memories of mists
haze of what was real
and what was all imagination
lies
truth
neither are black or white
the world is shades of grey
I wrap them around me
comforting me in their confusion
the hum of what-ifs a lullaby
ears close
eyes shut tightly
trying to ignore the scream of others
telling you to pick a side
don't they know?
there are no sides
it's all just one big spiral
circles within circles
staring long enough
you can't even tell which is more important
the line itself
or the spaces in between
Oh my god...yes....very very brilliant you are...ohhh such work sends chills up my spine!!!!!! please, I beg of you to fill my mind with more beauty of your words.
A View into the Fading Darkness
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, Feb 21 2005 01:24 AM
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 04:59 AM
An ache
A dull pain always there
pierced by sudden bursts of flame
searing the soul
wanting to let it burn forever
let the flames engulf the pain with heat
it burns down to embers
but the fire never goes out
nor does the pain
they lay in wait till they can flare up again
A dull pain always there
pierced by sudden bursts of flame
searing the soul
wanting to let it burn forever
let the flames engulf the pain with heat
it burns down to embers
but the fire never goes out
nor does the pain
they lay in wait till they can flare up again
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 06:06 AM
Very, very nice. I believe this is my new favorite. especially the line "comforting me in thier confusion"memories of mists
haze of what was real
and what was all imagination
lies
truth
neither are black or white
the world is shades of grey
I wrap them around me
comforting me in their confusion
the hum of what-ifs a lullaby
ears close
eyes shut tightly
trying to ignore the scream of others
telling you to pick a side
don't they know?
there are no sides
it's all just one big spiral
circles within circles
staring long enough
you can't even tell which is more important
the line itself
or the spaces in between
beautiful. very, very beautiful.An ache
A dull pain always there
pierced by sudden bursts of flame
searing the soul
wanting to let it burn forever
let the flames engulf the pain with heat
it burns down to embers
but the fire never goes out
nor does the pain
they lay in wait till they can flare up again
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 10:57 AM
mm the last one was delightful
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 06:47 PM
I wonder why it is so hard to write about happiness? Pain and suffering and loneliness are so easy. They pour onto the page in bright visions, letting the mind swirl... landing where ever the wave decides to cast them.
Perhaps happiness is so hard because it has been so long since I have been truely happy for more than a few moments. I used to think it would come back with the summer. For a while it did. Things would be brighter when the sun warmed the cement and cast all of the shadows away.
But then one year... happiness did not return with the seasons. It left me alone in a sea of mediocre emotions. Not really sad, but not really happy... just somewhere in the barren middle.
I think at first it was what I wanted... to live in the place where nothing could hurt me... not sadness or loss or pain. I dulled myself because I was too afraid of the pain of the unknwn. The only problem was, I dulled the feelings of everything. In getting rid of anger and hate and sorrow and pain... I also gave up happiness and joy.
Was it worth it? I have come to realize it was not. Almost as soon as I realized the price I was made to pay... I wanted to turn back.
However once a promise is made, a bargain struck, it is a long road back to where you started from. I still travel the broken and beaten trail. Following it through a dark haze, hoping that one day, hopefully soon, I will see the sun shining again. I think I might be getting closer, I think I might see the sun just peaking over the horizon.
At least I was able to keep one thing... I still have hope.
Perhaps happiness is so hard because it has been so long since I have been truely happy for more than a few moments. I used to think it would come back with the summer. For a while it did. Things would be brighter when the sun warmed the cement and cast all of the shadows away.
But then one year... happiness did not return with the seasons. It left me alone in a sea of mediocre emotions. Not really sad, but not really happy... just somewhere in the barren middle.
I think at first it was what I wanted... to live in the place where nothing could hurt me... not sadness or loss or pain. I dulled myself because I was too afraid of the pain of the unknwn. The only problem was, I dulled the feelings of everything. In getting rid of anger and hate and sorrow and pain... I also gave up happiness and joy.
Was it worth it? I have come to realize it was not. Almost as soon as I realized the price I was made to pay... I wanted to turn back.
However once a promise is made, a bargain struck, it is a long road back to where you started from. I still travel the broken and beaten trail. Following it through a dark haze, hoping that one day, hopefully soon, I will see the sun shining again. I think I might be getting closer, I think I might see the sun just peaking over the horizon.
At least I was able to keep one thing... I still have hope.
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 06:53 PM
Getting Away
I close my eyes
and the silence surrounds me
it screams so loud
I can't even think
the mind becomes an empty canvas
but just as white is the presence of everything
so is silence
the mind never stops running
I just become accustomed to the whir
not able to understand their calls
not wanting to
wanting to dive deeper into the silence
away from responsibility
I close my eyes
and the silence surrounds me
it screams so loud
I can't even think
the mind becomes an empty canvas
but just as white is the presence of everything
so is silence
the mind never stops running
I just become accustomed to the whir
not able to understand their calls
not wanting to
wanting to dive deeper into the silence
away from responsibility
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 07:38 PM
Wake up
a sigh
letting out a breath
you didn't know you were holding
a pout
mouth slipping downwards
without even noticing
eyes staring
off into nothingness
deep within the self
SNAP
head up
shoulders back
eyes alert
heart beating rapidly
looking around
you realize
it was all in your head
a sigh
letting out a breath
you didn't know you were holding
a pout
mouth slipping downwards
without even noticing
eyes staring
off into nothingness
deep within the self
SNAP
head up
shoulders back
eyes alert
heart beating rapidly
looking around
you realize
it was all in your head
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 07:44 PM
Storm
Roll of thunder rumbling all the way to the center of being
lightening flashing in the eyes
a silent storm
brewing
tumbling in the mind
in the spirit
in the soul
waiting to be heard by all surrounding
yet traveling as quickly as the wind
blowing from the west
from the land of the dead
not sure how to express itself to the living
Roll of thunder rumbling all the way to the center of being
lightening flashing in the eyes
a silent storm
brewing
tumbling in the mind
in the spirit
in the soul
waiting to be heard by all surrounding
yet traveling as quickly as the wind
blowing from the west
from the land of the dead
not sure how to express itself to the living
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 10:47 PM
ahh I like storm...ive thought about something like that in my head before...
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 04:26 AM
lovely new poetry, and I enjoyed the essay. Its so true of all too many of us.
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:24 AM
Welcome Back
back into old habits
back into the way things were
yet
something feels different
something has changed
I have changed
I try to ignore it
to be the person they think I am
the person I was
if wishing were to make it so
would I dare to wish
or would it all end up a nightmare
instead of the fairytale
back into old habits
back into the way things were
yet
something feels different
something has changed
I have changed
I try to ignore it
to be the person they think I am
the person I was
if wishing were to make it so
would I dare to wish
or would it all end up a nightmare
instead of the fairytale
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:28 AM
The nightmare could be the fairytale you're waiting for...cause trust me...some do end good...and the nightmares are only the bgining of a life so worth living.
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:30 AM
Beautiful oblivion
surrounded in a warm embrace
soft whispers in my ear
no dreams
no nightmares
nothing at all
except the constant rush
that turns to a sweet lullaby
singing you to sleep
surrounded in a warm embrace
soft whispers in my ear
no dreams
no nightmares
nothing at all
except the constant rush
that turns to a sweet lullaby
singing you to sleep
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:33 AM
mmm that was beautiful...I can feel exactly as you describe it..that takes a lot of talent...and which you have much of
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:36 AM
Thank you for the compliments SaveMySanity. You are a very avid reader of many it seems, with very quick responses.
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Posted 26 February 2005 - 02:46 AM
*smiles* well I love to read what others have...it inspires me greatly. I intend to read everyones work on dark whispers by this summer. Or at least I will try. I have quick responses only on weekends and during this past week my dear, I am off of school heehhe I am very glad of this as well but come monday you will see I will have drifted to only saying a few words here and there. But I do try to make sure all of those who are talented understand that I love reading their works and I will always be around to do so.
~Emz
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 03:18 AM
Faith
something not everyone has
in others
in themselves
in a higher power
something most tend to strive for
they want to take the step
trust that they will land on solid ground
that there will be an arm to steady them
all things will end up
the way they are supposed to
but sometimes
the way things are supposed to be
is not the way we want them to be
something not everyone has
in others
in themselves
in a higher power
something most tend to strive for
they want to take the step
trust that they will land on solid ground
that there will be an arm to steady them
all things will end up
the way they are supposed to
but sometimes
the way things are supposed to be
is not the way we want them to be
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 09:17 AM
the way things are supposed to be
is not the way we want them to be
The sad but utter truth....
is not the way we want them to be
The sad but utter truth....
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 03:38 PM
very nice. I know its a bit late, but the last untitled one... #33, I really enjoyed. hope you have a good week Ma'am.
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Posted 27 February 2005 - 06:39 PM
stength lies embedded
gentle as a whisper
steady as the sun
caution making them hesitant
allowing so much to come
from two small parts
such an integral part
to each individual
holding them up
reaching them out
grasping for others
hidden away to keep them from idleness
pointing a finger
raising a fist
holding them up
empty to the word
All this in a hand
a simple little hand
that can grasp one fleeing
or push one away
can caress them with a touch
or rake them with pain
such a powerful tool
to express emotion
to lift up the fallen
and embrace them fully
gentle as a whisper
steady as the sun
caution making them hesitant
allowing so much to come
from two small parts
such an integral part
to each individual
holding them up
reaching them out
grasping for others
hidden away to keep them from idleness
pointing a finger
raising a fist
holding them up
empty to the word
All this in a hand
a simple little hand
that can grasp one fleeing
or push one away
can caress them with a touch
or rake them with pain
such a powerful tool
to express emotion
to lift up the fallen
and embrace them fully
