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Ice
I feel the ice
Dance in my veins
Then carry it's course
Straight through my brain
Its laughter echoes
As my inner self screams
Then cuts my flesh
Jagged lines rip the seams
Numb of all feeling
The goosebumps have spread
Yet the cold is appealing
My skin has turned red
What is to do
When the world is all froze
To be trapped in the demon
That we all oppose
My limbs went to crumble
The world turning black
No hurt is as humble
As a deep-freezed attack
Truly is ironic
That this pain is all numb
To stare at a mirror
And not know what I've become
Will I eventually break
As my lips turn blue?
With my shivers taking shape
And only one thing left to do...
Now my third eye is opened                                                            I'm  closing  off  all  of my emotions                                                         ­ Because  I'm now in the position                                                         ­      to  use all of my gifts of intuition                                                        ­  Armed  with  raised vibrations                                                       ­          I  have absolutely no reservation                                                      ­                to destroy all of the foundations                                                      ­                   you have built for manipulation                                                     ­          Equipped  with depth and clairvoyance                                                     ­ you've  become a mere annoyance                                                        ­     to  be dealt with and dismantled                                                       ­         the way you wanted me to be-cancelled
Irelyn Thorne Sep 24
I know he screams
I know he lies
He's practically the devil
Right there in disguise

But if that's the case
Then why is he here
Why have you loved him
For all of these years

Charmful and witty
You weren't prepared
So why'd you marry
Just to live your life scared?
meemaw hated roses
yet they surrounded her site.
the casket pink and rose gold
an awfully whimsical sight.

meemaw didn't like that song
you played it anyway
you are a liar in her memory
that's why she went away.
Irelyn Thorne Sep 16
Oh my, don't cry
There'll come a better day
Your body looms so high
Yet has taken a shade of gray

Please don't give in
I hear your thundering scream
Don't let these demons win
Or watch the tears stream

Fear is not an option
Watching the fire in your eyes
A menacing rath which grew
Past the cage of these treacherous lies

Your power consumes now
It rips us all off our feet
Begging for mercy is not allowed
As howling terror roams the street

Deadly flames strike the building sides
The world setting ablaze
Only in destruction do you feel pride
Coating us in your smokey haze

Screeching fills the empty homes
Wrecking it all, brick by broken brick
This feasting power feels all but alone
The revolution of a craving lunatic

Then there begins the echo
As you start to lose your voice
The tears sprinkle as it all lets go
We know you'll be back-there's no other  choice

Now I stand amidst the destruction
I know the pain, I feel your ache
Without mourning, we'll never function
These stormy nights are no mistake
Another late night storm :)
Irelyn Thorne Sep 13
Beat me down
Already knew the pain
Hands and legs
Are no match to flame

Past doesn't matter
When days are coming quick
Manipulative people
A twisted game so sick

Reborn--a phoenix
Straight out of the sky
Stronger now
And they'll know the reason why

Spew your venom
And I'll spread my fire
Hurt me again
The flames will grow higher

Flying with wings
In vibrant flashes
So powerful, so beautiful
I'm reborn from the ashes
Took me long enough
  Sep 10 Irelyn Thorne
Malcolm
I wrote a word and let it go,
A seed it was, I did not know;
It fell to earth in secret ground,
And there a living tree was found.

I gave a word to one long dead,
It rose to life and gave them bread;
I whispered low, the branches grew,
And clothed the land in morning dew.

I read a word that made them glow,
I took a word and watched it grow;
It bore a fruit I could not see,
Yet filled the world with mystery.

I spoke a word I can’t take back,
It darkened sky and turned it black;
The fruit was sweet, the poison whole,
It sowed a storm that stole a soul.
09 September 2025
Once Upon a Word
Copyright Malcolm Gladwin
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