The Immortal Traveller
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NB: As some of you know, I have a fantasy short story collection about an immortal… that I don’t share with just anyone, at least not yet… Maybe one day. Well a friend of mine is writing a novel and in her novel is a character who witnessed the end of his own world and then floated in space before finding another planet.
She asked me to write a poem about this characters experience so that she could use as a reference. Since she had never dealt with an immortal character before, she had no idea where to begin with building him up. So this is what I wrote for her.
The Immortal Traveller
Standing alone
Everyone gone
The world known faded
With the hourglass strainingFeeling so lost
Afraid, confused
Questioning memories…
Decisions that were made…Missing friends…
Wishing to smile again,
To laugh like the past,
And just to sleep in peace…Then as time slowly ends
And the fires slowly creep
With a head to the hands
Tears stain the dusty landAn eternity granted
Yet it was not long enough,
For there are only thoughts of regret
As the world crumbles to darkness…Then nothingness…
Darkness and distant lights,
Only time now for reflection
Acceptance of what has been and gone.The unknown consumes now,
But with a lingering hope…
And with hope is salvation
From the war within ones self.Then a miracle beyond comprehension,
As that hope comes to fruition,
Just as creating life is miraculous,
So is finding and discovering it tooLooking down upon this miracle…
The regrets of the past seem so small
For in the timeline of the universe,
They were nothing more than a tear dropDescending… from the heavens so vast and infinite
To a lowly so confined world…
But one of life and with a future
At least till the repetition of time once more.
About The Author
Matty is a 36 year old girl who is an Autistic Poet, Writer and Artist and lives alone in Christchurch New Zealand with a kitty! Matty has given many talks on autism and about being unique in a world that's often not accepting, Matty has also engaged with artist and worked on Art projects Matty usually works on an Art project at the same time as a writing one! This means posts can be a bit delayed!
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Awesome, Matty. Forever written in a such a beautiful description!
Wow Matty !!!!! Stunning is my word to describe this poem…….
I think I expereienced every emotiion of your immortal including the joy on looking down on a miracle.
I love all you poems and stories but this one really has really really touched me.
Again wow !!!!!!!!!