A stench so foul
Haunts these grounds
Follow your nose
Silence is the only sound

A predator takes pride
In eviscerating its prey
Draining away its life
As it slowly plays

Drowning in the blood
Siphoned from my wrists
Dried to the bone
To never be missed

My demons
Ignite my sight
Inviting all
Which is frightening

Pulsating through your veins
Sending me insane
A scent
For which I am bent

I yearn
for your blood
to burn

Stuck down a hole
Wanting out of hell
Life throws a rope
To escape where you dwell

You take this chance
But you don't realize
Lost in a trance
Life's just full of lies

Climbing high
Only to see below
The rope you've climbed
Burning slow

You look above
To see how far you've come
The rope bearing thin
It's all ready to come undone

Life lit the end
And scarred the top
It'll laugh at you
Never to stop

One last thing
Life did say
Thanks for the fun
Let's play another day


*SNAP

Hiding away
In cage
Scared to stray
Upon lifes stage

Your eyes glow like the golden sun
Peering deep within my soul
Your voice is as whimsical
As an angels harps hum

A touch of pure elegance
Sending rhythm to my heart
Your movement flows like gracious art
An angel sent from the heavens

I've lost love
For dreaming
Can't reach
The stars above

Darkest shadows
Harbor broken souls
Like a mothers
Warm embrace

Frightened of your own shadows
Encasing yourself within your
Abyss of a
R**efined self damnation

Come stand with me
Let your mind wander, let it be free
For just one moment, look at your life and realise that you own it.
Open your eyes, no door is closed.
Only your mind can decline the choices you have inside
I can tell you, you perceive your world
In one of two ways
Number one
You're in a room with only one way, do you go through the single door or do you just stay.
Number two
Your room has two doors, but which do you choose. You want to be careful so that you don't lose

Your eyes maybe open, but your mind is sown shut, you feel your stuck in a rut but don't worry your story still ain't woven until you have written and started living.
Picture it like this, the room your in has fifty no make that a hundred doors.
Now through each door, another room exactly the same
No door is closed, never a single choice, now I propose you listen to that little voice that hides in your mind, just take your time, and you'll be just fine.

Now I ain't saying your life will be perfect
It'll probably be far from it, but that's the best part, don't be afraid of what can be made, let your life start.

Encased by her grasp
Succulent lips feed upon
Evanescent souls

As I drift between reality
And the realm of dreams
The world tops its axis
Or so it may seem

Rifts of the universe
Open like mouths
Dimensions unfold
While our heads are stuck in clouds

On the cusp of consciousness
Reality turns to dust
My soul splits from body
Bursting from crust

Traveling ethereal planes
The universe unfolds
Floating through space
Discovering stories untold

Hello everyone :)
I would like to welcome a poet to HP, Inspired2Inspire is an amazing poet.
If you could take the time to check out his poems http://hellopoetry.com/andrew-leparski/
would be great.

Love me like
The ocean
Loves the land
Forever together

Golden glow
On the horizon
Harmonious songs
Sung on the wind

Cool breeze
Flowing calmly
As darkness
Turns to light

They ask me to let them in
To see what is going on in my mind
But all I can do I stare
And ask myself
That exact same question

*What is going on in my mind?

Upon this canvas
I'll etch my soul
Dispersing into ink

Even the devils hand
Can caress
The depths of loneliness

What does a shattered person
See in a shattered mirror

Each moment in life
Breaks or builds you

Your choice

Each stroke an experience
Natural masterpiece
D**efined as you age

I met a little boy
Who seemed a little strange
He was sitting in a corner
Just drawing away
He took a look at me
And laughed
"What a sight to see"

I asked him what's so funny
He looked at me again
And had one more laugh
That's when he said

I already know you
You're in my book
And all you can do
Is take a little look

I was ready for a laugh
Oh but a laugh was not in sight
I checked over it once, I checked over it twice
Oh no no, this cannot be right

I spin around, my world has changed
An echo screams "You're cursed, You're cursed"
Freaked out I run for the nearest cover, the echo again
"Too late, too late, this floor your blood shall stain"

I have nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Stuck in his book
Just waiting to die

Internally numb
Crimson tears fall with each stroke
Searching for freedom

You chew me up
And spit me out
I'll come back with
A different flavor

Sometimes poetry unravels
From my mind
Like your glowing eyes
Radiating through my heart

But sometimes it hides away
In the eerie darkness
Like you encasing your heart
In the depths of sorrows

Is it you I love?
Or is it the idea
Of being the loved?

Love. *Hate. Four Letters
Cake* has four letters as well
I love it. Do you?

As rose petals fall
Gentle winds whisper your name
Encasing my heart

Follow your hearts wildest dreams
Across streams
Of imaginations seams

Strength comes from within
None can douse your flame but you
Burn bright like the stars

The waves break onshore
As does my heart crash and pour
For your love once more

We may burn to dust
But we can rise from the ash
To ascend once more

The beat of my heart
Syncs with every breath you take
In soft harmony

As I float across the cosmos
Pleasantly with ease
Upon my face with a gentle kiss
From a summers breeze

Laying on the warm sand
In which gently I settle my feet
As waves wash over me
Where land and water meet

A vibrant paradise
Of silent bliss
A moment I
Would never miss

Humans are fragile
Believing they cannot break
Love says otherwise

Today I am done
I'm done with it all
World you have won
I'll curl into a ball

You've broken my will
Poisoned my soul
My mind is collapsing
But I guess it's not surprising

You reach out with talons
And rip out my heart
My blood you drain in gallons
It's a sick, sadistic art

If there is a hell
This is where it's at
Life is but a mere cell
We are just rats

I could go on forever
About the pain that you cause
But in the end, you'll just sever
More hearts with your claws

My light is in darkness
In escape from dismay
All I request
End me this day

My will, strong as rock
Endures the test of time

Ok so I wanted to find a way to learn more about felloe poets here on HP. But I know not everyone likes to write long detailed information so.... I'd like you to write a 10(I will accept up to 20 but prefer 10) word poem describing yourself with one of these 4 elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

If you would like it to be easily found please use the tag #elementchallenge

I will write one aswell :) lets see those creative minds in action

When inspiration kisses
It's like striking
A match
To fireworks