The Scare

Tragedies openly stir,
Clouds of horror and deaths beckons,
With dreams transforming into nightmares,
Nightmares flaming out shadows fire,
Shadows fire relentlessly torture,
Oh yes indeed, emotional torture remains a venom to swallow,
Yet this remains a known, unknown.

Death is made a necessary option,
With the heart overshadowed by darkness
And senselessness hallmarked in life,
While the odd is virtually visible in everything,
Rendering the future wobbly towards itself.

An abode is made in darkness,
Companion in fear,
A temporary solution is gladly-handed in alcohol,
And entrusted with a permanent solution, is death.

Though darkness abounds inwardly,
Happiness thrives to spread on. 
A deception of life is revealed,
Perplexity is helplessly endured,
And salvaging the fallen world is far from reach.
Yet, the sermon emphasizes the tip of the iceberg.

And death, found to be invisible
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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February 16, 2016 at 2:50 PM
AUGUSTINE A. HARUN JNR., Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
Mehta Avatar
June 30, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Very profound and thoughtful expressions on death , Augustine
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July 1, 2011 at 1:40 AM
THANKS DR. RAM
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June 27, 2011 at 4:56 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Augustine. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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June 24, 2011 at 9:12 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. so enjoyed reading your creative poetry so amazing.. enjoy the site as u continue to share words with luv..
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July 1, 2011 at 1:38 AM
THANKS DR. I
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June 30, 2011 at 4:53 PM
THANKS LINDA I AM JUST ABOUT READING YOUR POEMS
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June 30, 2011 at 4:53 PM
THANKS LINDA I AM JUST ABOUT READING YOUR POEMS
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June 30, 2011 at 4:53 PM
THANKS LINDA I AM JUST ABOUT READING YOUR POEMS
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