Crystol Woods Poet Couplet

Whispering Corpses

    These feelings, thought long forgotten, awoke and raised their ugly heads.
Whispering your words and seeing into my consciousness; this vacant glare of the dead. 

Pain cups it's gnarled hands, corpse breath hot and dry against my ear,
Reminding me of promises longed for but now I'm loath to hear.

I've done the tedious, hateful work, that's taken so long;
To forget about you, about us, and move on…

Yet…
…Once again I reluctantly see, with the 20/20 vision of my minds eye, 
that time long ago when only secrets smothered our sighs. 

No eternity but our surrender,
No Divinity we haven't sought,
No Heaven but this love,
No Hell but this want.

My heart didn't break, it was destroyed by you.
It didn't shatter on its own, no, you tore my heart in two.

You're a murderer, a cannibal, you are Dr.Jekyll and you are Hyde…
No, my Heart didn't just break …, you consumed it, beating and alive. 

God created my soul but you thought yourself a better god…
You'd made yourself a mask and no one knew you were a fraud. 

Then you molded me like clay and made me exactly what you wanted me to be.
You bowed my head on my shoulders only able to look up to nod, and agree. 

You got to me early, before time had time to harden or dry it out.
Keeping the clay moist with vows of forever and never even carving a mouth. 

But it was my heart you played with…how'd you make me love you with all my soul?
Wearing your mask of charisma, a star shining bright with light you stole. 

You became my everything and so the sin seemed nothing to compare.
And your position of power as my spiritual guide striped me completely bare…

Striped away my will, 
         my voice, my choices, 
               Then you disappeared, 
                                     leaving only
                                         bitter truth and these 
                                                    whispering corpses.

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Beatrix Macabre July 12, 2024 at 5:03 AM I rather enjoyed this read, thank you for sharing Crystol Woods July 12, 2024 at 6:31 AM Hey wow thanks! I'm honored! Xo

John Lawless July 9, 2024 at 11:16 AM I sense a deeper pain, more of a soul sickness lingering in the shadows of a fraudulent guide become the darkness he professed to free you from.....but that's just me. A magnificent cathartic write Crystal Crystol Woods July 9, 2024 at 6:03 PM I added audio of me reading this in case you'd like a second look... no obligation tho! Crystol Woods July 9, 2024 at 11:29 AM You got it John, for sure. I hate to even give him a lithe spot light with this and another poem I wrote, but it has reared it's ugly head and must be vanquished with words. Ty for your comments and interpretation!! Xo

Ink Empress July 9, 2024 at 10:44 AM What a poignant and profound write this is dear crystol! I felt this poem deeply! Especially “My heart didn't break, it was destroyed by you. It didn't shatter on its own, no, you tore my heart in two.” Soul hitting! So moving! So much depth in this emotive write! Pleasure reading this! Sending you light Crystol Woods July 9, 2024 at 6:03 PM added audio of me reading this in case you'd like a second look... no obligation tho! Crystol Woods July 9, 2024 at 11:35 AM How Hao I am that this poem I didn't want to write has touched another! I'm grateful you told me so I can feel the healing of letting this go out into the world and it of my heart and head! Thank you for the light! A better gift is hard to find. <3<3