Pierrot's argument with the night

My shame is that I hid my heart away.

I fled and took a mute form; consumed by

the oppression of a glass tear

etched upon my face;

suspended in the hourglass of time

and poised to shatter the image of my past.

I am a tidal wave of shame.

Jealousy as eaten through my earth

and stripped flesh from bone.

I hide but watch you in the candles flame

dance and flicker; your silhouette changing

as the memories change their virtue.

If the rivers of my heart run black what would

you say?

If my footsteps are covered by the falling snow what would

you think?

If I fade into the arms of evening shade what would

you feel?

If you never knew my image or my heart what did

you see?

I am the moon who argues with the sky.

I am the sky who suffers the presence of wind.

I am the wind who mocks the falling rain.

I am the rain who’s envious of earth.

I am the earth who is grieving for the sun.

I am the sun who dies in its own motion.

But what of you I speak but speak

no name.

From the depths of earth you seep into the light,

prisoner of shadows.

I feel your shade enveloping my heart,

devourer of time.

For trees are shaken to their winter foliage.

And summer leaves lay dead upon the ground.

Oh moon! Why do you leave me in my hour of

darkness? You who have been ever constant, ever present;

why do you abandon me when my breath falters

and the world slips from sight?

Comments:

Alice Oiseau

i've reread this several times now. i enjoyed it - still like your other new one better though - but this was still magnificent. my favorite stanza was the "i am the moon who argues with the sky", so on so forth. i thought it was brilliantly written and of that stanza, i absolutely loved the line, "i am the rain who's envious of earth" - it was such a new way of looking at the rain, as well as everything else in that stanza.
i also thought your opening stanza was incredible.
"consumed by the oppression of a glass tear
etched upon my face" - this would have to be my second favorite line ^^ sooo much imagery!
lovely writing matthew!!
you leave me awe-struck every time!

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

ha, thanx for such a wonderful comment Alice, as always. So glad you liked the poem. Yes the stanza i am the moon ect..is a fav of mine too. I wanted to fuse human emotion with the elements, and show all our nature as being of the same thing. to me it shows that tho we all live closely together we still have our differences and that's ok. The opening stanza sets up the poem. It shows Pierrot in argument with his own heart, tho night is used as the metaphor for love. The poor clown is in love with the idea of love. it doesn't have to be an actual person he's longing for, but love itself. He is a poet who is obsessed with the moon. Kind of ironic in the sense that he's a mute clown. But if you read up on his character you'll find he takes many different forms, so the character is flexible and wonderful for poetic purposes. Thanx as always for reading and leaving wonderful comments!

Classy Peach

have you been shunned?
are you grumpy lately?
This reminds me of the following imagery: you've just peeled a very thin layer off of your hearts tissue and tossed it in the garbage.

Need a hug?
Great poetry as it certainly struck an emotional chord with me.

Thanks for sharing Matt.

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

hi peachy. no i havent been shunned, and i don't do grumpy. I'm very busy with work which leaves me tired at the moment. Thanx as always for reading. your comments always mean so much to me. This poem is about my version of the character Pierrot, and his argument with love. i'll be writing more based on him and also Harlequin. But the poem's not about me, no, tho there's always a bit of yourselves in our poetry.

Kred35

Almost as if to say everything isn't what it really seemed because the image I have is totally different from what you see. Could I possibly see myself through your eyes. I can't see......or do I? What did you see? Letting you see me is always easy, but not willing to find out more perhaps? Hiding oneself in the shadows not letting you see completely?

Maybe I read a different meaning from this poem from the others.......but I feel something. Perhaps I didn't explain my self very well, but it's how I felt it meant to me when reading it.

Such passion of the ache in one's heart......

Beautiful, such gentleness, emotions expressed so deeply with such heartfelt passion, that hurts one's soul.

Posted: Jul 3, 2008

Author Comment:

Ah, thank u soo much. I love that you liked the poem and could take so much from it. There is a lot in there, Pierrot seems a simple character in many ways, but when you read all the different versions u realise he's much more complicated. Pierrot’s argument with the night is a metaphor for his unrequited love, and how he is left in darkness. Pierrot’s argument with the night is a metaphor for his unrequited love, and how he is left in darkness.

Dragonfly

This is so sad and beautiful Matt. I adore all of the send stanza. This stands our richy in my mind and I can see him hiding in the shadows watching her with another lover perhaps. I love "I feel your shade enveloping my heart, devourer of time." its sad and somewhat sinister at the same time. I feel for him. There's somebody he wants and its wreaking havoc inside him. This is really extraordinary work Matt!

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

thank u Sisi, i always love your comments, after all u r my biggest fan. The poem is about my version of the character Pierrot. In this poem he is slightly different from my novel, though he as some of the same traits. He is also seen as a poet, obviously not the mute version, so I can empathize with some of the character. I think we put a little of ourselves in all our work, even if the poem is about the character Pierrot and not me. Can u see a little bit of me in there? The poem is about Pierrot though, so expect some more! Again thanx Sis

Dragonfly

oops! That was the second stanza that I adore. Sorry, darn fingers must have been tired! "I am a tidalwave of shame" - Wow! That's amazing. You can feel the overpowering feel of it. This is a wonderful poem Matt.

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

ha, thanx Sisi, u must be tried due to all the party's. thanx for taking the time to read my poems.xx

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