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alec-maskrey
alec-maskrey
21/M/Pretoria
Hidden behind masks Hidden behind shadows Our trials and tribulations Are shown in writing Other times nothing else matters   But to be happy As life is short And there is no room not to cultivate the seeds Of our pain Into something beautiful So that the world will one day pick the flowers of our pain And will both rejoice and mourn For life has brought us great pain. Though from pain   Beautiful fruits are ripened and presented to the world
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May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 at 1:57 AM UTC
A Poet's Curse
To love first love yourself To conquer first conquer yourself To survive first survive yourself To be kind first be kind to yourself.
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May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018 at 6:14 AM UTC
Self.
Blood comes down like heavy rain A creature steps out of the innocence of man Singing and dancing to our death rattles Veil of virtue hides its wicked ways As we play its’ anthem With our roaring instruments Burning the world as we go Performing on stage Or watching the show Blood flows like a river Where many lambs are brought to slaughter Sacrificed for a creature That wears a holy veil From which it hides its’ smile And laughs as these ignorant and blind few Spill the blood of the innocent lambs Brought to slaughter Because they would not become this creature The creature laughs, smiles, dances and sings To the chorus of their bloodshed And the trembling of the lamb Who did nothing wrong Except to be alive Shakes the earth in terrible shudders Inside its shell, the creature waits Where no one can see Listening to our deadly symphonies As the hate rises. On its throne It rules the world Tempting the heart of man Laughing as it goes Leading the lamb Astray While confused angels watch And its’ minions amuse It will never be sated with our blood Not even when the world is a crimson ocean But for the lost lamb there is hope: A shepherd to lead it safely On its way, its way home Too many wayward lambs have left their shepherd To run into the jaws of this repugnant creature I pray their Sheppard will find them soon...
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May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018 at 12:13 AM UTC
The Ssserpents’ War
To the Dancer: Though our dance was brief I’m happy to have danced it with you. Though our time spent was short I cherish every moment. Though we may never dance again My heart is not sore Nor is my face weeping. Because my soul knows that it is blessed to have known yours And to have but only one dance in the Fleeting moments of life Brings to it an abundance of Everlasting happiness That permeates its entire being. I was lost in our destructive dance. So ignorant of the consequences. That I did not see the one thing done wrong. Among a million things done right. But to say that I regret having danced with you. Would be far from the truth. My soul is happy to have done this waltz. My pain is brought through the pain of another. Brought upon himself by his aching heart Because we danced this dance. And lost ourselves in a moment of bliss. So now we dance But not together Alone. To give me a chance to right these wrongs And rebuild bridges that were burnt down In our fiery dance. Oh, dear dancer Our time on the dance floor Is done. But only for a moment My soul is still happy despite it all. Young men don’t need pardons For the desires, we give into So, dear dancer If we should meet again Please, save the last dance for me…
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May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018 at 1:39 AM UTC
The Dance
Blood, blood, blood Drips the colour red They who have killed all gods Save themselves Drowns the masses in silent waves Those who do not mourn the loss But give thunderous applause To the slaughter of themselves Those who are free in body Are chained in mind Yet know nothing of their shackles They Shoutout Glory! glory! Glory! While they themselves are slaughtered. Their blood fills the streets For the colour red still reigns And ignorance remains. They who have killed God Worship themselves. While others do the same, And shout out Death! Death! Death! This beast they have tried to tame Only grows. Though still the red river flows. Now the beast outnumbers them But they themselves do not know that they are the only monsters And the beast is innocent of blood. Torn apart yet still growing They cannot stop the beast. For it is good and they are evil. The beast primeval. They who shout out Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Have turned the prayers into prey. And kneel before new gods For the one killed for them They refuse to serve Driven by lust And void of trust. Now they have come to the final place Their river has become an ocean The prayers are slain And the colour red reigns.
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May 19, 2018
May 19, 2018 at 1:33 AM UTC
The Colour Red.