Submissions by CarlHalling (Carl Halling)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
SELF POEM
Published
9th Jun 2018 2:06pm
9th Jun 2018 2:06pm
That Infamous Myth
I was once in thrall to the infamous myth
Of the artiste souffrant,
But I’ve come ultimately to see it
As the cruellest of delusions.
But could it not be said
That it’s still among us,
That malefic notion
That the artist is a spirit set apart
For some special purpose,
Of which pain is an essential component?
Of the artiste souffrant,
But I’ve come ultimately to see it
As the cruellest of delusions.
But could it not be said
That it’s still among us,
That malefic notion
That the artist is a spirit set apart
For some special purpose,
Of which pain is an essential component?
#LifeStruggles
#mythology
#art #suffering
#art #suffering
424 reads
7 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
7th Jun 2018 9:46am
7th Jun 2018 9:46am
Soon, I'll Sleep again
Soon, I’ll sleep again,
I will feel no pain,
For a little time,
Peace will be all mine,
My mind will seek
Freedom from the past,
I’ll be carefree,
Although it will not last,
Soon, I’ll sleep again,
I will feel no pain.
I will feel no pain,
For a little time,
Peace will be all mine,
My mind will seek
Freedom from the past,
I’ll be carefree,
Although it will not last,
Soon, I’ll sleep again,
I will feel no pain.
#peace
#sleep
#freedom
460 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
6th Jun 2018 4:12pm
6th Jun 2018 4:12pm
Or Happier At Least
I was happy,
TV nightly,
As a family,
Simple pleasures,
‘Any Umbrellas?’
Family holidays,
I was happy,
Perhaps the world was happy,
Or happier at least.
TV nightly,
As a family,
Simple pleasures,
‘Any Umbrellas?’
Family holidays,
I was happy,
Perhaps the world was happy,
Or happier at least.
#happiness
#family
#nostalgia
566 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Jun 2018 10:10am
5th Jun 2018 10:10am
And If My Soul Is Crying
It’s happening again,
Such unbearable pain,
And if my soul is crying
As my heart is breaking, then that’s fine…
I’ve let so many people down,
Lost so many beautiful opportunities
I feel so failed and forlorn,
But is that really such a tragedy?
Perhaps, rather,
It’s a positive thing,
Shouldn’t a true artist be suffering?
At least I’m feeling something…
It’s happening again,
Such unbearable pain,
And if my soul is crying
As my heart is breaking, then that’s fine…
Such unbearable pain,
And if my soul is crying
As my heart is breaking, then that’s fine…
I’ve let so many people down,
Lost so many beautiful opportunities
I feel so failed and forlorn,
But is that really such a tragedy?
Perhaps, rather,
It’s a positive thing,
Shouldn’t a true artist be suffering?
At least I’m feeling something…
It’s happening again,
Such unbearable pain,
And if my soul is crying
As my heart is breaking, then that’s fine…
#sadness
#heartbroken
#tragedy
#art
#suffering
541 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jun 2018 10:33am
2nd Jun 2018 10:33am
How Sad True Sadness
There was a sadness I revered,
But never possessed,
Because there was youth
And hope to spare,
But as youth ebbs,
And hope recedes,
I know that sadness for real,
And how sad true sadness feels.
But never possessed,
Because there was youth
And hope to spare,
But as youth ebbs,
And hope recedes,
I know that sadness for real,
And how sad true sadness feels.
#sadness
#hope
#LifeStruggles
545 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
31st May 2018 8:48am
31st May 2018 8:48am
A Multitude of Woes
As a young man,
I was always obsessed
By melancholy.
I saw deep sadness,
The quality
That so tormented my heroes,
Such as Arthur Rimbaud,
And Montgomery Clift,
As glamorous and romantic,
But it’s not…
It’s not remotely romantic,
When you yourself are adrift,
And weighed down,
By a multitude of woes.
I was always obsessed
By melancholy.
I saw deep sadness,
The quality
That so tormented my heroes,
Such as Arthur Rimbaud,
And Montgomery Clift,
As glamorous and romantic,
But it’s not…
It’s not remotely romantic,
When you yourself are adrift,
And weighed down,
By a multitude of woes.
#sadness
#heartbroken
#romantic #ArthurRimbaud
#romantic #ArthurRimbaud
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4 Comments
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