Stillborn

Welcome to this darkened earth,
brightened, briefly, by your birth.
But soon enough covered again
by darkness born from souls of men.
We have left ourselves forsaken,
ghoulish rituals partaken.
New life eclipsed by endless death,
nightmares live in every breath.
Your vibrant eyes won't light for long,
degenerate from weak to strong.
Enter life and enter death,
exit light with every breath.
But soon you'll see the darkness of the soul,
never seeing any light, fall into the abyssal hole.
Drowning in the darkness of our strife,
cuts short your nonexistant life
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
May 5, 2012 at 9:28 PM
So sad for this still born. Good writing, Syd. Congrats in the contest.
Poet Avatar
May 4, 2012 at 11:14 AM
A heartfelt poem by you Syd.Congrats on your win.
Brown Avatar
May 4, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Congratulations on your placement in "Contest 174" Syd. Love, Carol
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