Demiurg und Tageslicht
And it was as if everything that ever was took on the infinite black mist as its mask
For several billion miles: the only light was the blood that I shed
Upon these wastelands I wandered from 0 to eternity
All for the sake of a woman long dead.
When I awoke I realized that this reality was my own skin, like pale remembrance
Every lumen replayed itself in totality: washing the infinite blackness
I will never forgive you--my Demiurge
I will never forget you--my long lost mirror
And it was as if everything that ever was is myself upon my rebuilt mask
For every atom of me: I was what I was not
Upon the cities of the dead the old world ashes were spread
All for the sake of an identity not my own.
About this poem
One of the three poems I wrote in 2022 about an undead man witnessing the totality of all that lives and dies. This one is rather short and deals with a sudden revelation, yet an inability to process it.
Written on January 30, 2022
Submitted by calico5588 on March 08, 2023
Modified on March 24, 2023
- 41 sec read
- 3 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB XXXX AXBX |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 702 |
Words | 139 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Demiurg und Tageslicht" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/153726/demiurg-und-tageslicht>.
Discuss the poem Demiurg und Tageslicht with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In