Caught

Betwixt precipice and abyss as wolfs come running.
My compass for escape has been twisted by years, bent to my own wants and, desires.
The wind whispers, "a special place in hell awaits" 
My only hope, is promise of grace. Yet I hesitate as a voice laughingly states "you're not worthy, forgiveness is not in your fate.."
I feel the bite of the wolf, as the addiction takes hold. I've surrendered unto the abyss, my dark hopeless soul.
My light of redemption, is the match under the spoon. Love debased to lust, truth to a dupe.
As I slip yet again under the needles slumber, I wonder; is there but one that will help me to recover...

By Anonymous

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The Fallen Soldier

The corners of our love were naked and bare,
Is that not how it is supposed to be?
Chaos, rage, madness filled my soul,
Burning a fire deep within me.

To the God above the skies,
In an enclosed shell my heart lies,
To which none has the key to enter,
Except for the one who lived the longest in its center.

Will I ever get it back?
My heart forgot to follow its rhythmic track,
It drives me insane, inch by inch,
The beats are unruly and wild,
But feed my ocean with a love so different,
Calming the waves to be sweet and mild.

Oh how insensitive you are to my madness, dear lover,
At least show some sympathy for your fallen soldier?

By Aima Zaheer
Website: http://theserenespirituality.blogspot.com/

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Best Friend

She was a shield of armour in war.
She was the soul to spirit.
She was a key to my mystery. 
She was a support to my middle finger meant for jerks.
She was a plan of sweet and salted memories packed together.
She is my yet another small family;
Without her existence, 
My life will seem like a nest without birds.
She nurtures my emotional being.
She is a support system for my thrilling adventurous deeds.
She builds a path for me for becoming a paradisaic person.
She is nonetheless,
The soul to my life,
My best friend.

By Nandini Goel

Website: http://nanidiction.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nanidiction/
 

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Bear-in Garden

The grievances I bear
Roar in their magical cages
The powers with which I’ve imbued the locks
Cannot be undone by mages

Sages have attempted for ages
To release me from these pages
But the script remains intact
This actor just an artifact

Fact or fiction?
I feel the friction
My wrists yanking on the cuffs
But have I had enough?

Hands of fire
I desire
Liar I am not
This actor plays true the plot

But the plot begins to swell
As I close the gates of hell
Too much heat was escaping my mind
And I demand it hotter!

With the closing of the gate
Those chained around me suffocate
But I’m still freezing
This lukewarm heat ain’t appeasing

My desire to burn it all
Midas’ touch after the fall
End it now or should I stall

Wait
Wait
Wait
Here comes a fresh meal on my plate

I have never tasted such an exquisite flesh before
It satiates all desire arising from my core

With each successive bite
Images flood my being
From the moment time began
What are these visions I am seeing?

Now I remember
I remember it all
I dismembered the King
But I couldn’t devour his Call

For his seed he implanted inside of me
THAT MOTHER FUCKER WOULDN'T JUST LET ME BE!

Dead or not he owns this plot
His Fertile landscape, I DICTATE NOT!
And as his son what could be done
This garden I bear just ain’t no fun.

By Agni James

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The Dandelions

I broke the dandelions’ fragile stems
That loved to brush against my legs and feet,
And taking all my worldly wealth in gems,
I travelled London’s dark mysterious streets.

I walked the roads of Soho day and night
And revelled in each pleasure-giving gem.
I loved beneath lust’s satiating light
And ripped apart the swelling bosoms’ hem.

My money spent, a wind whipped down the sky
And hurled the huge clouds to a “winning” pitch.
I heard the dandelions begin to fly –
Their seedlings rising from each earth-brown ditch.

And how I missed them on my legs and feet,
And how I longed to watch them soar and flee
Down cloud-paths, lovelier than London streets,
Racing past cities to the fertile lea.

I rushed the tempest from my streaming eyes
And ran the miles that wound towards their throne.
I turned the corner – with a wild surprise
I saw them crushed, and could not find my home.

By Jonathan Finch
Website: https://www.amazon.com/author/finchjf
Twitter: JonathanFinch12
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writereflect123go/?ref=bookmarks

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I Don't Want You

I don’t want you if you can’t light a fire inside of my chest. If your presence doesn’t pepper words on my tongue then you’re not worth it. I need to see your soul laid bare at my feet before I can offer you a piece of my mind.

You should make me breathe conversations and question everything in existence. Cause me to rub the stardust from my eyes when I wake in the morning. Ask me why my heart beats and my cheeks fill with heat and what my third eye can see.

My energy is precious and I’m too tired to give it mistakenly. I haven’t the time for pleasantries and cordialities. If you can’t walk me across moonbeams and into the starlight then I don’t want you.

 By V. Mylynne Smith

Website: http://vmylynnesmith.wordpress.com

Twitter: vmylynne

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vmylynne/

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One Man's Karma

The dead man sits in the small room
without sustenance or light.
There are no books or windows.
He cannot speak, yet even if he could,
there is no one with whom to do so.

The only things he has been given are his memories,
Strong, vivid.
The only time he leaves this place
is when his soul enters another's body
at the height of their fear and agony.
He leaves again at the moment of their peaceful death,
Returns back here to relive what suffering has just occurred.
So many instances:
A black man lynched in Alabama,
An old Vietnamese woman torched alive in a hut,
A blind, one legged, starving Kabul child stepping on a land mine,
A Detroit three-year-old gunned down by cross-fire
while playing in the front yard,
A small, terrified terrier
being used for bait in a dog fight,
A 911 plane passenger,
Syria.

The karmic wheel spins for him.
It never slows, just ticks off each offense,
It holds no grudge, just reflects what is due to him.
It's scary how relentless and unforgiving
this wheel is to this man.
Wherever there is evil,
he has no power over it.
It controls him as he relives the horrors of others,
even beyond madness.
It's happening again.
He knows it's time,
The voice calls to him,
“Adolph, come.”

By Linda Imbler

Website: http://lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com

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Monster Called Anxiety

The monster on my back is called Anxiety

It’s an ugly monster that drags me down

It whispers in my ear,

It tells me that everything's not alright

I try to shrug the monster off

But some days it’s too powerful

It weighs me down

It makes me fear everything I see

I try to be strong but some days I’m just too weak

It breaks me down

It makes me think the worse out of life

It yells at me, it pounds my head

I can't shake it off, I don't know how to

I deal with the yelling and the pounding

Live my life with the monster on my back called Anxiety

Hoping one day I am able to free myself from it

 

By Made Line

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