Lament
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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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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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Inversion (Part 3 of 3)
A lament Twirling snowflakesBrand me with burnsTeachers eraseThe knowledge I’ve learned Scented flowersMake me cough up bloodCrystal clear raindropsLather me in mud Desert sands turnMy skin to mushGushing riversLeave behind fields of dust An inverted worldSets its mightTries to stop my journeyTo the other side Continue reading
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Bag of Sorrows
A lament I carry a bag Of sorrows around I was told to not Let it touch the ground For if I did Others may see in And they might see My intense suffering No, there is a rule That must be obeyed I must suffer alone There is no other way Because my sorrow… Continue reading
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Inversion (Part 2 of 3)
A lament Trees suck the breathOut of my lungsGraceful musicCracks my ear drums Citrus fruit soursAnd blackens my tongueBird beaks openAnd suck in my songs Surging flood watersChange soil to sandA wisp of a featherShatters my hand An inverted worldSets its mightTo stop my journeyTo the other side Final part is published on 4th September… Continue reading
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Inversion (Part 1 of 3)
A lament I see cold stars In dark skies Their blue light No warmth provides A black sun rises Radiant dark Light flees into cracks Night is about to start Blue flames lock me Into a pillar of ice Water shoots upwards The ground by clouds dried An inverted worldSets its mightTo stop my journeyTo… Continue reading
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It’s Not Complicated
A lament There’s nothing complicated here It’s not hard to understand There’s no need to speculate This is not hard to grasp Take a person Work him to the bone Strip him of what he loves And leave him on his own He will dwindle and fade Fall into an abyss Be consumed by exhaustion… Continue reading
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Treadmill
A lament I am on a treadmill And I dare not stop For a bed of spikes wait If I were to fall off I am in a cruel game A wicked trap Holding a boulder over my toes Until my arms crack If I stop my efforts My mood will fall If I continue… Continue reading
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Mourning
A lament Everyone tries toCheer me upBut I have no oneTo mourn my loss I must swallow the darknessHold it in my throatSmile politelyWhile I silently choke My pains are my ownThey cannot be sharedThey are too muchEven for those who care So they build upIn the centre of my chestAnd spill out onto paperThe… Continue reading
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Mood Drop (repost)
A lament Why does my mood drop Like a stone in a lake? Like a dead bird from the sky Or a beast bitten by a snake? Why does my mood drop Like a foolish climber off a cliff? Like an elevator gone rogue That is descending too quick? There is a gravitational force Working… Continue reading
