Authors Note: Motifs regarding light, shadow, and fog, scatter around chapter five repeatedly. The descriptive words paint a picture with these characteristics yet they are always controlled artificially. The author of Jekyll and Hyde presents light through fire and candlelight but not once talks about the soft slant of the moon’s light or the drifting of the sun’s shadows. This poem spins off of this concept yet adds a completely new perspective on the effect environment has on the atmosphere of a scene.
What would it be like to feel the sun?
The tenderness?
The warmth?
The light?
Always natural
Always pure
Never made
Never artificial
Through a stained, sealed window,
Moon’s light teases
Separated by a thin glass
Never able to meet
Dye holds tight to the air
Yet slowly softens over time
Smells grow richer with smoke
While flames grow longingly to escape
Never natural
Never pure
Always made
Always artificial
What would it be like to feel the sun?
The tenderness?
The warmth?
The light?
Yet so close
But so far away.
Dimmed and fogged…
My light is buried
Romantic and free…
They’re light shines
I love this so much! I like the idea and how portrayed the motif so well, if anything just add some more diction it would be better!
ReplyDeleteI like how you touched on the fact that Jekyll and Hyde would've been completely different, had the environments held a sense of warmth. The mystery, confusion, and terror that is Mr. Hyde would've been non-existent, relating back to the analysis question of what Jekyll would be like if there was no evil. Overall, great piece.
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