VII. Reciprocity of Meditation and Ardor
(Two poems inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night")
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As my time here slowly trickles away
I hope my promises would stay alive
Trying to keep my true feelings at bay
When my body crumbles and my thoughts sway
Your fire encourages my will and drive
As my time here slowly trickles away
My many temptations have gone astray
Because I conceal myself in a hive
Trying to keep my true feelings at bay
Nightmares beset me with death and decay
But you are my elixir to revive
As my time here slowly trickles away
How can I possibly start to convey
And relate variables I can't derive
Trying to keep my true feelings at bay
I'm hoping for a miracle, that way
I wonder when that moment will arrive
As my time here slowly trickles away
Trying to keep my true feelings at bay
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When I feel so confused and lost in fright
In turbulent times, consumed by blind rage
You would be my North Star, my guiding light
Everything I once loved was gone that night
My desire for vengeance could not assuage
When I feel so confused and lost in fright
I'd often turn wild and lose my insight
I'd stumble, looking for advice, a sage
You would be my North Star, my guiding light
I would never give up without a fight
Yet somehow I'd trap myself in a cage
When I feel so confused and lost in fright
As we scale the sky in synchronized flight
Through countless battles we often engage
You would be my North Star, my guiding light
My peeves toward you are not out of spite
Even though you could always seem to gauge
When I feel so confused and lost in fright
You would be my North Star, my guiding light
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(Author's notes: Yay! Two villanelles complete with rhyme schemes and iambic pentameter too! Thank you my muse.)