Pain
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Perfectionism
Crack went the whip Anytime I stoppedIt bit like a viper So hard to shake off Every seat was a flame Every bed laced with nails Rest was the charge An arrest with no bail It read my to-do list When I tried to go to sleep When I collapsed to the ground It dragged… Continue reading
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Shipwrecked Dreams
The waves crash Onto the shore The voices of the lostIntermingle with the roar Abandoned dreams Towering ghost ships Careen towards the rocks Their flags hang limp A mishmash of flotsam Clogs the pearly beach A castle of wooden daggers A monument to defeat Amongst the rubble A common belonging A talent or a gift… Continue reading
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The Darkness and The Light
Can you see it? The darkness and the light? The falling feathers Of a bird learning to fly The shattered fragments Of a slashed mirror As a princess learns She was meant to be a warrior The trailing smoke Of a secret fire As a so-called friend Is shown to be a liar Do you… Continue reading
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Stones and Stories
In my heartI keep a stoneA sacred keepsakeFrom when I was young Words it speaksAnd stories it tellsResonant to the earLike echoes from shells When the sky gets darkIt gleams and glowsAnd it will radiate heatIn the piercing cold Formed in childhoodFrom innocent daysBut in adulthoodWe put it away Continue reading
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Pale Lord
A pale lord Sits enthroned Bids I enter Into his world Tells me that There is no hope here That this is the residenceOf all I fear He offers citizenship To this land of gloom Assuring me there is No escape from this doom But I step closer And his crown slips And I see… Continue reading
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Wordless Days
I get so bored When I can’t write Because then the ideas Assault my mind They pulsate Inside my head But I can’t articulate them They cannot be said So I sit in my bed While my mind builds worlds Watching the clock hands Endlessly swirl And so I hope And desperately pray That this… Continue reading
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Museum of Loss
A lament Shadowy corridors In my heart Where one ends Another one starts I have hidden pain Behind every corner Amassed tears of sorrowAs pools of water I allowed the lights To burn themselves out Allowed ash and dust To gradually mount I sealed the doors Despite the costAnd accepted my heart As a museum… Continue reading
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Art
A stream of colours Flows down your hand Why it is there You do not understand Are you bleeding? Is this blood? But then why does it leave Such a beautiful smudge? You look at the art That clings to the page It is so elegant But yet so full of pain If the pain… Continue reading
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Fury of the Moon
A lament Imperfection stirs The fury of night The moon glares down Glinting with spite During the day Steps strayed Now to the night A debt must be paid They will hear the grinding Of the moon’s teeth And the incessant howling Of wolves in grief Tossing and turning As the minutes tick away Longing… Continue reading
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Sunken Pits
Sunken pits in a wasteland Designed to trap and maim Mists of fog hang like veilsWaiting for your soul to claim You climb out of one pit But fall into another You are trapped in this cycle Each time, it’s harder to recover For in every pit you fall Comes the agonising decision To risk… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 