At 2: 39 Am Poem by kibrom habtu

At 2: 39 Am

Rating: 4.8


In the gloomy silence of the night
I found my self laying against the grass
I joined fear and hate in the eyes of angry love’s light
Love which I fear, vanished
And death which I hate longed for me
In my mind I wondered if I remain forgotten
In my vein no blood‘s deed did hasten
I am weak
And I must die here
Under these leaves, under the canopy of these leaves where I could see
My undying life be mortal and I saw with no deep eyes so paler
The untroubled cold soul comforting death as so moving mellow voice of the wind to my ears did hover
And yet, this bleeding soul crept across fleeing…unarmed
I, on this day, thought as my passing days turn slowly in to nights, death and I will bond
As I cast my self to the endless dreams beyond
Soon I will die
And Hear upon my will I must lay
But how sudden does it hurt to die?

I shall die hear
Under these trees, under this shadow less of pine trees where I might hear
The shallowness of my breath at the edge of thy ear
As the silence of the night speaks to my heart that no longer holds blood
The smell of the cold air lingers as I wonder in my empty head
Have I not parted yet?
Ethiopia, my land, immerse my soul with this dreadful death
And let me die

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Anil Kumar Panda 23 August 2011

the poem shows the depth of talent you have to show your feeling.very nice.beautiful work.liked it.

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Wang Qian 23 August 2011

I m deeply moved by the poem...very touching and calmly expresses the hidden as well as some bit pale meaning in life...wonderful and honest writing!

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Merlin Thattil 23 August 2011

A great work of a talented guy.

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Mohammad Muzzammil 23 August 2011

Nice poem that emerged that night to you. Good!

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Kumar Kumar 23 August 2011

Nice poem...Very beautiful with lot of emotions....Keep writing brother...

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immortal Butterfly 09 February 2012

Wow. Truly moving. Written with so much emotion. Very well done fellow writer. (/|\) Autumn.

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Kranthi Pothineni 28 November 2011

You captured pain and feel very well in your poem. Got good flow and rhythm too. Unfortunately its not so moving even though you got the feel in this poem. Finally ending is not so appealing to me.

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Dr Jim Allen 23 October 2011

Bit of a melodrama dude...lighten up...

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To Windward 05 September 2011

Kibrom, while I don't doubt the sincerety of your angst, the poem doesn't really explain your pain and sorrow. The text is full of woe and self pity but doesn't describe what it is that really pains you. Just what is it about this person that was so special? If the poem explained this, the reader might have more empathy. As it stands, the work seems overly dramatic and self centred, which I don't think does justice to your intent.

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Sharron Stephenson 05 September 2011

a thought ful poem and well written

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