A collection of short poems written for Feanorian week (2018), originally posted on AO3 and tumblr. Thought I could share them here too.
Prompts are more or less followed...
(Please forgive the awkwardness, English isn't my first language and they were all written and posted day-to-day)
Maedhros
Unto world's end!
they shouted, and fire was reflected in their blades
red
he only knew this colour
it filled his vision, always, everywhere
until it finally coloured his mind too
red are the flames
red was the pain
red was the world – burning
because of them!
because of their fury!
because of their oath!
Unto world's end…
he whispered through grinded teeth
there was no turning back
perjury was too hideous for them
the proud sons of Fëanor!
they had to keep going
no matter what
and he had to lead them
farther, farther, farther
unto the world's end
which they brought themselves
and fire was everywhere
How high the flames where!
but they must not turn away
flames only leave ashes behind
– gone with the wind
grey and cold fragments of what once was
and is no more
because
because…
but what choice did they have?
unto world's end, they had sworn
– or until death took them
and the dawn cried as one by one they fell
oh, why could he not protect them?
how foolish of them
to believe their sin could be forgiven
the flames would devour them all!
And they burnt, and they burnt, and they burnt
Only the flames could put an end to this madness!
Let him burn entirely! Like his father did!
Sons of Fëanor! Sons of an inextinguishable fire!
Unto world's end!
He, who was like a flame,
he, who burnt from within,
he, before whom all fled in terror,
he, who was like the rising sun,
he, who was to live forever
– but what did he have left to live for ?!
ashes! ashes! ashes and shame!
they had failed! and the pain
the pain was the only thing left
He, who was to live forever!
He, who never stopped burning!
He – gone with the flames
Red was the world as it ended
.
.
Daybreak.