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the Raphium way

 
a darkling at birth very different from the horde
in that I wasn't telepathically connected
still, I was assigned my place in the hierarchy and my life began

time passed and i grew into a young woman
one day a terrible event I became aware
I became aware they were there
a natural witch and Raphium by birthright
all the lights came on and I was one of the broode

I had been accepted as a special case
I wasn't the first Raphium who was blind to the darklings
thinking I was human
I went along happy in the knowing
though I felt things stirring just behind the veil

when I finally awoke I was quite frightened and terribly angry
they were making fun of me
this pissed me off so I lashed out at their social niceties and laws
I was always in trouble for not following hierarchy and societal rules

I was wild as the wind
when telepathic ability is in play it's very important to follow the rules
but I had grown up believing I was human
I didn't understand there rules
and even though I finally had come aware
I was still an oddity
my language rang funny on their ears
like a person speaking poor Spanish

I was constantly in trouble
until one day they realized I was becoming--
very powerful in the magic arts
my powers of persuasion
my spell casting and oddly enough my match making gifts

being deaf to the powers that be for so long
I have a keen listening ability
picking up hints of interest in fellow clan members
sometimes it's old flames that just refuse to die
and without even thinking my magic starts weaving them together again
the only problem is sometimes they have a new flame who becomes upset with me
each of us leave a magic tracer...it's much like a fingerprint identifying the caster

I don't do it on purpose my magic is wild as I am
I can say be listening to someones song--
as many of the Raphium are wealthy and famous
my focus on their pain will cause the unfurling of my divinity

they want to me to start to study and direct my magics but I have no interest
I will likely stay in trouble with the Raphium council
as it is I'm not supposed to draw attention to our presence
but I find myself writing about my discontent in Raphium society a lot
I find the hierarchy to be complacent with it's greed and power
however I do want to raise my station in life
perhaps in the end I will comply

the younger darklings are behind my revolt
but I don't wish any backlash for these younglings
a Raphium trouble maker perhaps no more




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