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pouring out paragraphs of poetry reading until i stop absorbing my confidence built on words i worked to make this work confident, optimistic, and brilliant pursuing activities for pleasure demanding a stronger tether binding, finding my tribe aligning, trying to vibe my confident built on words redefined all my hurt made my hurt work for me embrace the shadowy
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Dec 11, 2024
Dec 11, 2024 at 5:49 PM UTC
built on words
I dreamt that I'd awoken in my house But all was not the same, was not as it should   be There was a strangeness to things, an   unfamiliarity Myself too, I felt different, felt very small like   a little child (like I'd been shrunk somehow), Felt very vulnerable and exposed, without   support, all alone As I stood there in the hall, the shadows   falling about me I could see that it was still dark outside It was very quiet and there was this big full   moon shining, Down by the road, at my gate, I could see that   there was a car or van parked As I watched, suddenly I heard the sound of doors opening and then being slammed shut Then I saw these two dark figures emerging, proceeding up the driveway toward my   house A terrible fear gripped me, I felt a great   danger approaching These two men, these shadowy figures They meant no good, of that I was sure They were unwanted, coming at this crazy   hour, Standing there in the shadows, all I knew   was they mustn't see me If they saw me I knew I was lost, It was then that I noticed the inside door, it   wasn't locked So I got down and on all fours started to crawl across the floor (so I wouldn't be seen) But it was hard, so hard, my limbs they were   so slow, so heavy They would hardly obey me... I could hardly   drag What was wrong... what was wrong with   me!!! I thought, Through sheer force of will I finally made it And reaching my hand up I turned the ****   that would lock the door I heaved a sigh of relief and lay back against   the now locked door It was only then that I noticed another   bedroom door was ajar If they stood outside the bedroom window   they'd be able to see a bit into the hall But I realized, it was too late... too late now They'd probably be at the window by now And they'd be bound to see me trying to close   the door They'd be standing there right now with their   cold sharp impassive faces Dripping cruelty and menace Staring in, souless like mannequins Their icy looks that'd freeze your soul Like a Medusa turn you to stone. So I could only sit there listening...listening   with my back to the inside door Afraid almost to breathe Just listening for the next sound The next thing to happen.
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Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022 at 6:26 PM UTC
The Night Intruders
I dreamt that I'd awoken in my house But all was not the same, was not as it should   be There was a strangeness to things, an   unfamiliarity Myself too, I felt different, felt very small like   a little child (like I'd been shrunk somehow), Felt very vulnerable and exposed, without   support, all alone As I stood there in the hall, the shadows   falling about me I could see that it was still dark outside It was very quiet and there was this big full   moon shining, Down by the road, at my gate, I could see that   there was a car or van parked As I watched, suddenly I heard the sound of doors opening and then being slammed shut Then I saw these two dark figures emerging, proceeding up the driveway toward my   house A terrible fear gripped me, I felt a great   danger approaching These two men, these shadowy figures They meant no good, of that I was sure They were unwanted, coming at this crazy   hour, Standing there in the shadows, all I knew   was they mustn't see me If they saw me I knew I was lost, It was then that I noticed the inside door, it   wasn't locked So I got down and on all fours started to crawl across the floor (so I wouldn't be seen) But it was hard, so hard, my limbs they were   so slow, so heavy They would hardly obey me... I could hardly   drag What was wrong... what was wrong with   me!!! I thought, Through sheer force of will I finally made it And reaching my hand up I turned the ****   that would lock the door I heaved a sigh of relief and lay back against   the now locked door It was only then that I noticed another   bedroom door was ajar If they stood outside the bedroom window   they'd be able to see a bit into the hall But I realized, it was too late... too late now They'd probably be at the window by now And they'd be bound to see me trying to close   the door They'd be standing there right now with their   cold sharp impassive faces Dripping cruelty and menace Staring in, souless like mannequins Their icy looks that'd freeze your soul Like a Medusa turn you to stone. So I could only sit there listening...listening   with my back to the inside door Afraid almost to breathe Just listening for the next sound The next thing to happen.
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Everything's gonna be alright, Everything's gonna be okay, that's what my shadowy demon says, you'll live to see another festal day. Let's be an inseparable friend and play, I'll take your dusty sanity with me, you catch while I fly away. Your pure fear is my colorful wings, for you are my favorite prey, I'll never leave you alone, so you better obey. Please love, you don't realize, you want me to stay, if not me as your loyal friend you'd be long dead, decay. So invites me with naked arms, my beloved do not delay. I am with you right from start, right from the deranged dark. Those saying I am evil are the one who is going to betray, they all will leave, don't listen to them, don't get swayed now with red heart, you must repay. Hold my hands and listen to what I say, I will be with you through your ragged lifetime I will accompany you to your pray.
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Nov 18, 2018
Nov 18, 2018 at 4:15 AM UTC
The burning ardent of my shadowy demon
No more shadows reign No more the dark running waves For they have crashed, yes And will pass inquisitive As no darker means will last
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Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018 at 7:10 PM UTC
A Shadowy Tanka
Quiet shadows Cooling coffee Tiredness behind the eyes And light A cheap little luminescent lamp In the corner of me But the wrong corner To write about such worlds as these
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Sep 28, 2018
Sep 28, 2018 at 9:04 AM UTC
Shadowy, Friday, Fog
Rain showers, mazes uncovered Dancing like a little child with a toy Reclaimed as the drizzles recovers Pouncing  jumps like a kangaroo The winter burns as the fire blaze Warmed by the ambience of the logs Reflections denuded, secrets unearthed Times lost bouncing like a ball Bare and **** in the cool mist and fog A shadowy phantom arises me An Orion exhibit, my alpha constellation Carving me out of the hidden cave
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Jan 7, 2016
Jan 7, 2016 at 3:38 PM UTC
Orion Phantom
*Into the unknown, I walk down braving the heat Searing and almost burning like hot cement, Then dry and dusty like burnt sand and rocks. I fall apart at the doorway, my strength all spent, Falling into dusty shards of burnt ash. Before me there is a violin playing as shadowy wraiths sung. They sing a strange song, and I am visible to everyone, The windows are on all sides, so I decide to run. Up the stairs, running slow, feeling as though I can't, Only finding a piano musty and cold, damp and old, And I feel I am being watched as I look back To see his red glowing eyes, as bright as coals. Then I awaken to a forgiving night. It's cold, dark and black.*
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Apr 18, 2015
Apr 18, 2015 at 9:23 PM UTC
Nightmare-Coals