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abyss 4d
Swinging in a blanket swing,
the sun hitting most of my body,
cold wind hitting my arms and face—
autumn’s coming slow and steady.

I close my eyes,
the sun hits my face,
leaves rustling, kids playing,
I fall asleep—
listening to the sounds of divinity.
A bit of what I felt during my time in nature on a blanket swing
abyss Aug 19
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scattered thoughts
empty pages
mind swirling
ink not spilling
Sometimes it's so hard to put words on a page and sometimes they vanish too fast for me to write them down.
I do not mind being a villain in your story. Let the pages call me wicked, cruel, the darkness you fear.

For you are a clown in mine, juggling lies and hollow gestures, a spectacle that entertains no one but yourself.

I do not mind being a witch in your story either. Call me what you will, label me, mock me, paint me as the nightmare you dread.

For you are a puppet on a string in mine, dancing to your own foolishness while thinking the world bends to your whim.

Whatever you throw at me returns—tenfold, precise, inevitable. Whatever malice you craft in secret boomerangs straight back to you.

Do not curse at me. Do not spit your envy in my direction. Karma, that quiet and relentless force, will handle it.

I am patient. I am quiet. I am the eye of the storm you never see coming, the calm that hides the coming reckoning.

Your insults, your whispers, your envy—they are nothing but echoes in a cavern where I am the only presence that matters.

I do not need your approval. I do not need your applause. I am the story you cannot control, the narrative that refuses to bend beneath your lies.

I do not fight for recognition, nor for revenge. I fight for myself, for clarity, for the elegance of knowing who I am.

I smile quietly, the smirk of inevitability curling at the corners of my lips—not joy, not malice, but the knowledge that all will be revealed in time.

Your clownish antics amuse me. They teach me. They show me exactly what I refuse to be.

I watch. I measure. I allow your poison to linger, heavy in the air, before it returns to its sender, multiplied.

I am the shadow in the corners of your mind, the whisper behind your shoulder, the echo of your conscience you pretend not to hear.

You think you control fate? You think you can shape reality with your small hands? I move with a purpose you cannot see.

Do not curse me. Your spells are weak, your intent hollow. The universe bends to justice, not your malice.

Each curse you cast returns, multiplied, as if the heavens themselves are laughing at your hubris.

I am the calm before the storm, the smirk on lips that no one dares cross, the patient force that watches while the world collapses around fools.

I do not bend for comfort. I do not bow for approval. I do not soil my hands with the dirt of your envy.

I am the shadow that lingers long after the laughter has died, the quiet storm no one notices until it is too late.

You will continue to juggle your lies, but I have no hand in your tricks. I watch, calculating, waiting, knowing the weight of your deceit will fall.

I do not chase closure. I do not demand apology. I do not wait for recognition from those who will never understand me.

I am soft-spoken. I am still. I am deliberate. Every glance, every silence, every smirk is a choice, a lesson, a warning.

You can label me villain, demon, witch, misfit—whatever suits your fear. I embrace it. It is freedom, not condemnation.

For in your story, I am the nightmare you cannot escape. In mine, you are a farce, a folly, a reminder of how easily truth can be hidden beneath laughter.

You dance on stages built from arrogance, thinking the world applauds. I watch, silent, noting every stumble, every misstep.

I do not need to fight. I do not need to argue. I do not need to explain. My life, my path, my peace—they exist beyond your reach.

Your strings are tangled. Your puppetry fails. I do not pull them—you do, unknowingly, against yourself.

Let them whisper about me in fear or disgust; I am already beyond the reach of their petty judgments.

I am the storm that passes quietly, leaving ruin unnoticed until it is too late.

Your envy is a candle. I am the wind. You burn yourself while I watch, untouched.

I am patient. I am deliberate. I let your malice collect, weigh, and return to you exactly where it belongs.

I am soft-spoken, but my silence is a weapon. My calm is a force. My smirk is a reminder that every action comes with consequence.

I am the quiet inevitability, the reckoning you refused to see, the shadow that never leaves.

Call me villain, witch, misfit, storm—I do not mind. I am free. I am unshakable. I am untouchable.

You are the clown, the puppet, the fool, and yet you strut like a king, blind to the truths you cannot see.

I do not mind. Let the story paint me dark, let it whisper my name in fear. I am the calm, the storm, the shadow, and the smirk waiting at the edge of your world.

And in the end, every curse you cast, every malice you harbor, every string you pull—it finds its home, tenfold, in the story that is yours alone.
Master of all lies. A man who cannot walk his talk is a fool. Sweetheart, you wear deception like a crown, but it is cracked, tarnished, and heavy upon your head.

You preach that gossip brings no wealth, yet you lap at every whisper, every rumor, every shadowy tale, as if it were gold dust falling into your palms. And yet, what have you earned? Not riches, not glory. Just enemies. Just the bitter taste of contempt.

Ah, I suppose I must be important then. After all, you spend your days, your hours, your every waking second, collecting fabricated stories as if they were treasures. Stories with no proof, no merit, no weight—yet you hoard them like a miser clings to coins.

Meanwhile, I hold a reverse uno card. I play when the time is right. I collect receipts, evidence, proof—a ledger of truth that outlasts your smoke and mirrors. I sip my piña colada in the sun, watching as the foolishness of your efforts collapses into absurdity.

You speak of honor, yet your tongue drips poison. You say discretion is valuable, yet you scatter secrets as if sowing weeds. How quaint, that you believe your duplicity is cleverness. It is folly, pure and unadulterated.

Every lie you tell is a stitch in the shroud you will one day wear. Every whispered rumor is a brick in the coffin of your credibility. You may not see it now, lost in your small victories, but it waits, patient and inevitable.

You paid attention to me, and in that attention, you thought to craft control. You spread my story as if bending it could bend reality itself. But reality, darling, is not yours to shape. It bends only to truth—and you are far from it.

You call yourself shrewd, a master of strategy, yet you cannot see that your currency is contempt. Haters, enemies, the shadows of those you slandered—they are your true legacy. Not millions, but resentment. Not respect, but whispers behind your back.

Be wise in investing your time. Time is the only coin that cannot be reclaimed. And yet, you spend it lavishly, casting venom where it serves nothing but your ego. Sweetheart, did you ever consider that silence and dignity could yield more than gossip ever could?

Some people pay back respect and silence. Quiet, unassuming, steadfast. They move through life with integrity, and their restraint becomes their armor. And others? Others pay back karma. Slowly. Deliberately. Remorselessly.

Do you feel clever now, as your words coil through circles, twisting perceptions, stitching shadows into my name? Do you not feel the weight of the eyes you cannot see, the judgment you cannot escape?

Your lies are like smoke. They drift, they burn, they suffocate. And yet, when the wind shifts, when the truth rises, you are left coughing, choking, grasping for a foothold that does not exist.

You cannot walk your talk. You cannot own your words. You cannot contain the chaos you so freely unleash. A man who spreads venom while preaching virtue is no master—he is a jester, dancing on the graves of his own dignity.

Haters do not build empires. Shadows do not create legacies. Gossip does not enrich the soul, nor the mind, nor the life. You trade ephemeral attention for permanent disgrace, and call it cleverness.

Do you hear it? The whisper of karma, patient, deliberate, circling closer with every lie, every manipulation, every act of malice. You cannot flee it. You cannot bribe it. You cannot charm it. It waits.

Time invested in venom is time wasted. Energy spent on deception is energy stolen from creation, from love, from truth. And you, master of all lies, squander both recklessly. Meanwhile, I sip my piña colada, receipts in hand, reverse uno card ready, knowing exactly when to play.

Some will remember your cruelty in silence. Some will repay it without words, letting the weight of justice fall unnoticed until it is too late. Some will let the universe itself deliver its verdict, patiently, with precision.

Sweetheart, you gained haters, not millions. You gathered contempt, not respect. And one day, perhaps, you will realize the truth too late: gossip is a currency the soul cannot spend, a poison the heart cannot digest.

Be wise in investing your time. Some people pay back respect and silence; others pay back karma. You will find which is yours, eventually. And when that day comes, the mask you wear will crack, the shadow you cast will falter, and your lies will finally meet their reckoning.

Master of all lies. A man who cannot walk his talk is a fool. And fools, darling, always pay their debts. Meanwhile, I drink my piña colada, collect my proof, and laugh quietly—because time and truth are mine, and yours are already running out.
  Aug 18 abyss
Malcolm
You walk the valley of the blind
and call it wisdom
yet you see nothing.

You drink from envy’s cup,
mouth full of rot,
and still pretend
the flavor isn’t bitter.

Your tongue splits a serpent
forking left, right,
each hand ignorant,
each hand guilty.

You preach love
but every kiss is venom.
You swear honesty
but your breath stinks of deceit.

You sing your holy lies,
choirs choking on righteousness,
but your heart
your blackened, rotting heart
beats only for sin.

I would rather vow silence,
starve to death
on the edge of truth,
than feed on the carrion
of what you serve.

I would rather never sing,
than bury my voice
in the filth of your song.

What is pure?
Where is it hiding?
The scent is gone
nothing left but ash
and the stench of man.

Even the candle of the just,
the brave,
flickers, fades
because oppression laughs,
and the strong
are gagged in chains.
Copyright Malcolm Gladwin
18 August 2025
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