I guess Eclipse of Souls will not see the light of day anymore. Its gotten a bit redundant, and I guess I should seek fresher ideas for stories. Anyhow I promised to give a bit of insight into how the five installments shed any light to my personal life. "Eclipse of Souls" was indeed a futuristic tale modeled on my listening to the BBC's special reportage on North Korea (surprise surprise). It has several threads of the experience intertwined in the plot, with a character by the name of Jace a blurry representation of myself. He is a solitary character with a dim perspective on the future, just following the rules and guidelines until one day he comes upon something that upsets everything. In a sense he's a renewed person because of the so-called 'revelation', but then again he realises "Would it have been better if I hadn't known about this?" In this sense I think many people can relate to experiences they would have rather not undergone. (Note: Rest assured, readers, that this does not have anything to do with my Christianity). And what does the title of the story have anything to do with the character, who gives no indication the 'plurality' of the world "Souls"?. well thats for you all to find out. For those of you who were waiting for a new release, I apologise for the cliff-hanging end. Perhaps the sequel to the unfinished story may be published at a later date. If it does, I'll be sure to let everyone know. Until then, its going to be poetry for me. (All poems and stories are archived here)

The unharried wind whispers in my ear
Let yourself see the unseen tear
The shadowed being hidden among
All the masses, a note within a song
Listen to the breath of the sigh
Of a troubled mind; low betwixt high
The wind bemoans the senseless part
Of emotions from one spirit and heart
Let yourself see all this loss and hear
Says the wind as it whipers in my ear

Written on Thursday, May 13 at 7:40 PM