I Gave Away The Sun Poem by Rebekah Gamble

I Gave Away The Sun



The road is narrow,
the pavement cracked.
I'm still enamored
with it's mosaic of grey
and black, it's perfect dullness,
as I was in childhood.
It seems as though
my whole world has turned
into a dull grey and black mosaic.
Isn't this the same world
that glowed with warmth
and inner radiance
only months ago?
Where has it gone?
Where has it gone?
It's all vanished
with the sun.
I gave the sun away.
A dull melody plays
in a loop in my head,
a broken euphony,
only half a song.
It's sad, hopeless, dull,
but only when you listen to it.
The word 'God' is in my head.
like white letters on black cloth.
God.
I know this word,
but I can not comprehend it.
Isn't this the one
who swallowed the sun?
Law.
like white letters on black cloth.
Law.
God.
The world is lukewarm,
with broken, muttering melody.
I sit in the alley,
and lay my head in my hands.
The sun is gone.

25 June 2oo8
About two months after leaving Kyle over religious differences.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Konye obaji Ori 03 July 2008

Waoh Rebekah, this is some deep poetry here, true reflection into the concep of religion. Higly impressed with your poetics.

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Coach Roth 01 July 2008

Wow...intense...as a poem I love it for the 'snapshot' of a moment of epiphany...if it is true, how sad that you couldn't reconcile your differences...sometimes(again not relevant to the power of your poem) I think that is what is wrong with religion, that it divides us rather than unite us...but great writing...Coach

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Mamta Agarwal 01 July 2008

this is really wellrafted poem as Yoonoos writes. ireally liked the way you have created the mood and tone of the poem

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Rebekah Gamble

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Pittsburgh, Penna., U.S.A.
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