My Poetry

[Meerkat54]

Hey guys,

Last year I really began to get into poetry, and I've written quite a number since then. I got inspired to write ever since I studied Walt Whitman for Literature in school, and now I've written my own works that are of course inspired by his deep, complex and meaningful pieces.

They use a lot of different styles, and some even employ multiple styles. But regardless of style each one tells a particular story, so I thought I'd make a person thread for me to post them. I'll discuss what they talk about and/or what they mean in a spoiler as well, if you're interested to know more. Let me know what you think!

I'll post them occasionally in no particular order, so enjoy.


Archangel

Blackened by their sharpened scythes,
Did the Archangels sit.
Torn a hole through space and time,
Forever did they meet.

To Counsel nigh where no man tread,
For the world they sought.
Left alone on the brink of death,
Was the fate of man they wrought.

Worlds apart but Order in all,
Together in harmony, never in sole.
They worshipped the brave but fought for the cowardly,
Never to be their own.

Trapped in their realm of diluted Torment,
From the eyes they sought.
Singled out in times of distress,
Their story thus told forevermore.

Peril sat and watched the transgression,
Wept through tears of endless joy.
They spoke in tongues that foreshadowed the days,
And the darkness for which they bought.

Yet not all was lost through the broken abyss,
Such for man and Angel lastly learnt to live apart.
As they were blackened by their sharpened scythes,
The Archangels, did they lie.


LONG explanation ( ;p) :

Spoiler:

--BACKSTORY--
The poem is of course Fiction, and is set in a world visually similar to that of Sanctuary from the game Diablo, but is not integrally similar character/story-wise, etc.
It talks about the relationship between mortals and angels, who have had frequent dealings with each other from time to time under relevant circumstances. The angels consider themselves the rulers of the "Overworld" (both the mortal and angelic world) and believe that the mortal world should have a religion dedicated to them in exchange for not only angelic boons (crop-growth, rain, wealth, etc.), but also for peace. The mortals do not know, however, that their worship gives the angels their power to gift such treasures, and so if man stops worshipping them then they'll obviously lose their power, which will result in the mortals losing their angelic boons. As a result the angels will go to war with the mortals until they agree to continue worshipping them, giving them back their power to which they can use as they please.
However, the mortals are starting to question the morality of the angels and their interactions with the mortal world, and the angels in turn are starting to find the mortals untrustworthy, and are discussing what should be done. Some mortals are even practicing dark rituals to enter the angelic realm for their own benefits, though they are unknown.

All the 'lesser' angels are governed by a council of "Archangels", otherwise known as 'high' angels that were mysteriously purely immortal, whilst the other angels had limited immortality. Each Archangel is meant to represent and specialize in a certain element of life. For example, there are four (but not limited to) Archangels mentioned in the poem. The Archangel of Counsel, the Archangel of Order, the Archangel of Torment, and the Archangel of Peril. Based on their names you can easily guess which roles they play. I should also note that their names can use several meanings if they are available, such as the Archangel of Counsel.


--USE IN THE POEM--
The first passage basically introduces the Archangels into the story. The 'Scythes' they use are artifacts to hold power/influence over all the other angels/mortals, so as to ascertain their general power/importance over everyone lesser than them in an attempt to gain control. The Scythes are so big that they can blacken the sky by blocking the sun, which is only used in serious circumstances.
The Archangels also have limited power over space and time, so they can use it to bend the energies around them and use it to their own desire, with the occasional side effect that it will create a rift, or in this case, a 'hole' that can cause some negative shifts in the world's energy. This is what causes the mortals to start distrusting the angels.

The passage about Counsel talks about the meetings that he holds to discuss the dealings of these mortals. The Council believes that man is trying to enter the angelic realm in an attempt to escape the corrupt world that they have created (what with wars, corrupt leaders, lack of resources, etc.). As a result man sits on the brink of their own ultimate death if they cannot contain the corruption they have caused, and so Counsel advises that the fate of these mortals be discussed, and whether the angels should help in their own way to end the suffering that man has wrought upon itself.

The passage about Order is his response to Counsel's advice, and that harmony has always been achieved between the two worlds because they mostly keep to themselves whilst accomplishing their agreed "trade" (worship for reward). Changing that system now would result in an negative balance, as both worlds should let things run their own course without interference. As a result the mortals are on their own in this matter, regardless of whomever leader they serve that sits behind closed doors whilst they're out doing their bidding in wars and the like, thus never to be independent.

The passage about Torment talks about the constant gaze that he keeps on the mortal world, feeding off of their torment to control those aforementioned energies. Whilst this may be seen as a negative thing, he also looks for certain people with unique stories regarding their engagement with the corruption, and singles them out to other angels so that their story may be recorded and told for future reference.

The passage about Peril is similar to that of Torment, in which he gazes over the mortal world and feeds off those in peril. However, whilst he finds solace (and entertainment) in watching people in peril, he also uses that powerful energy to bend time to his favor, and can catch glimpses of the future that he foreshadows to the other angels, and even to man in some circumstances.
However, in this particular circumstance the future he foresees is a dark foreboding future, but he does not know to whom it applies. Nevertheless, it will dramatically affect both man and angel, and will thus have everlasting effects for centuries to come.

In the final passage, Peril's foresight comes true and is applied to the angels. Man had finally figured out a way to get into the angelic realm, and having decided that the angels (whom were basically their masters/ultimate rulers) were responsible for all the bad that happened in the mortal realm (since they weren't technically independent, as they had to worship the angels), they decided that their enemy was not themselves but the angels, and the only way for them to live apart was to rid one of the other. During the battle for the angelic realm, one of the Archangel's Scythes got lost in the moment, and in an unexplainable way, somehow managed to blacken the sky in the angelic realm, thus ending the battle in favor of the mortals. The angels agreed to no longer serve the Archangels, whom had all been defeated (as it had never happened before, the lack of light in the angelic realm gave the Archangels immortality. With no more light, however, they became mortal and were defeatable). They thus decided to shed their wings and join the mortal world, and would seek forgiveness for their actions. And thus man no longer served any angel, as the Archangel's bodies seemed to litter the angelic realm.



Having written that, I personally think that's a pretty epic story in itself hahaha. But there's the explanation. Long, yes, but considering it's Fiction I thought it was necessary.