o dead stars i call by name your dimming lights reveal my shame never do my dreams come true when i wish my wish on you
bitter river
Tag Archive for: dark
dependency
Should I forget to take a breath Will you breathe for me Fill my lungs with your Dark ecstasy Til I choke
menace
rearrange the heavens make them fit inside my palms cupped and holding onto the light that becomes the dawn everything you locked away double chained buried six feet underground still you feel it in that place even as the ashes kiss your face all the bridges that you crossed...
tempted
tempted lacking the energy to completely fall seems better to just be lonely watch the stars shine by myself greet the moon with no one’s name on my tongue red heat coiled in my belly displays my lies for my mind to see bottle up what i’m feeling each...
snapshot
picture me when you’re thinking of leaving buried alive by your plans sand is drowning me you’re pulling me down don’t need this kind of help i walk a crooked path live in a twisted house i spiral sideways through the shaded rooms whichever moon rises will guide me...
impossible
i really hate this part of the night that comes before the dawn when the lights are out and the moon is gone and yesterday’s sun is a bitter memory when it’s cold and the crickets are asleep when no one else is awake and i can weep and...
unbound
forever ended much too soon how do you propose i try force a smile onto my face and pretend to be happy seem surprised at my lack of tears
dark spell 4/15/12
prayers spoken hollow words for the ones who were led astray singing softly deeply freely these caged birds pleading for prey wave of blood crashing over flesh and bone anew atone repent to sin no more these bells do toll for you awaken child go forth and cry
hunger/pain 4/6/12
yawning abyss barely contained inside howling emptiness won’t be denied narrowly defined this prickling behind my eyes walk in caution slither around in disguise battle with destiny curse and weep over fate
Born Under a Bad Sign part 12 – final
I can tell by the warmth on my face that it’s morning. Or daylight, at least. I try to snuggle deeper into my pillow but my body is screaming at me to wake up. Slowly, I lift my eyelids – – and howl with injury as the sunlight scalds...
Born Under a Bad Sign part 3
I awaken with a painfully full bladder in a darkness so thick that, for a few panicked seconds, I think that I am either blind or still asleep. My body hurts from sleeping in a strange position, and my head feels like I have a jackhammer embedded in my...
BEWARE part 14 FINAL
Marianna trembled violently, furiously denying the scene she saw before her. Cold water ran through her veins as the impact of her actions slapped her in the face. She had orchestrated the death of her only child, and to what end? The monster she feared still walked the realm....
BEWARE part 13
“That’s-that’s not true,” Xia croaked. She shook her head from side to side. “That can’t be true.” She stole a glance at her grandmother, and was dismayed to see a furious expression marring the old woman’s face. “You dare speak of this?” Marianna thundered. The Child only chuckled. “Grandmother?”...
BEWARE part 12
“Granddaughter?” Rei blurted from her position on the floor. She rose and placed her hands on her hips. “What is this nonsense? Old Woman! What are you saying?” She stepped closer to the raised platform, frowning. “Not now, Rei,” Marianna snapped. “Why not now? Have you betrayed us, Old...
BEWARE part 11
Xia felt her back stiffen, and the crackling lighter faded from her fingertips. She trembled violently, and swayed where she stood. The Other was here, in this room? The Child smirked. “Marianna Iskandra. You have found us, I see, you have found us. But there is nothing that you...
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