Perla Dal’s thoughts and emotions have hidden well within a universe that has slowly emerged and transformed into words. Into poems. A timeless legacy has begun and this is the first of many poetic journeys that shed light on the unfiltered and forever changing world of Perla Dal.
W i n d M e B a c k
There is one absolute truth and that is that I am not from this world. My body is a rotting vessel and my heart an instrument that will collapse.
Only my anima is eternal and eager to be free of the agreements we are chained by and to finally walk free of this human prison.
While the emotions and memories here are imperative growth for the Spirit, it is nevertheless a burden and it has grown heavy in me. I, who longs to glide in the clouds and dance with the rain as one. I, who desires to embrace the flora and run alongside the wondrous creatures that we know of and those that still remain hidden in worlds humans have yet to exploit. It is a constant battle to accept this reality while wishing to be in and another and daydreaming of what I once was and will never become. There is a distant calling that echoes in my mind and only has me beggin those above to someday soon wind me back into the light of the Universe.
But it wasn't easy to make my decision. It didn't take me one night, or one month, or even a year. But it was long overdue. This is what my soul wants now. It wants to be free and it has taken care of all the once chains that bounded me here. Nothing and no one can hold me back. And I'm ready. Ready for what will come next.
The end is here.
My Friend of Pearl
How is it that you can leave me suddenly
When you shine my life with your light?
This house is feeling empty and alone
Whtihout your smile of pearls
You hide in bloom
I remember the time
That this passion was born
Thinking too much
I dance lonely counting back the days
Waiting for the night to see you again
A visitor that hugs the entire world
'Til dawn
But you leave
I will sleep in waiting
In my dreamland bawling
For your light
What a precious friend
How can I pay you back?
You, who does not judge?
You, whom all respect
Cradled in the mist that you illuminate me with
I have run out of words
When I gaze up to you
I have fallen in love
Hurting too much
Give me one more midnight to rejoice
I will keep on waiting in the dark
And nothing in this planet can compare
To you
Time will pass
Our new phase is blooming
As the Sun in rising
With your light
Written April 6th, 2023
Flora of the Dead
I am shopping for my garden bed
A variety from white to reds
But I am searching for a flower so perfect
It is so that they can still be remembered
I have ventured through these endless aisles
Through the greenhouse and the newly arrived
But it was in that corner so dampened
That I found what now has brought me laughter
Petals of cloud
Leaves of vintage guilded gold
Scent of Eden
I did not have to think this twice
Come with me
This flower is priceless
And now it will be yours to love
One more here in the soil that I tender with joy
Each one is for those that I miss most
Now you can live on
In this garden bed you own
There is a happy ending I am planting
I always keep my tired hands so busy
For a million of them is what I needed
The world can see them until my street ends
There is glee
They bloom when you are near
I feed them with light from your new life
Petals so bright
Crystalline beyond these seas
All are in awe
I have so much work left to do
This one's for you
These flowers are priceless
And now this garden thrives for you
Each one carries the name of the graceful now dead
A planet is not vast enough for a billion more
Wondrous flora of the dead
Written April 11th, 2023
Not Enough
Red Flags
What do you feel when you wake up and dream a flashback of that day?
What do you see in the absence?
Do you live what we’re living too?
And as the years are passing
You are still hiding in the sheets
What is the purpose of breathing in this tragedy?
You stood with arms crossed
He jumped off
Walk along this road that we made
No forlorn soul needs to end the same
Red and bright are the flags that hang
Because you were blind and did not help
But get close
We all make mistakes
One day you will be forgotten by us
Just close your eyes
And cry with us
I want to tell you my story
But you are nowhere close to me
I often wonder if ever you believe in what you dream
There are no more life surprises left for someone who lost their light
But know that you are one of many
He is our eclipse
As we watched above
Our arms crossed
Walk along the letters and notes
You might find the one that he once wrote
And from tears we built a cascade
Where we bathe because our flesh breathes guilt
Come inside
Our candles are lit
You too can put yours now that he’s not here
Just close your eyes
Suffer with us
We wear ruby garments to not ever forget how him we forgot
And this crown of thorns that we made
Is suitable for the one who claims
Loves him most
But where is he now?
Speak to the ashes of whom you have failed
Just close your eyes
Just like he did
Written April 8th, 2023
To A Planet Unknown
I wish I could go to where it began
So I can tell God to not give me flesh
I often rewind my heart to that place
Where I know I was better than any great man
There is no memory I have of home
But these four walls do not sit right
So why did I end up here again?
A promise to revive again after this wildfire frees me
Clouds and stars and the Moon are closer than before
My name means nothing when I think of the grand encounter of the Sun and the Universe
I long to be there
Take me to the trees with the silver roots of my planet
I have longed to be a celestial being
Wash my soul off
Into a chasm brighter than morrow
Where I can fly high
Why is it that no one can understand
That my soul is craving an instant change?
The wonders of Nature are dull and withered the once friends that claw off my starlight midnight eyes
There is no path left for me here
This once strong globe will shatter
Apart is my once fragile demeanor of
A chordless spin to send me back where I know I belong
And she pulls me as the tides under her strings
The scarlet sunset no longer holds me down
I crave to be with the ones that put me here
To be eternal
Take me to the world where my silver roots are still digging
Where I will complete my phase as this being
I need nothing
Without another chance I know I made the right choice
End this life
Written April 6th, 2023
Final Exam
I don't want to think of you
Of the aches you cause me
The gruesome dripping hues
Terror jerks my head to the side
I cannor stand to look you in the eye
When is this assignment due?
I have always been the first one that turns them in
So I can finally close this book
Our next assignment should be coming soon
For I want to be free
To walk off
To not think
For I want to be me
The truth does hurt
Nerves are sterile and ready to be
Paralyzed with fear
When you touch me
Wretched and weak
Fumbling to fall asleep
I never had struggled to dream
The truth does hurt
Scrutinized by eyes with links
Testy when you slip by me
With my bucket ready
The vomit to the brink
On the edge of all that you do
I wish I could sink you like the flu
So I study every night
So I can be ready in case we must review
It is always fun to learn more
You taught me my heart is one size for all
For you want to be free
To walk off
To not think
You don't want to be near
The truth does hurt
Nerves numb the moment you told me
That there was somebody else
Your monument turned to ash
There is no reason to look back
When I know I'll easily pass
The truth does hurt
Devoured by mouths filled with trash
For I want to be free
To move on
To not feel
For I want to be me
Glorious Observatory
Between the silence spoken
I can hear you
I can feel you
Ephemeral and tremendous
Such exuberance in demeanor
The stars are inching closer each night
Eager to be touching your lips just this one time
The adventurous spirit of energy twinkling
By your essence
Perfection in an unseen form
We are waiting
In the starlit summit
In a dome made of mirrors reflecting our passion
In colors surreal to our eyes of blue
Verbiage only they know of
Turns to visuals
Code illusions
The literal simulation of a spirit which I explode for
The stars are inching closer each night
Dreaming of your lips of passion blessing their birth
The waltzing infussion of love and protection
Are watered in gardens of cosmic desire
We are waiting
In the starlit summit
Violet smoke turns to form
It is seen but not touched
In the quiet emotions exploding inside
We are waiting
Our time is nearing
Only glimpses of you are remaining in me
Kiss me harder
Like you never knew that you could
I am dying
In our starlit summit
I don't want to be gone
But God who knows it all
Has a plan that I must to through
But hold me close
I am leaving
In your observatory
Your eyes of midnight gleam
The last thing I will see
When I reborn I will be united with you
Windchime Garden
Last night I dreamt you
Inside a crystal dome
Underneath was the Moon and her flora blooming as you danced so lively
I was not there
Could not ever hear you sing
Hanging far above
Witness to your voice
The chorus of your rise
The dying wind echoes in the night
I have my last thoughts
I cannot write them down
It is hopeless for me to pretend that everything is fine
So lively
I want to tell you
But this dome just lives in dreams
Hanging by silk strings
In a garden green
The feelings that cling by
Are echoes that linger in the night
The days fly by with ardous work
The windchimes sing after your words
Your voice a twinkle
Made of gold
Blessed with love
From the Earth I have dug
Crystalline life
Infused within these tubes that vibrate tonight
Singing that one song
Where I saw you waltz
Last night I dreamt you
I was not there with you in the dome
Already Written
Won’t let you divulge of every woe and tattered dream
Handcuffed by the promise that I would work on me
There are liars who lie more
There are those that sleep without dreams
I am waiting for what you will deem will be the right label to tag me
The path is already written
And I am walking just fine
The clouds have spelled your name
The roads are vibrant red
The mutilation of my senses grow
Without a speck of your passion
I got to live my long life
I sometimes wish that I could turn to stone
So that on my bruised tombstone slate
You could see
The path is already written
Serve my wine in books of fantasy
I write of me
Fickle and distant the poetry of someone dear
This is what I want to say
Anger stems from fights within me
All boils down to patterns in my life
Did you pick the label to tag me?
Sea Abode
The aqua waves paint skies
In the sand
A home was born from my tears
From a prayer to live
Far from the real
I stand by the door
Waiting for you
Coloring the walls
With the sweet talk of two fools
Lovers that know nothing more
Than to share their lost love
Sleeping by the shore
And connecting the dots
Before they both go home
I decorate your face wirh seashells and forget my grieving
Laughing carelessly because here time always stands still
You tell me that this place always lived in our hearts
Eternally we can stay here and begin our new life in our sea abode
Recalling that even though the astral bodies did not want to tie us
Love always finds its way back
Love has found us
Wish to be home in our sea abode
I stand by you
Coloring the home of two fools
REST IN PEACE
Bring me no flowers
Say no more prayers
Carve on the tombstone
Anything but my name
I lived this life high in the clouds
Nobody got me down
For I am air
I am the light
I am the sweetest sound
Restored to be chained back into this world
Where are my wings?
They were stolen before
The choirs ring so eagerly in my ear
It is my time to flee
Fear is churning deeper than the core of the Spirit
The lion finally is pouncing
Tear me up
End me now
I long to break through this cocoon
It is my time to flee
This form is killing me
Please send me far away
Where I can see my love
I want to rest in peace
But do not cry for me as you close the coffin
Remember who I was because I will reborn
There is purpose where I’m going
The protection of the Universe has blessed me
The chills of my triumph stay
I speak through this icy air
I lived this life biting the sour ends
My words will stay
A legacy of pride
I wish no more than to be high above
It is my time to fly
Love was stronger than the will to live one more day
My yearning for a new life became the why
It was I who dug up this shallow grave
It is my time to fly
So stop grieving for me
Because I still live on
And I am always near
I have to rest in peace
I am the eternal sea that you love to breathe in
I am the stars you gaze when your heart longs to rest
Now I am heading home
With you I rest in peace
Written April 11th, 2023