Black Heart Poem by Vivek Jha

Terror seized my heart when I looked at the Sun
And I hid from it
Terror seized my heart when I looked at the Moon
And I hid from it
Terror seized my heart when I looked at her face
And I could not hide
The terror that I had used against all others
Had turned against its master
The darkness that I had used to cloak myself
Had forbidden me
I was engulfed by her light
Years and years of exile had made me an animal
Ragged, dirty, maniacal, monstrous
A beast
of fear
who fed on fear
of no use to mankind
So all my thoughts were bent on destroying it
And in doing so destroy myself
But that made the monster even bigger
stronger, gave it power
so strong, that I fought back the flame
that I fought back the wind
but I could not fight back love
I couldn't stand up against that face
it had a strange power
too strong for me
its beauty knocked me over
literally
and I'm still bruised

I'm still unconscious
my mind and body have drifted apart
but both are searching for the light
that face in the dark
who was she? ?
even in my unconcious state
all my thoughts are bent on finding her
who was that angel,
who shook that cloak away
showing me the real world
the beautiful world
a world meant to be treasured
not destroyed
they say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
I truly understand it now
she has certainly lit up my eyes

I like this light
I can now see the beauty of life
she might have been a dream
but even dreams have power
even dreams can the way
the right way? ?
maybe! !
for me, it did
i would just say follow the light
follow your heart
wherever it takes you

I still fear the power of that light
for I'm not strong enough for such beauty
my eyes are weak
my heart is weak
and yes
even evil has heart
maybe black in colour
but in bright light
even black shines......