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Thunder roars through the empty halls Lost, forbidden, in the dreams of the dead Desolation descends to answer the call Of petulance, compunction and dread The horror of the night, haunts the moon As it shines on the blackness of life Earth disembowelled by all it consumes Distorting truth, fouling Gods paradise Death reigns hard, as love is defiled His cloak bleeds a bleakness entire The light of the world, left broken, beguiled Transformed to filth, desperation, to fire

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Jun 11, 2021

Jun 11, 2021 at 5:07 PM UTC

Despair

Thunder roars through the empty halls Lost, forbidden, in the dreams of the dead Desolation descends to answer the call Of petulance, compunction and dread The horror of the night, haunts the moon As it shines on the blackness of life Earth disembowelled by all it consumes Distorting truth, fouling Gods paradise Death reigns hard, as love is defiled His cloak bleeds a bleakness entire The light of the world, left broken, beguiled Transformed to filth, desperation, to fire

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Tap. Tap. Distant sound from above Kept silent within a fragile soul Tap. Tap. Drowned out through fear and love A wind beyond a persons control Tap. Tap. The baying of the storm Branches frolicking on every gust Tap. Tap. Long shadows start to form Fickle weather displays it’s disgust Tap. Tap. When will it cease? How does the window not shatter every time? Tap. Tap Darkness within, fearing a release As the peace is shattered in my mind Tap. Tap. Glass explodes within its rage The storm whistles through empty eyes Tap. Tap. Anger escapes its fiery cage Smashing all that it touches with its cries Tap. Tap. The storm is let loose The fire, the fury, the furore Tap. Tap Through insatiable abuse Frustration angrily reaches its glory Tap. Tap. There’s nowhere to turn. No escape from the pain it spreads Tap. Tap. As the world starts to burn All placations are torn to shreds Tap. Tap. The clouds roll past and the winds subside As tranquility restores the mind Tap. Tap. Regrets form like tears and fall like pride Promising no more, promising nothing. No next time. Tap. Tap.

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Jun 6, 2021

Jun 6, 2021 at 4:33 PM UTC

Tap. Tap.

Tap. Tap. Distant sound from above Kept silent within a fragile soul Tap. Tap. Drowned out through fear and love A wind beyond a persons control Tap. Tap. The baying of the storm Branches frolicking on every gust Tap. Tap. Long shadows start to form Fickle weather displays it’s disgust Tap. Tap. When will it cease? How does the window not shatter every time? Tap. Tap Darkness within, fearing a release As the peace is shattered in my mind Tap. Tap. Glass explodes within its rage The storm whistles through empty eyes Tap. Tap. Anger escapes its fiery cage Smashing all that it touches with its cries Tap. Tap. The storm is let loose The fire, the fury, the furore Tap. Tap Through insatiable abuse Frustration angrily reaches its glory Tap. Tap. There’s nowhere to turn. No escape from the pain it spreads Tap. Tap. As the world starts to burn All placations are torn to shreds Tap. Tap. The clouds roll past and the winds subside As tranquility restores the mind Tap. Tap. Regrets form like tears and fall like pride Promising no more, promising nothing. No next time. Tap. Tap.

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Nightmares diminish in the depths of my dreams As the sun breaks the mournful night The day envelopes the lonesome sky Darkness open it’s wings and takes flight The beauty of the dew, sparkling in the light The warmth of the radiated heat The splendour of life marching forth In comparison is a futile feat For the beauty of a beginning Can never compare to the smile that wakens my heart The sun can’t outshine the love in your eyes Or the grace you had from the start Without the sun, without the moon, without the stars above We will always be bathed in light, Because of your kindness, your love. You bring me so much everyday You bring me joy and laughter You bring my feet back to the ground You are my ever after

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Feb 11, 2021

Feb 11, 2021 at 4:02 PM UTC

For Clare

Nightmares diminish in the depths of my dreams As the sun breaks the mournful night The day envelopes the lonesome sky Darkness open it’s wings and takes flight The beauty of the dew, sparkling in the light The warmth of the radiated heat The splendour of life marching forth In comparison is a futile feat For the beauty of a beginning Can never compare to the smile that wakens my heart The sun can’t outshine the love in your eyes Or the grace you had from the start Without the sun, without the moon, without the stars above We will always be bathed in light, Because of your kindness, your love. You bring me so much everyday You bring me joy and laughter You bring my feet back to the ground You are my ever after

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Painful embers stab the dark Of pain too rich to bear Callous flames, beguile a heart Left stained by acrid air Dreams denied by rancid thoughts On lips too vain to care Lifetimes lost in frozen eyes A soul beyond repair

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Feb 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021 at 3:48 PM UTC

Disesteem

Painful embers stab the dark Of pain too rich to bear Callous flames, beguile a heart Left stained by acrid air Dreams denied by rancid thoughts On lips too vain to care Lifetimes lost in frozen eyes A soul beyond repair

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Climb the steps, one by one Feel the breeze refresh me Hands can nearly touch the sun Golden rays drip down around me Love and splendour encases my heart With the world shining out all its glory A brand new day, a glimmering start New beginnings, new days, new story Top of the slide, secure on the mat Fluttering lungs fill up with excitement The world whizzes by with a song in my heart Slipping forward towards my contentment Faster I go, slithering side to side I struggle to grasp a breath Plummeting down on this endless ride Catching up with shame and regret Down and down the light disappears And darkness consumes every turn Losing sense of myself and fuelled by fear My insides begin to churn No life and no love, no heart and no soul Confusion, despair and resentment The mat slips away as I lose control The metal fulfils it’s defilement. Further down I go, to torturous pain To ignorance, to loss, to desperation. The blackness of the night cuts through me again. Beyond hope , beyond love, beyond rejection The descent abates as the end draws in Left unwanted, broken and apart Needing life, needing love, needing somewhere to begin Like an ending that needs a start Through floundering thoughts, gasping for air A moment of clarity shines Your angelic voice rings through my despair One word. One beautiful word. ‘Climb’

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Feb 8, 2021

Feb 8, 2021 at 3:46 PM UTC

Helter Skelter

Climb the steps, one by one Feel the breeze refresh me Hands can nearly touch the sun Golden rays drip down around me Love and splendour encases my heart With the world shining out all its glory A brand new day, a glimmering start New beginnings, new days, new story Top of the slide, secure on the mat Fluttering lungs fill up with excitement The world whizzes by with a song in my heart Slipping forward towards my contentment Faster I go, slithering side to side I struggle to grasp a breath Plummeting down on this endless ride Catching up with shame and regret Down and down the light disappears And darkness consumes every turn Losing sense of myself and fuelled by fear My insides begin to churn No life and no love, no heart and no soul Confusion, despair and resentment The mat slips away as I lose control The metal fulfils it’s defilement. Further down I go, to torturous pain To ignorance, to loss, to desperation. The blackness of the night cuts through me again. Beyond hope , beyond love, beyond rejection The descent abates as the end draws in Left unwanted, broken and apart Needing life, needing love, needing somewhere to begin Like an ending that needs a start Through floundering thoughts, gasping for air A moment of clarity shines Your angelic voice rings through my despair One word. One beautiful word. ‘Climb’

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Days began and nights would turn Through endless cycles of despair The living dream, compelled by hope, Carried away and lost in ethereal life. Shattered byways that led to want and love Broken by lies and embittered deceit With the emptiness rotting inside. Frustration abounded and sank In my heart Fulfilment seemed to slip through fingers As the quicksand of denial, swallowed my soul, Leaving nothing but ruin and resentment But a vision appeared; an intangible soul Glistening in from the darkness. A scent of purity, a touch of truth That could lift me from petulant disease. The strength of you followed, with a passion ignored, igniting a burning desire, left forbidden and closed in my dreams. A sparkle of life, endured by hope, captured a heart that was lonely and discarded. A spirit renewed by beauty unseen, revelled in desire, acceptance and love Life reaffirmed Soul to heart Heart to soul The touch of your hand The warmth of your smile, remains after Ophelias rage

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Feb 3, 2021

Feb 3, 2021 at 12:25 PM UTC

Ophelia

Days began and nights would turn Through endless cycles of despair The living dream, compelled by hope, Carried away and lost in ethereal life. Shattered byways that led to want and love Broken by lies and embittered deceit With the emptiness rotting inside. Frustration abounded and sank In my heart Fulfilment seemed to slip through fingers As the quicksand of denial, swallowed my soul, Leaving nothing but ruin and resentment But a vision appeared; an intangible soul Glistening in from the darkness. A scent of purity, a touch of truth That could lift me from petulant disease. The strength of you followed, with a passion ignored, igniting a burning desire, left forbidden and closed in my dreams. A sparkle of life, endured by hope, captured a heart that was lonely and discarded. A spirit renewed by beauty unseen, revelled in desire, acceptance and love Life reaffirmed Soul to heart Heart to soul The touch of your hand The warmth of your smile, remains after Ophelias rage

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Behind the lies and painted smiles Lies wounds that cannot heal The tormented ache of a forgotten world And a heart that can no longer feel The outward laugh, a forgotten touch Defy the darkness inside The horror of a mind debauched and lost In a pool of tears, uncried A quick embrace and wanten love Beleaguered by apathy and grime A soulless mess, a repulsive truth. Evil lingering in an languid mind

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Feb 2, 2021

Feb 2, 2021 at 5:39 AM UTC

Behind the Smiles

Behind the lies and painted smiles Lies wounds that cannot heal The tormented ache of a forgotten world And a heart that can no longer feel The outward laugh, a forgotten touch Defy the darkness inside The horror of a mind debauched and lost In a pool of tears, uncried A quick embrace and wanten love Beleaguered by apathy and grime A soulless mess, a repulsive truth. Evil lingering in an languid mind

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When I’m sad the sun sets and clouds roll in When I’m sad the world’s cold and grey When the rain lashes down With its somber, lonely sound When I’m sad the worlds not okay When I’m angry and annoyed the storm rages on When I’m angry clouds beat on their chest Sharp light in the skies Piercing through my closed eyes When I’m angry I simply can’t rest When I’m afraid and unsure the darkness descends When I’m afraid I feel all alone Black shadows all around Crawling, slithering sounds When I’m afraid I’m all on my own When I’m happy and content the sun shines bright When I’m happy the meadows will grow Joy exudes from my heart Friends never apart When I’m happy I want all to know When I’m thrilled the snow falls and blankets the ground When I’m thrilled the worlds a canvas before me Snow angels and sledge fun Building snowmen with everyone When I’m thrilled it’s like Christmas is upon me When I’m confused the fog falls and obstructs my view When I’m confused I can’t see my own thoughts Lost in my own mind With no roads and no signs When I’m confused the worlds merely a blot For the feelings we all have are never wrong They change like the weather before us To get through to the light We must endure the cold The storms and night For all that we feel makes us, us

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Feb 1, 2021

Feb 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM UTC

The Storm Inside

When I’m sad the sun sets and clouds roll in When I’m sad the world’s cold and grey When the rain lashes down With its somber, lonely sound When I’m sad the worlds not okay When I’m angry and annoyed the storm rages on When I’m angry clouds beat on their chest Sharp light in the skies Piercing through my closed eyes When I’m angry I simply can’t rest When I’m afraid and unsure the darkness descends When I’m afraid I feel all alone Black shadows all around Crawling, slithering sounds When I’m afraid I’m all on my own When I’m happy and content the sun shines bright When I’m happy the meadows will grow Joy exudes from my heart Friends never apart When I’m happy I want all to know When I’m thrilled the snow falls and blankets the ground When I’m thrilled the worlds a canvas before me Snow angels and sledge fun Building snowmen with everyone When I’m thrilled it’s like Christmas is upon me When I’m confused the fog falls and obstructs my view When I’m confused I can’t see my own thoughts Lost in my own mind With no roads and no signs When I’m confused the worlds merely a blot For the feelings we all have are never wrong They change like the weather before us To get through to the light We must endure the cold The storms and night For all that we feel makes us, us

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Shimmering lights dance in her eyes Shimmering lights cannot dispel Like the fire inside my soul A cold darkness that grasps at my soul A velvet touch cannot disguise Persistent beeps, and sanitised smells Two hearts that yearn to be whole Infesting a heart that I stole Beneath the fabric of power and love Unfaltering floors with a sinister gleam Sensations fulfil every void Stare through me with revulsion rejoiced Two foolish lives surpass and evolve Machines fall foul with a ghoulish scream Through a union that can’t be destroyed All my words collide Gravity tears inside All hope, all prayers unvoiced Shadows retreat from snow filled days Anaesthetic smiles surround my dreams Crisp and clean, our futures laid bare As my heart rips my throat and my core Eternity whispers, forever always Abandoned and lost, and torn at the seams Together; everyday; everywhere. Alone, broken, defeated, no more

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Feb 1, 2021

Feb 1, 2021 at 6:15 AM UTC

Love; death

Shimmering lights dance in her eyes Shimmering lights cannot dispel Like the fire inside my soul A cold darkness that grasps at my soul A velvet touch cannot disguise Persistent beeps, and sanitised smells Two hearts that yearn to be whole Infesting a heart that I stole Beneath the fabric of power and love Unfaltering floors with a sinister gleam Sensations fulfil every void Stare through me with revulsion rejoiced Two foolish lives surpass and evolve Machines fall foul with a ghoulish scream Through a union that can’t be destroyed All my words collide Gravity tears inside All hope, all prayers unvoiced Shadows retreat from snow filled days Anaesthetic smiles surround my dreams Crisp and clean, our futures laid bare As my heart rips my throat and my core Eternity whispers, forever always Abandoned and lost, and torn at the seams Together; everyday; everywhere. Alone, broken, defeated, no more

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Life Life is Life is pure Life is pure torture Life is pure torture with you Love Love is Love is freedom Love is freedom denied Love is freedom denied by you Hope Hope is Hope is eternal Hope is eternally gone Hope is eternally gone in you Death Death is Death is coming Death is coming fast Death is coming fast for you.

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Oct 5, 2020

Oct 5, 2020 at 5:24 PM UTC

You

Life Life is Life is pure Life is pure torture Life is pure torture with you Love Love is Love is freedom Love is freedom denied Love is freedom denied by you Hope Hope is Hope is eternal Hope is eternally gone Hope is eternally gone in you Death Death is Death is coming Death is coming fast Death is coming fast for you.

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