Writing
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Fungus
A lament Ennui is a fungusEating at the brainA wretched infectionOf unspeakable pain Beautiful paintingsMelt into grey mushAs soon as you liftThe cover to look At a brush of your handGlowing jewels fadeTheir serene texture convulsingInto rugged rock again Beautiful melodiesTurn to discord and bickeringAs soon as they knowThat you are listening The pen that… Continue reading
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Hollow Reed (repost)
I am a hollow reed That wails as the wind blows I am mourning church bells Echoing with resonant tone I paint with black This paper, my canvas My words are a seething sea Brooding, tumultuous I do not mince my words They are not for the faint-hearted I will not underplay my emotions Not… Continue reading
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The Cure (repost)
Writing is the cure To this disease of mine It heals my emotions Brings peace to my mind Life crippled me Writing made me to walk Trauma stole my voice But with writing, I can talk Depression struck me blind Surrounded me with dark Writing gave me new vision Lit my path with its spark… Continue reading
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Chrysalis (repost)
Metamorphosis or mutation?A chrysalis or a cage?A life reaching its end Or the beginning of a new stage? I must trust in Him Within these dark walls As pain afflicts me From my back, things crawl None can see the changes No, not even me Until the chrysalis cracks And I fly free Originally posted… Continue reading
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A Heart of Pain
My heart quivers Rattles in its cage For it has so much That it longs to say With every clench It expels words Every tightening An expression of hurt The arteries engorge Swell under the pressure As they carry the message To its listener Through tortuous vessels Both lesser and greater Until at last it… Continue reading
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Dark Waterfall
I was drowning Under a black torrent Clinging to a cliff Of misfortune and torment I tried to grasp On to higher handholds But my bony fingers Had grown ice-cold I cried for help From those above They berated me Rather than pull me up Their toxic words Spewed like bile Adding to the flow… Continue reading
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Abyss
I reached for the sunDreamed of successBut my path led meTo the depths of an abyss The glare of hopeSeared my eyesScolded my arroganceFor daring to defy I was leftScrabbling in the darkTo gather up the piecesOf my broken heart It was there I foundA luminescent stoneThat had been hidden in meAll along Continue reading
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Black Heartstone
They took my heartstoneTo a poisoned riverThey held it underUntil my soul withered That precious gemThey stained it blackDrained its goodnessBefore giving it back It sank in my chestA dragging anchorBound to the sinkingShip of my anguish I sat with itBy the pool of my tearsAnd wept untilShimmering cracks appeared The glowing jewel underneathHad not… Continue reading
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The Tempest in Me
Dark shadowsTrembling treesCower and beholdAt my thundering Mountains shakeAt the foaming seasFor now they seeThe tempest in me Spinning cloudsCoalesce withinThe white billows ripplingAs they turn black and grim The ground tremblesThe paper quakesAs the words within meStart to awake Continue reading
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Writhing Dragons
Two dragons reside In the pit of my stomach Their roars echo In the walls of my gullet One is coal-black With glimmering red eyes Who blasts its bitterness In my brooding skies The other is of emerald A deep merciless green Writhing in jealousy At all that it sees Sometimes they wrestle Sometimes they… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 