Kalopsia
[ka-lop-se-a] Greek
(n.) The delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are.
Poetry. Mostly intertwined with Tales of Greek Mythology.
"Will wonders never cease
When my muse saunters the velvet night,
And prays to the moon for...
I knew I'd be a victim to the fate of time. That was no question, Yet I didn't think it'd be up this soon And I didn't think I'd find you.
Death is a fool that has taken me under its wing That takes prideful youth and ages it to dust. Though for some, their lives inevitably turn to tragedy as soon as the ticking of the clock starts its cycle And even the most beautiful of souls May be greeted by the kiss of death before their lives have even begun.
I have become a subject to such kiss, And youth will turn to ash like summer turning to winter, like burning embers amidst powdered snow.
In my young, dying life, I am a lonely wanderer And from the moment my life begun I thought I'd die a solitary death
But now as I take one Of few numbered breaths My teary Vision finds you in the clear And I wonder, "Is this what heaven looks like?"
Your lovely eyes turned to mine And as if you could read my mind, You smiled, Looking like the sun Making me feel more alive than I had ever been.
Maybe my life is like a Greek tragedy, Bringing me the best of life's offerings in human form, Just to rip it away Reminding me Of the ticking hourglass In the hands of fate. Is this how Orpheus felt when he lost Eurydice? Or Achilles when he lost Patroclus? feeding into rage and insanity, Lost his soul entirely Knowing that he could not live in a dull world without the color his Patroclus had brought into it?
The world has cursed me so. Yet all I could think Was how the universe Could bring me to you On the day I'd be leaving it.
So please, Before the hourglass runs out And I am yet brought into a new life, Hold me now In this life And let me look at you, Knowing that I have not wasted any second of it Because I had found you And maybe,
We can find each other again.
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Written on 3/25/21 Finished on 3/26/21 at 9:46 p.m. EST.
Inspiration: They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera (because I finished the book last night and thought it was fitting.)
My baby Kalopsia just reached 4K reads while writing this. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. <3 x. Nikki
