Rewritten and extended as a song,
darkness seems so, attractive sometimes


Black magnet (song)


Like a magnet in a junkyard
Like a lantern in a cave
Like a stripper in a nightclub
Or a DJ at a rave

We all look for the darkness
When we all are enslaved

The razor on a bedside stand
Black painted lips in a face of white
The black rolled cloth on stocking'd hand
Bright full moon on a starless night

We all look for darkness
When we are full of fright

Like a sunbeam through the attic
Like a smile through the rain
Like a clear note through the static
Or a laugh despite the pain

We all seek a lightness
And dark is put to shame




Poetry by Joe Fern
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Written on 2008-08-08 at 04:29

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Dee Daffodil
Light...that symbol of hope.

Like a sunbeam through the Attic
Like a smile through the rain
Like a clear note through the static
Or a laugh despite the pain

This stanza speaks volumes about that never ending spark that many of us have...that gives us the ability to go on...even on our darkest days. I really, really enjoyed this one Joe !!
Hugs,
Dee
2008-10-17


Michael Dyst
I have to dissagree on the whole "darkness, rain (and all that) = negative" (but that's probably just a matter of taste)...

but other than that, this is actually a good song, the rhyming seems natural, as does the flow of words...

social realism (if that's the proper english word) at its finest...
2008-10-08


ngaio Beck
You're good! I can always find myself somewhere in your work.I don't always like it,but there I am.
2008-08-19


Kathy Lockhart
Joe, sorry I was using Michael's page when I read your poem and sent you a message under his name. I enjoy the poem and i will give you another applaud and bookmark it on my page now. : ) kathy
2008-08-08


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
This is a wonderful poem/song. I love the truth of it, the flow, and the message. applause and bookmarked. kathy
2008-08-08