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Chasing The Sun

By Rachelle Ann Ramos
Oct. 2, 2004

it's been centuries since i saw it,
memories rushing back, of all the colors
the depth of it, the majestic nature off the sky
how the tones mixed

i could feel the press of it against my skin
as though it was caressing my very body,
the pressure of it, memories of many times
the many faces, the many souls i've touched

it amazes me, the number of souls i've altered
cursed? or gifted? in all my years i still do not know
changes, hungers, meetings partings
all of this part of my history, my story, my being

on several occasions i've been chased, by mortals
foolish enough to come begging for what i have
or pathetic in believing they could vanquish me
but the only true chase i had feared was the time

time, being what i am i shouldn't fear such an absurd thing
yet i do, time how i will spend the rest of my life? no being
how was i do manage it, how was i to find a faithful companion
to spend this "time" i have

who was i to choose, a courtesan, a peasant, a whore?
no the one who had caught my attention was a girl
young precious, the epitome of what i had dreamed of nurturing
she was perfect, i had changed her into what she was

she was very intellectual once she had fed her first flame
flame, the first rising hunger
she rode it with her will and fed
she fed on those who were unaware of her danger

feeding was a...nightly ritual for us three...yes three
myself, my chosen turn, and my fountain head, my master
she had changed me shortly after the passing of my beloved wife and babe
she had chosen me, to become one of the unknown race

she had kept me until i was able to become master, have power
to control the flame, once becoming master i had left under her blessing
though currently she accompanies myself and my daughter
she is strict, though with true reasons
my daughter unfortunately does not find happiness
she is thwarted by being in that body for the decades since turn
befuddled by the treatment and level of courtesy she is given
such knowledge held captive in that daughter's form

her frustrations only grow until my fountain head see it fit to remove certain
companion, in the blind rage of seeing her body drained and massacred
i had killed my fountain head, my bringer of the turn was murdered at my own hands
i am still powerful yet i am taboo a no man's land for doing what i have done

murder of a council murder is condemn with isolation of vile sorts
i have gone mad being forced to watch beautiful death tempt me
and yet be tossed away neglected the opportunity of feeding the lust and more primitive needs
the beautiful reaper truly is the most complex council member

i am now free, no longer held captive yet still taboo, i am alone
curse or gift? what is it really, what has driven me to chase the only true hunter of my kind?
the solitude of my being is so complete, i am alone, only to hear voices of conscience arise
to hear and see vivid images of those i have
taken for my needs all of which the flame consumed

every coming day my soul would flee and leave this shell
my body would go rigid, cold, dead
for every coming sun would mean a dying every single time
but today was different

you see i haven't seen that bright scarlet ball in sky
for it would prove fatal and definite
i have never been definite, my death was chance, every sun rise was chance
but seeing one feeling the light upon my skin was definite

~Rachelle Ann Ramos

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About the author Rachelle Ann Ramos: I'm attempting to be an author, at any age writing a book is an amazing feat. But I bet it's harder when your just a highschool freshmen. I have always dreamed about being an author of an inspiring book in which teenagers can relate to. I certainly hope I can get through this let alone highschool.

Email: geminiprincess90@cs.com


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