Tag Archives: fear

Trust

This sweet weaponry I give to you With whispered confidences true Please do not use or misconstrue If I should ever part from you This trust I show is deep and strong Your heart a place where this belongs My … Continue reading

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Bird of Prey

You are A bird of prey You fly above me Watching carefully You take your time For your inventory And then you swoop You’ll be the death of me You are A vulture circling You’ve tasted death Upon the summer … Continue reading

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Uneasy Listening

Outside the rooms Time moves slower Sunlight has a volume Trickling as gold Through dirty curtains The clock beat is ominous Uneasy listening And if you were to lean Up against the wall to hear You wouldn’t hear What you … Continue reading

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Psycopath – for Prompt 32 – Bridge

They say there is such a short distance within the cerebral cortex to the amygdala Tenuous bridge of thought that shimmers with indeterminate, uncontrolled reptilian response These furrowed roads within are fortune’s fool and character as destiny trembles on this molten … Continue reading

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Don’t Pursue Me

Don’t pursue me You’ll go mad with it I say to you It happened To all the others It will happen to you Delirium And terror You won’t see true The prohibition is so defined It must be strong There’s … Continue reading

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Intruders

They come at night They bite They’re shuddering With sin A wraith, a ghost They boast They’ll take us all We’ll fall Intruders deep They creep I cannot weep Nor sleep I cannot breathe Please leave I’ve paid the cost … Continue reading

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Afraid to Love

I am afraid to love This moment when it’s possible I tremble on the precipice And will not fall I am afraid to care Such sweetness does not mix with me It has no place within my soul It cannot … Continue reading

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Storm Season

You are storm season Electricity crackling On a dry, grey afternoon sky Distant rumbling Of thunder Like chariots passing by You are storm season You are lightning striking Lone tree hill An exclamation point as highlight Terrible truth Rising within … Continue reading

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Come To Life

Kiss me Come to life Touch me Come to life Breathe my breath Come to life Pale skin sheath Come to life Heartbreak Come to life No mistake Come to life Take my blood Come to life Feel the flood … Continue reading

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Halloween

We stood like sentinels out on the green She said we won’t last beyond Halloween The promises made were broken and yet We shared of such truths we’ll never forget The witching hour will see this arise A perfect possession … Continue reading

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