Talking to ourselves.

Everyone does it, so I thought, 'What if the characters in my story talked to themselves?' It's not necessary to read the story to understand the poem- two of the characters, in fact, haven't even appeared physically yet (Sehlina and Cattallus). 

That being said, I don't think it's even necessary to label who's talking for it to be a poem. I tried to show how similar their plights were, so that, theoretically, if I removed their names, it'd be like one person going on and on and on... Please tell me whose monologue you liked the best!

Okay, here it is.

The Reflection on the Other Side of the River

Mariale and Belladonna-

Falling snow
Crystal glow
Color so intensely violet.

One is two,
My life is through,
A treasure once star-lit…

Now, my face, so worn and scarred,
Reflects a past sorely tarred.
Am I hear to bring peace,
Or poison the air we breathe?
A witch of purest intent,
I thought our love was heaven-sent.
Though, now I see, he was to me,
My prince was never truly free.

Esilanna-

Flowing river,
Stand and shiver,
See clouded insanity.

Hopes now gone,
I’m but a pawn,
Struggling against eternity.

Loyalty hides my true nature,
Crying at my ravaged features.
Someone smiles so distantly,
But he is a liar to me.
Hiding truths I ought to tell,
I fear I’m not truly well.
Can I with this child be redeemed,
Or am I doomed, as it seems?

Meagan-

Falling feather,
No one better,
Last of heirs comes forth.

Land or sky,
Time or fly,
Will I join their ivory throng?

Tales of stories I have seen;
Why must the world be so mean?
Lost and stray, I only pray
My integrity will not fray.
Sister dear,
I’m coming near,
Hold on just a little longer-
Until I’m stronger.

Carmen-

Corrupt in bones,
Heart of stone,
I can’t last to the end.

Somewhere I hear angels sing
With the joy I could not bring,
Only a broken soul that cannot mend.

Why is my past such a blur?
Am I such an evil cur?
I now fear the me I’ve locked inside,
Who has only time to bide.
Pain that sears my arm and mind-
What did I foolishly bind?
And my past that I have killed
Brings the present to a deathly still.

Sehlina-

Melodies sing in tune,
Quiet silver moon,
A nightmare bare.

Daughter gone, mother left,
As the moonlight wept,
Tristesse now to share.

I cannot express enough
How what I’ve done is unjust.
Please, forgive me, daughter dear,
I was only running from fear.
Now I see, so tearfully,
What should have been so- clearly.
Now, my dear, I cannot say
How I wish you and I have stayed.

Oleander-

King in name,
Old in age,
Yet so strangely young.

A thousand words
Like dancing birds
Fluttering on my tongue.

Once I held you safe and warm,
Shelter from the maddening storm.
Still you wept through smiles bright-
Why, my dear, beautiful wife?
And my sister, gone today,
What happened to your innocent play?
Have you sold your sanity?
Have you that much vanity?

Cattallus-

Fools that scream
What it means
To be truly mad.

Dancing ‘round,
I can’t frown.
Am I bad?

Locked away on my own,
I have never truly flown.
Do you pity me, a queen,
When I’m not what I seem?
Pathetic, running, mortal fools
With their little minds so full.
Bloodlust that is never quenched,
Darkness pervading like a stench.
Do you never truly see, what Time is, a River free?

The River is you, the River is me.

All of these were really nice. I think I liked Cattallus's, and Megan's the best. They were all beautiful. I actually read it all as one the first time.

Dragonlord Stephi : Nice writing as usual . Rhyming scheme was done to perfection . Going to have to read the other stories ... sorry I dropped off of shape in those .... but by next week Wednesday I'll be back on track . I can sense the emotion of each of the characters . Some of grief . Some of disbelief. Some of sadness . Some of madness . Everyone made unique .... by persona , goal and tasks , but all a work of a Shakespearess . 

This is some nice writing...but then again I realized who was writing it and I was not shocked . Well done, your writing is always a good read and I can really feel and experience the same emotions and really live in the moment of what each of the characters are going through. It just feels very realistic and you can truly understand what they are feeling. This was amazing as always and your work always impresses me, I liked Sehlina's and Catallus's the best, but they were all really amazing in my opinion.



Keep up the great work as always, and keep writing! You have a true talent for it! This was amazing!