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EMPstrike Jul 2014
Fear not, in the dark
Of things yet unseen,
That cause slight discomfort,
As you mold your dreams

For there are those, who have dedicated themselves
Their very minds, feeding demons of Hell.

Feasting on beacons of perpetual fear
Sparked like fires in the minds of mad seers.

A longing in purpose to know what is shunned
To experience first hand, that darkness has won



But long has it been that the fallen has seen,
A glimpse of what measure he took while at peace.

"I despise my humanity, I wish to know balance
But how can i do so, without facing the challenge"



Drowned by darkness, stagnated by sin

  It's so hard
                                                            ­       to find...
                                    where i once was...
   again...



  Does understanding really come at this price?

Is there ever an end to this fight?

My will, long relinquished, atrophied in fear
No comfort in knowing i may never get out of here.



The clarity i bottled before this dark journey
Is what offers the glimpses to know

Its what assures there will always be hope

The rope
i left, hard to see in the dark
But moments, like this
When i note how far,

And Reach.
EMPstrike Jul 2014
Sunken to the bottom of the sea,
I find my periscope isn't tall enough to reach,
The surface's light above.
But what I see is is enough,
Increasing in brightness, one increment at a time.

The feeling of fear, under barricaded vision
What once for, those drowning, I would shun,

Their world i have dwelled,
Gasping in hell
Living and sharing their sins.



How HELPLESS one feels!
It is no less real
Than the bliss one would find up above...

And to strike them all down
To save your own cloud
Only teaches them they are denied love.



Pride of the fallen,
The shame is felt
When the blind request aid to see.

Guilt,
Guilt of bothering those who choose
To block, ignore, and cast aside their eyes
for fear of being dragged below,

TO dwell where they dwell, no one else will go.



Its difficult to trick yourself, and truly believe your lies
The world beyond the world we sense and feel, see with eyes

It is a place one cannot tread with memory of old beliefs.
To alter your reality, you must alter what you see.

What you see and hear and touch and smell, you network of PURE belief.
If you only stretch out from the inside, you'll never truly reach.

The universe is an extension of you, an extra sense in it's whole.
Use it, and alter your mind to believe what you have sewn.
Taylor Poole Jan 2016
I know now of something.
forgotten along the way,
I took advantage of a love given
And in the end taken.

Learning to live without,
Lonely nights and crying out
Empty heart, I took a shot
I reached out and prayed the love remained

You are the beauty of life
I know now
And now I can never forget.
I love you
Liz Kiger Oct 2015
Different cities and different names
But each person feels the same
Have you had someone to make you laugh?
Have you had your heart break into half?
Have you felt so wrong but it seemed so right?
Have stayed up awake all night?
Have you made mistakes but learned to give?
Have you healed yourself and began to live?
Have you had that feeling deep inside?
Will you have regrets before you die?
Live every day like it's your last
The future is bright so leave your past
Baylee Sep 2015
Walking around
Miniature pharmacy,
Too many pills to count,
No one understands,
No one can relate,
To the type of life,
The type of hate
She has for herself.

This one every 12 hours,
That one every eight,
Six puffs of an inhaler,
It's her body that she hates.
Walking down the road,
Her bag rattles from all the drugs,
She pops some more here and there,
Then it's nyquil that she chugs.

Why isn't she normal?
Why does she have to do this?
No one her age is worried
About missing their next dose,
But if she misses
A single medication,
She might as well
Admit herself into a hospital
Coma-tose.
SarahPea Aug 2015
My eyes only focus on surroundings, though you’re ten inches away  
Looking into my eyes, I can’t focus.
My speech is fumbled. It takes forever. Can you see? Waiting.  You’re looking at me as my body is filling with concrete.

My thoughts are unclear,
Hide the tenseness with laughter. It okay if there is laughter.
I can see myself where I want to be free.

I am wrapped in plastic, under my skin, tightening against my flesh.

I don’t feel my heartbeat,
I don’t feel myself breathing. I feel my joints, I feel myself reacting to connect. I will do anything to get out of this never ending emotional chamber.

I want to know you,
I know you are talking to me. I don’t know where my soul is. It feels trapped in my bloodstream, locked in my fingernails.  

An apathetic wave hits my entire body, the undertow pulls me and I can only feel my ears filling with mumbled conversation.  

Paralyzed by my imagination. My reality has pushed me  out of  my well being.
Two boxes of doughnuts and cake at the office. Deprived meaning

My thoughts are unclear,
Hide the tenseness with laughter, its how you’re free.
This has recently came out. I have turned 29 and feel as lost sometimes as I ever have.  I hope someone can relate.
Ysa Pa Jun 2015
I tried to stop  but I couldn't
I know that I shouldn't
But I still do
I love you
Dena Smith Feb 2015
I've rubbed my skin raw on the places you've kissed,
The places on my body I hope you've missed.
Almost lover, I know I hurt you before,
But just know, I will always love you more.
It's been a month or so later and my feelings still cannot be ignored.
My heart is tangled and sore from this string and tight cord.
I miss holding your hand so tight,
And looking at your eyes glance around, shining so bright.
I tell you I hope we can be together someday when we fix ourselves,
But I don't want to let go and put our almost love back on the shelf.
For I know your beauty will attract something more.
But I just want you to end up washing back onto my shore.
Almost lover, I miss our tickle fights.
And our long laughable nights.
Almost lover, I miss you lighting incense before me coming to bed.
Not even caring that the smell would hurt my head.
Knowing you're next to me could cure it all.
Which helped the crashing of my fall.
Almost lover, I want you to know.
I tried to protect you from this dark and evil snow.
The snow that dances around in my heart,
That's come to stay and make me fall apart.
I wanted to give you a love so extraordinary,
That it seemed almost unbelievable, imaginary.
I hope some day you let me try one last time,
And we will make a toast of  expensive fancy wine.
To the one that got away, and I'm kind of glad they did
the blonde poet Feb 2015
Love is...
staying awake with her those extra 30 minutes to keep her company.
Buying her flowers on more than just valentines day.
Being there for each other.
Knowing that despite differences, in the end it doesn't change your relationship.
Remembering fondly first dates, and goofy moments.
Laughing together till it hurts to laugh anymore.
Not wanting to fall asleep, in fear you will miss out on each other.
All-nighters over the phone.
Smiling at the thought of your other half.
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