Robert Lindley Poet Free verse

Darkness Wraps My Pain

Darkness Wraps My Pain


I was born to this flesh 
A slayer in pain 
No regret, no remorse 
Gold and pleasure my gain 
I never wanted love 
Nor did I want joy 
I found death a trip 
Where I once was open
Now I hide in darkness 
A slayer of souls
Seeker of agony on all
Ageless shadows grace
My tomb within hell's
Ripping dungeons that
Eat the screams of
Torn bodies and cut
Out hearts scattered on 
The blood soaked floors
I was born a slayer 
A slayer that delights
In agony wrapped in anguish
his, hers , yours
give me a choice I
chose all.....

Robert Lindley
05, 23 1980

note: This is from long ago.
A very dark time in my life.
Must have been wasted because
no ryhme.. lol

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Arthur Vaso October 14, 2014 at 4:48 PM I might add here, having read the comments, writing of sadness, depression, dark times, well how can I say, expressing these feelings is the best way to bring in the light, and getting to better days, by sharing we know we are not alone!

Arthur Vaso October 14, 2014 at 4:45 PM I keep forgetting to actually press that darn rating button!!! LOL

Arthur Vaso October 14, 2014 at 4:44 PM I have to disagree here Robert, this poem flows and is full of emotion raw and true, the only waste would have been you not posting it, this is an A7 for sure!!!

Debbie Guzzi October 1, 2014 at 2:39 PM Yes this is no longer you! Robert write of what you SEE around you. Light & Love

Pandita Sietesantos September 13, 2014 at 3:37 PM Robert, I am so impressed with the way that you describe this dark time! Sometimes we try to forget times like these or shut them away in the recesses of our minds, but as Kelly said, it can be so therapeutic to articulate them in writing. And you have done so in an superlative way! Thank you for sharing this gem with us! Pandita

James Fraser September 4, 2014 at 2:19 PM No matter how we've lived, either way, right or wrong, it's never wasted. It must have been a Dark Abyss, Robert. Great write, my kinda poetry, James :)

Kelly Deschler September 3, 2014 at 1:22 AM I have been through dark times in my life, so I understand how expressing your emotions through this kind of writing can be very therapeutic.... Really great work, my friend. An amazingly intense poem!