Shackled Leaf

[Swordfish42]

Here's a poem i wrote a while ago, and I wondered what the Druid's GArden thought of it.

(Note: It, and other poems can be found on my Wattpad profile. Click my sig to go there.)

 

Forever shackled by these chains,

I wallow in their lies.

They tie me to my fears and hate,

And all that I despise.

 

I see my friends across the road,

But my shackles hold me back.

“They have looks and wit,” they say.

Everything you lack.

 

The birds and clouds glide in joy,

Dancing across the sky.

But my chains tie me to the ground.

Shackled tears I cry.

 

Another mountain lies before me,

A new challenge I must try.

“Don’t fool yourself, you’ll never succeed.”

My shackles tell no lie.

 

I stare into the lonely mirror.

Blinded to my perfection.

I see nothing but a broken soul.

Shackled to its reflection.

 

I hug my knees and cry for someone

Who understands my pain.

As expected; no reply,

But the rapping of the rain.

 

My only rest I find at night,

After the death of day.

And with cold and burning steel

I cut my life away.

 

This is all I’ll ever be worth.

Dig deeper, until I’m dead...

My shackles laugh. They have won.

My arm...its crying red.

 

But one bright day I realise,

It’s myself I’ve been trying to find.

These oppressive and evil shackles

Live only in my mind.

 

My shackles return, fighting back,

Fearing what I now see.

Foolish things, they’ll never understand,

I will always be free.

 

Because I am the Sun,

Raining down my light.

I am a myth,

A whisper in the night.

 

I am the sky,

Serenity’s haven.

I am a mountain,

The silent warden.

 

I am the earth,

Life’s verdant source.

I am the wind,

The unstoppable force.

 

I am the sea,

Caressing the shore.

I am the storm,

The legendary Roar!

These lying shackles,

Bind me no more!

I am a leaf on the wind!

 

 

Watch how I soar.

 

 

I originally wrote it for a friend who had low self confidence. The poem, is to of course raise your self confidence. I got the idea of a leaf on the wind from the mantra of the Japanese kamikaze pilots. I wanted to catch that fearlessness of life that they had as they chanted their mantra, knowing they were going to die.

 

Anyway, what did you think?

 

And, you are all Leaves on the wind guys :thumbsup:

Peace

[SilverDNA]

I like the end.....

I am the sea,

Caressing the shore.

I am the storm,

The legendary Roar!

These lying shackles,

Bind me no more!

I am a leaf on the wind!

and the poem reminds me partial of the song "Gotta Knock a little harder" from the Cowboy Bebop movie

(great lyrics)

So this is a great poem

 

You are then...

Spirit (kami) of the wind

aka

Swordfish

;)

Edited August 18, 2010 by SilverDNA

[grannywils]

Swordfish42: I too found your poem very moving. At first I was thinking it a little grim (not that that would make it bad); but as I continued to read, and when I read your reasoning behind it, I found it quite inspirational indeed. I think you are very, very good.

[Swordfish42]

 

You are then...

Spirit (kami) of the wind 

aka

Swordfish 

;)

 

Thanks, lol I've never had a japanese title before : ) You wouldn't know how to say leaf on the wind in Japanese would you? I know Leaf is Ha and wind is Kaze.

 

Swordfish42: I too found your poem very moving. At first I was thinking it a little grim (not that that would make it bad); but as I continued to read, and when I read your reasoning behind it, I found it quite inspirational indeed. I think you are very, very good.

 

Thanks, that means a lot :thumbsup:

[species5478]

I am the sky,

Serenity’s haven.

I am a mountain,

The silent warden. -Swordfish42

 

This was my favorite phrase. I liked the gradual built from deep sorrow, to conquering defiance. Well done!

[jamestheturk]

This is absolutely awesome. Is there a relationship between this awesome poem and the line from Firefly? Which came first?

Could I talk to you about permission for using the last two lines of this in my book?