Thursday, October 11, 2007

The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea


There's a Devil,
Incorporeal,
A shadow of my weak will
threatenin',
like a glint of a knife
She has no anatomy,
no signs of blood,
flesh or bones..
but cries ,causes pain,
a vicious helix,
To a suffering
and incapacitious brain
dopes my faculties
has divided loyalties..

There's the Devil
Of free form
Of incandescent effulgence,
Salacious,
Incorporeal,
and a true
shadow of my weak will.

I get past The Red DEVIL,
I see no light,
'midst darkness and doubt,
I look down
to discover the Deep Blue Sea.
A sea of emotions,
A sea of madness,
Spreading her arms
or Yawning..
she drowns my senses.
She looks so keen
and so incarnate.
that it seems
There's no bolt-hole,
No different path,
to elude-
the final Check-mate !!

Caught in a double-binding,
between the Devil
and The Deep Blue Sea.
A bargain made with the devil
is a date with the Sea.
They are-
a betrayed lover's dices,
a slaved warrior's choices.
choose between Me, we or She,
choose between The Devil
and The Deep Blue Sea.


Summary :-
The poem summarizes the conflicting thoughts a person caught in a conundrum ,between equally unpleasant choices ,which is personified by the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, probably a pessimistic person's coz an optimistic person always sees light at the end of it and looks forward to a bright dawn.A pessimist loses hope and succumbs to mounting pressures.Foot-loose and fancy free persons find such situations rare but then its adversity that breeds the genius.

3 comments:

hUM aur tUM said...

LOVELY DESCRIPTION OF CONFLICT THAT IS BUT QUINESSENTIAL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE LIVE IN NOW-A-DAYS. BUT I DONT AGREE THAT IT IS A EXCLUSIVELY PESSIMISTIC PERSON'S DOMAIN TO LOUNGE IN SUCH DEEP REFLECTIONS OF LIFE.MAY BE A RATIONALIST LIKE YOU CAN ALSO GO THROUGH THE SAME DRUDGERIES WITHOUT REALISING IT.
keep writing dude.
wecertainly are in for something special frm ur pen

Rebel Says.. said...

Thanx YAAR for the scrutiny...sitting in the lounge u referred to foments
such writings..these are strong expressions rather than imaginary /creative
works of art..U agree? Always waiting for frnds like u in the lounge..See u
then ...

Anonymous said...

the imagery is wonderful....but the words u use are so strong, so hard-hitting...leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth...