Poetry
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Empty Instruments
I try to drown out The terrible noise With a host of empty Instruments of joy I flood my senses With sugary notes Cherry-topped tunes On ice cream cones I bash my head With heavy bass lines To try to drive The sadness from my mind A mindless melody A simplistic symphony Repetitive lyrics That… Continue reading
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Heartquake
A deep sound Makes the ground quake It’s the beating of a heart That’s about to break It sends shuddering waves Through the floor Causes the locks to break On every door It causes teeth To chatter in their jaws And bones to rattle In a gruesome applause It vibrates through The creaking foundations And… Continue reading
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Writing Inferno
I write Because I must I have a creative inferno A fiery thrust It burns and rages On the inside of me Either I can let it consume me Or I can set it free It singes the paper With intricate scorch marks That somehow tell the story Of my aching heart And as I… Continue reading
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Misery’s Misty Mirage
An injection of misery Black poison in my soul Dragged my optimism Into a wretched hole Fed me sadness Stole sweet joys from my mouth Hung grey bags of misery To pin me to the ground A misty mirage To show me lies Replaying dark memories In my mind But a side effect It never… Continue reading
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Sticks and Stones
Sticks and stones May break bones But cruel words Turn hearts to stone You can get back up From a push or a shove But be crushed by the weight Of betrayed love Cuts and wounds Can be seen and sown While inner damage Hides in the unknown It’s the body’s nature To attempt healing… Continue reading
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Endless
Is there an end To this path? A respite from This sea of wrath? The waves have struck me Stolen my breath Stolen the warmth From the centre of my chest There’s no land Calling on the horizon Just a heartless sea Ever falling and rising Should I stop And let the sea take me?… Continue reading
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Treasured Words
My heart is A blacksmith’s delight Where an eternal forge Smoulders inside It is here that I Forge precious stones And purify ores Of silver and gold I fashion treasures Of infinite worth And hide them amongst These tortured words So on the days The light is stolen I harvest hope From these treasures golden Continue reading
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Lost
A lament Thick fogAnd murky skiesMake mockery ofMy straining eyes I had set sailWith wonder in the heartBut the cruel sea windsRipped my sails apart Now I am lostUtterly rudderlessAnd my heart echoesWith an aching emptiness And so I am tossedBy heartless wavesWho lull me slowlyTo my grave Continue reading
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I Want to Win
I don’t want to Use my pain As a shield From necessary change I want to grow I want to win I want my story To have a victorious end The child in me Does need comfort I will always be there To ensure he is covered But I am An adult now And it’s… Continue reading
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Running
I have been running My whole life From a darkness Loitering in my mind My striving for success Was out of fear A negotiation tactic To show it needn’t be here If I stopped My lamps would go out And from its fortress The darkness would sprout I would scramble desperately Hunting for a candle… Continue reading
