The Bell Invites me Date: Tuesday, 1st September 2009 @ 08:55:36 PM AEST Topic: Sad Poetry Contributed By: Voice of the Silent The first three lines a revised quote from the Bard of Avon’s Macbeth. Inspired by the lines the words would not settle until they were written. The bell invites me. For it is a knell That summons thee to heaven, or to hell. Fear of the tone seems obscene But the tone Seems to strike and I always seem alone Summon me to hell By the knell of the bell On a string of chain Around my neck May seemed deranged But I keep the bell there When I hear that tone That god awful drone My blood runs cold I try to silence the bell by keeping it in my hold But even in my hand The bell rings to me the damned Summon thee to heaven or to hell Darkness upon me has fallen Heaven is not a place for me A place where all is happy Let me fall into darkness so I may see In the light of my eyes what is wrong with me The bell invites me For it is a knell Summons thee to heaven or to hell The tone I hear when alone, Will become the light to pierce the darkness And enlighten me This poem is Copyright © Voice of the Silent Important note: ALL POETRY ON THIS SITE IS COPYRIGHT. If you wish to use any poem for any purpose, please either EMAIL Mick from the sites feedback form, or go to the AUTHOR'S site and EMAIL the author for permission. If you Email Mick for permission on any poem that is not his personal works, he will endeavor to contact the author on your behalf. This poem comes from Your Poetry Dot Com https://www.your-poetry.com/ The URL for this poem is: https://www.your-poetry.com/route.php?page=poetry/PoemDetail&story_id=152800