Fear
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Inner Storm Haiku
A haiku on anxiety Inner storm of fearCrackling lightning and thunderBut I am stronger Continue reading
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Inner Storm
Inner storm Hidden anxiety Constant torturer My sworn enemy I have felt your winds Batter my heart Stirring from slumber As soon as it gets dark I hate that feeling Of loss of control As the dark clouds gather And begin to swirl But when I sit still And let you do your worst It’s… Continue reading
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Dark Room
A lament Waking upIn a dark roomAll aloneI must assume Don’t rememberHow I got hereCan’t see anythingBut my own fear The room is vastI have spent years searching itIt is filled with sharp objectsWhich cause me to trip The room’s not squareIt’s an irregular shapeAnd I’ve only just realisedThat it can change It’s fighting meI… Continue reading
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Dark Tunnels
Enter the dark tunnels Join the fervent crowds We’ve all heard the rumours That there are treasures to be found We disperse into This underground maze Our search is our own To hunt the thrills we crave As we go deeper We find that we’re alone We delight in the knowledge That what we find,… Continue reading
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Gideon
Arise warrior of God Hide no more Though now your enemies rule over you You will triumph in this war Get out of the cistern Thresh the wheat no more This was just training I have chosen you for a higher call I have called you to separate Not the grain from the straw But… Continue reading
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Claws of the Past
The past has claws And an iron-tight grip It is a venus flytrap A bottomless pit I have felt its touchA cold shiver in the night It lurks in my mind Hidden just out of sight It has laid a claim to my life A right to my soul It has the keys to my… Continue reading
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The Invisibility Cloak
A young man lives In a shroud of smoke His staggering steps hidden For he wears an invisibility cloak He found it one day In a cupboard in his room It promised to hide his secrets Instead, it became his tomb To all who looked at himHe looked like he was doing ok But underneath,… Continue reading
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Pride Before Fall
A lament Cold are the stars As the bitter winds whip A lone tree on a moor By darkness, stripped Ravaged by a storm Of its own making Its twisted roots snap Cracked by the shaking Eerie sounds echo Whenever the wind eases Luminous insects gather Bringing a host of diseases Its end is near… Continue reading
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Black Bird 2
Black bird at my bedpost During the night Built a nest in my skull To rest from its flight It hovered above me In the days so long Until I looked up And saw something was wrong Its shadow did not match Its skeletal frame And the screech that it made Was to hide that… Continue reading
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Dark Wolf
Spindly werewolf With glimmering eyes Slipping through shadow and shade Its jaw unhinged Moist with yearning Teeth bristling and untamed I know its name But it knows not mine Words to it have no meaning The only thing It knows to fear Is this torch of hope still gleaming Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 