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Imaginary Light

 

I’ve hidden myself in a hole underground
My personal heaven where fairies abound
A magical secret that I’ll never share
Gone are the pains and cries and despairs
In a golden cave I’ve daydreamed away
Nothings and somethings are all the same
Above are the rays of the ever-present sun
Rivers seek the horizon and thence they run
You may scoff at my philosophies

 

Like anyone who lives in your world agrees
I would rather hide with an honest smile
Giving you the cold shoulder all the while
Humming and covering my ears from your truth
Than die a slow death at the peak of my youth

Author notes

Amy Lee is a Rock Goddess
I wrote about the song Imaginary

Ah, how I do love a good Evanescence-inspired contest  
As slow as I am, I just recently realized how much this song relates to me. I despise world politics and current events, and I try to escape to my own little world of books, music, writing, anything I can. Amy Lee wrote this song about her bedroom, and I can relate to that too.

Another reason I chose to do this song is because I've already done accrostics for Bring Me to Life, Taking Over Me, Whisper, and Away From Me. Also, I knew this one would allow me a bit of artistic freedom in the imagery. I could have made it longer and added more imagery, but good, rhyming accrostics are hard to do.
Written March 19th, 2006

A contest entry

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  • capricornpoet
    April 2, 2006
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    a place of you

    I love the deep rooted sense of that poem, embodying loneliness
    and striving for light, a sense of love wanting to be found;
    unique in its imagery in a safe place you found with rays
    of light warming your hopes. A cradling read , full of
    metaphores and mystery of the person you are.


  • SexyAngel0418
    March 28, 2006
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    WOW... This is aweosme!!! you did a great job on this one!!! I like listening to Evanescence and you did a very good job on this poem!!! And conrats on the gold!!!

    Hugs,
    Beth


  • Gay-Militant
    March 21, 2006
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    holy crap i just like can't stop staring at the background....tis an awesome background!!!!!!! i absolutely everything about this!!! the accrostic the background the.....the....everything!!!! holy crap i think you might win but ur at least gettin an honorabel mention....i probably shouldn't have said that but everyone still has good hope!!!! awesome job!!!! twas very very lovely!!!!


  • parasol
    March 19, 2006
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    Pretty background of Amy. I like it. Also, your poem is awesome. I like how this is an acrostic poem that spells out “Imaginary light” down the side of the poem. The rhyming in this poem was very good, nothing seemed forced. Nice job on this. Good luck in the contest.
    - Andi