INTO THE DARKNESS
The night so dark
Even the shadows have gone into hiding
The horizon has gone to sleep
Mountains have disappeared
And time has stopped
We are the slaves of our own imaginations
You and I
Does time even exist
And for what and why, yet
We are the slaves of time
Will you know when the future has stopped
And the time has died
As you did
And you both step into infinity
Into that dark nothing
A non-existence
M. N. R.
27 MAY 2026
7d ago
May 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM UTC
THIS IS INSANE PART 2
Questions!
A reflection that was my self
We walk, under the dark sky
Lit bright with the stars of the universe
Without end
Quietly
Nowhere, is the center of the crossroads
For if you stay there
You are exactly nowhere
That is stupid, and deep
I think though, I plead
My reflection laughs
At my self
You think?
Yes, every day,
Always the same topics
The same thoughts
The same outcomes
On an endless loop
Because we are afraid to change our minds
Or learn something new
Afraid to be alone, with our new self
M. N. R.
20 APRIL 2026
Apr 20
Apr 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM UTC
THIS IS INSANE , part 1
I looked into the bottomless pit
Into the darkness without end
I saw my own reflection
Myself, from which I was trying to hide
We are not what we are supposed to be
We are something that we makeup
Not that it matters much
We pretend
This is how the game is played
Reality is only a fantasy
Future is the history we make up
As we go along
I laughed
I must be mad
I have no feelings
I only react as I am programmed to
Our feelings have been programmed
By us, by our culture, by our upbringing
Though we say otherwise
Not true, but we pretend
I could change my mind
But I won't
Call myself sane
So as to continue with my insanity
We play by the rules
When there no rules
We follow the rules
Because we are told to
Can''t change our minds
So as not to be called insane
We are not really free
Are we?
M. N. R.
18 APRIL 2026
Apr 18
Apr 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM UTC
IN THE NAME
Curtain falls
Darkness takes over
The night
It feels like silk
Against my skin
It is not night at all
Dark sun has risen
And shadows
They have come alive
To walk about
And talk in whispers
No one here to hear
The stories from beyond
Where life ends
And the forever begins
M. N. R.
09 FEB 2026
Feb 27
Feb 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM UTC
***** LAUNDRY
In the middle of the floor
Lies a pile of clothes
***** unwashed
Like a body
Without a soul
What we make of ourselves
When we lose ourselves
When we lose our souls
Before death takes over
What do we hold so dear
I am like you
Always counting my winnings
Who cares what all that we have lost
Along the way
Time to move on
And find closure
They say
I laugh at myself
To myself
The pain
You will forget it soon
Get over it, they say
But it will linger till the day
They cut off your clothes
And drop them on the floor
M. N. R.
02 MAY 2021
May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021 at 8:50 PM UTC
Hey
What you look for
In the corners of your past
What you thought would last
Forever, didn't last
Hey
What happened
To the dreams
We dreamt big
Bigger than life itself
Just never had the time
Got too busy
Dreaming big
Bigger than life itself
Hey
Did you find
What you were looking for
Or
Are you still looking for
What to look for
When you go looking for
In life
We go in circles
Of dreams
And nightmares
Or the dreams become those nightmares
We had nightmares about
When we had dreams
M. N. R.
31 MARCH 2020
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2020 at 8:00 PM UTC
INTO THE ABYSS 49
INTO THE ABYSS 49
Here I sit at the crossroads, everything is still, even the time doesn't move.
Who cares, I have lived ten thousand years, I have lived a hundred lives, you get used to the human vagaries, the lies and pretensions. It is life, it doesn't mean a thing.
We live a lie, and after our death our lies are affirmed in our obituaries and our eulogies by those who knew us little and those who finally found some love that never existed.
A drunk and abusive father is remembered as hard working and loving family man, a drug addicted woman becomes a loving, caring and doting mother. Who cares, truth was never a strong suit of humanity.
What will you be remembered for, it doesn't matter anyway. In some other realm, in another dimension all is forgiven. Only if we could forgive ourselves and make peace with the one we refuse to admit ever existed. Self is too proud. It is not the ghosts that haunt us, it is reflection in the mirror that keeps us awake, it is the "what if", if we have enough intelligence to admit our losses.
From beyond the walls of now, I hear my own cries, my lamentations, I tug at my chains, to escape my hell, what if, what if, what if.
What does it take, to ease this pain, another shot of whiskey, another Xanax, another nameless **** another transgression against my SELF, to forget myself, to forgive my sins.
What next my friend, are we going into nothingness, or do we try it all over again, until we are perfect, until we are prepared to become one. Hell may not exist, but the time is real, it is the punishment, it is enough punishment just to remember what we could have been.
M. N. R.
08 OCTOBER 2019
Oct 8, 2019
Oct 8, 2019 at 8:11 PM UTC
Part 8
What are we
A puff of smoke
A breath of air
A beat of heart
What are we
Is what we make
Of ourselves
That sets us apart
I push through the crowds
Elbowing my way
Going past
Going fast
To where nothingness
Is all that there is
Finding life
In death
A reincarnation
And rebirth of that old soul
M. N. R.
15 JULY 2019
Jul 16, 2019
Jul 16, 2019 at 3:26 AM UTC
SNAKES
Yes
We have the power
To destroy
And the power
To self destruct
If we chose
Of course a power not used
Is no power at all
And the power used to self destruct
Is still power indeed
And that is where
Power of self control is paramount
Where the power of self awareness matters
(Are you aware)
Have you ever used your power
To self destruct
Have you ever used the power
Of self control
It matters still
In matters great and small
When you use that power
To control others
And then the revolt follows
And the power used to control others
Swings back at you
Like a snake
Unbound
Hisssssss
M. N. R.
15 MAY 2019
May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019 at 12:02 AM UTC
11-88
It is the beginning of the end
Where dreams come crashing
All those brave facades
When they start to crumble
And I do a double take
At the ashes left behind me
The storm has just started
I see the dark clouds that rumble
No it is not mine
A death by a thousand cuts
It is called life, full of surprises
It is so called life, that makes one humble
No, I do not seek
The punishment or take vengeance
I keep my smile and I know
When a tree falls, or a castle will tumble
Yes there are signs in my voices
There are signs in my words
There are signs that I see
Each time I stumble
M. N. R.
26 MARCH 2019
Mar 26, 2019
Mar 26, 2019 at 6:48 PM UTC