kudos and well done with your win here, Oneg!
Your word-choice and lyrical prose in this is masterful and I am in awe!! Congrats on your placement, Oneg!! <3
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
🖤🖤 congrats
I really, really love this poem. So many incredible lines, and absolutely striking to read the inverse and see everything turned around so perfectly. "...while stars fire-fly the night sky canvas," and "everything feels like too much and not enough," are two of my favorites. And even the picture you chose being a perfect split between colors of sky perfectly represents the duality of this poem- I can't say enough how good it is!!
Congratulations on placing in the inverse challenge! Well done!
Congrats! An inverse full of strong imagery! Well done!
Fabulous work! Keep up the great job! ❤️
Congrats on Top Story!🥳🥳🥳
Wow! What a beautiful poem. Love the imagery! ❤️ 😍
I can relate to this easily, especially with the many sleepless nights I endure.
yeah dat's right
Your stat is challenging your story is so beautiful you write like this you will be a great writer I wish and yes one more thing please open my vocal id and a story come later
Dazzling job! Keep up the outstanding work—congrats!
Congrats on top story!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I love this piece and I feel the intensity and rawness, very eloquently done ✅ my friend! Congratulations on top story you deserve it 🤩🥰💗♥️💕💓
Congrats on the TS.
Fabulous!! Love it!!!💕♥️♥️ Congratulations on Top Story!!!
The threads in this weave together beautifully. I love the fridge humming part and lead bones. Great imagery.
This is gorgeous. I love the transition from night to day and day to night. Beautifully written.
Beautifylly crafted both ways! I loved the reference yo the fridge - so many times in sleepless ness that damn noise has haunted me awake- that or the bloody tick f a clock! Such amazing imagey and wonderfully written 🤍
The heaviness of this poem is all too relatable but absolutely beautiful. You've really made the world visible especially with, "the slivered moon glistens, a glow in tunnel vision". I loved this!