Darksome Poems - Poems about Darksome

The Lake

...The Lake.....

lies… still,
a glistening sheet of tin foil,
shimmering in a cold-eyed wind.

At night
the lake still... lies… still;
a coffin with lid screwed light-tight.

On occasion, the...

a seaman's life

...A seaman's life

Looking at the map, I have been to most countries 
that have seaports but no time to explore work  had
to be done whether it was Monday or Sunday
I have crossed many seas. The P...

Reigndrops Rize

...Raindrops Rise

When the sunrise goes extremely high…
Raindrops rise in the baby-blue sky
When the sunset goes way down,
Raindrops paint an upside down frown

When the sunrise
Makes the raind...

Ascending, Harmonious Jubilance I cherish most

...A run-on sentence, free verse/rhyme poem…

Baptizing myself miraculously in the benevolent, bubbly bathtub…playing in the cleansing water like a beloved cub
Rubbing my blitheless, blessed body wit...

The Breeze at Ease - with hardly any difficultiez

...Driven insane by sorrow, there’s no tomorrow to cure it…
Honestly, I’m in vain and so guilty…feeling way less than legit…
I’m holding you close in my optimism and its memories along with it
Torn a...

abysSal dreadfulnesS

...I don’t feel good at this
I’m feeling so hopeless
I need some happiness
I’m feeling dread instead
I’ve been consuming sorrowful bread
I’ve been feeling rather dead

I want to repent of being s...

Just Make it Simple for Me

...Love without trust is but a mere lust
I wish I could touch you, but you’re just dust
It’s a must to count my blessings in the making
I was wrong to trust you and it’s heart breaking

You are sca...

Chimera

...A lion with a passion so ravenous
Unable to be satisfied by love
her bite of sensuality poisonous
She lives in her empty pit of self-love

this shepherd of men, her body of goats
who yearn to b...

Grimacing Grief

...Consuming happiness to the point of no return, no return
I let the fires in my bosom burn on and on and on
Resuming on with my gladness, smiling — now, it’s your turn
To shine on like the sun in t...

On This Grayish, Black and White Day

...She runs 
to top the hill 
and listen for songbirds.  
On this grayish, black and white scene, 
there are only crows in the sky, screeching 
like a hawk who has eyed a snake. 
What is that rust...

Apple of My Eye Darling Daughter Numero Deux Gifted Me

...Apple of my eye darling daughter numero deux gifted me...

Twenty four years ago –
February 4th, 2023,
whose existence begat 
by this dada and da mama aye
revel in your bursting at figurative 
...

My Uncanny Sighs of Distress and the Tears of Tribulation

...I’m in distress
I can’t express
How I feel deep down inside
This feeling is a terrible tide
How do I impress
Everyone here in excess?
I’m just here to simply abide
By God’s Law, I don’t subsid...

Forever Flow

...1.
The clouds flew in embrace with the wind,
In occassions many, they came together,
To bless the land with manna dew and
To bring to rest the flames of the heart,
To call to the winter moon and...

The Circle of Death

...Inspired by Disturbed’s songs…

We are the animal inside my soul, my soul
We are the animal, so crack open my skull
We are going insane inside our wearisome brain
When will we be sane again? Is ...

The Remedy of Relief

...I’d be the only one to save me
To heal me completely, to set me free
Set me free from despondency
Wish you’d understand me, baby

I’m patiently a wanderlust boy
In a world full of angst and joy...

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