darkness – a poet's confessional

unparalleled

i imagine us in black, silver, and goldsitting upon a dais of golden powerthere we respect and we demand ityou are my light, and i am yoursbut we have embraced the night, as we always havethe crown of shadows upon meand the crown of light upon yoursyou grasp my hand and i grasp yoursas weContinue reading “unparalleled”

sleep

i let you sleep that night when everything was crushing me a suffering beyond the point of recognition and i simply stared darkness right in eye i shouldn’t have let you sleep i should have begged you to stay awake and try to save me

loss, a chronicle

i watched as goodness died in my arms “i will save you. . .” his laughter was intermittent with dying heaves he knew what i did not i did not speak for days empty, my eyes blinked at a coffin tears could not fall sobs could not shake me i glimpsed the dark when iContinue reading “loss, a chronicle”

legends

smoke, fog, a haze a haze of hostility a haze of fear cold rain, warm air this place had to be cursed cursed, yet beautiful in a wicked way “We cannot talk our way out of this.” said the dragon he was met with no answer, only their footsteps on the earth heroes, the giant,Continue reading “legends”

i, the monster

pain broke me misery consumed me and fury festered within me then, darkness became me

you are a knight of darkness, but you can be come a knight of light

darkness called you and you answered betrayed by all you turned to a place where you thought you would be accepted but in the end they only used you and abused you others made you like this but do not always blame others for what became of you you had a part in the monsterContinue reading “you are a knight of darkness, but you can be come a knight of light”

heaven

elysium would be a cool breeze brushing against my cheeks as I sit on that old hill of my family’s home the prairie grass would whisper to me as I look into the sky there would be vivid sunset of color painting my skin like a masterpiece a blanket wrapped around limbs like a warmContinue reading “heaven”

worship

place a crown of iron thorns on my head adorn my fingers with rings of shimmering silver dress me in darkness, my armor and my beauty on one braid the threaded gold that grows from my skull into braids thicker than ropes, ropes of my victories worship me the way i deserve after all thatContinue reading “worship”

one purity and the darkness two

one purity, begging for others to see their love for another a love can only be admired, not replicated two respond, begging for darkness to consume them and take them away one may jest and quickly denies, explaining it was only a joke while the other smiles, a mask that no one can see pastContinue reading “one purity and the darkness two”

everything

i wish i could let go let go of the pent of rage that consumes with i wish i could let go of the envy i have i wish i could let go of the feelings for someone i can never have i wish i could let go of the darkness that has become oneContinue reading “everything”