Best Sadplaces Poems


Shapeless Man

The day will purge my darkest lies
Awake in myself, but asleep inside
The sun reflecting empty eyes
Igniting lost places within my mind

The night will never hold me still
Buzzing dark places that can not kill
The spiral of this endless pain
The spirit of darkness will rise again

The light reshapes what I’ve become
The shadows are torn as I’m undone
My body cold beneath those flames
No mercy for me; I have no name

More darkness crawling up my skin
The memories call, like burning sin
One word to rise in to the knight
A whisper of hate and I will fight

Again the sun is stealing sight
I will never sleep within this light
There’s such little truth for what I am
Constantly torn: the shapeless man
© Ian Petch  Create an image from this poem.

Hidden Places

Hidden places hold the truth
To what we feel inside
Hidden thoughts go unseen
From the pain we're trying to hide

Hidden places hold the lies
From promises long since broken 
Hidden chambers in our hearts
Hold every word that's spoken

Hidden places hide our dreams
Each time we close our eyes
Hidden hope falls to pieces
As it crumbles, then it dies

Hidden places hide our smiles
That we've forgotten how to use
Hidden trust becomes betrayal
For someone to abuse

When hidden places overflow
It tears our world apart
Hidden places now revealed
It shows a broken heart
© Larry Belt  Create an image from this poem.

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