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Guardian of Nothing

by Jayme L Helmick

sleeping angels
of stone
gaze like blank
mirrors
into me

i search the
clarity
of sculpture
to find
my meaning
my compass
my destination

vacant eyes
capture
hold
confound
fake blooming
cheeks
mocking

i wish my life
were as
simple
as yours
Guardian of Nothing
that i
may retreat
into silence

apart
alone
uncaring
unfeeling

i am
damned
by my own
expectations

06/05/2005

Author's Note: I am feeling rather thin lately. I am happier than I have ever been, yet I'm waiting for it to tumble around me. I am not comforted by sleeping angels.

Posted on 06/06/2005
Copyright © 2024 Jayme L Helmick

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Ava Blu on 06/06/05 at 02:39 AM

Now this I could have written! I know all about expectations.

Posted by Tim D Livingston on 08/31/06 at 06:47 AM

I like the sleeping statues of stone. Though I definitely get your point. My favorite one is of a grieving angel slumped over a large grave stone and ramming a sword through the middle. It was one of my best ink drawings. I gave it to Mike. And my friend Michelle has the whole scene tattooed on her back. I wonder if I could ever find that picture again.

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