Long Sad dark Poems

~~**This poem is super long, but it took me hours to write. I hope you all enjoy reading this as I have enjoyed writing it wholeheartedly.**~~

Awful anger expressed in verses
Didn’t give me blessings, but curses
I’m...

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“The Fallen”



Remote,
he sees himself 
in the reflection of cold close 
yet distant shop windows, 
his final journey along the 
Hard Time Road
walking alone, 
unforgiven, no home
for the rest of his natural life 
a million knives...

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(4.)
As Midnight Hours Call In More Darkened Hosts

Slow flows a river of doubt and regret
foaming its swirling eddies and sad pits
cavernous echoes one can not forget
nor withstand jagged cuts and hardest hits!

As sun retreats and...

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In New Haven, Lisa misses the sad, dark, city aesthetics of her hometown. Its crime podcast vibe, actinic crime-lighting and sirens in the distance, that lull her to sleep like lullabies. She has a disturbingly...

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She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. – Proverbs 3:15 (KJV)

A golden glow
Fell from her heart
Shadowing dreams
In inspiration and hope
Reaching beyond
This sad,...

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A young maiden fair and slender of great beauty and rose complexion
Was gathering wild flowers in a forest when an angel to her appeared
Gently she flew down and softly whispered in the virgin maiden’s ear
You...

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Turn all the lights off
I will sink into my sad, dark room
I do not want to see memories shared with you in this room
in every corner of my room, I can still scent you
I can...

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I set my eyes to this future of thine,
And I’ve always seen that one day it would be mine,
But all that it is running into a wall cryin’,
And all for lust, lying in suicide, dyin’,

And...

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Why does pain hurt,
Why does being restless evoke the mind to undergo seizures of human revoke, 
Why is the smile on my face plastic, I can feel it melt to the floor like drip drop,
Why...

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The sand pelts my skin, as it blows with the wind. The waves lap at my toes, once again and again. 
   All this beauty surrounds me, near this magical sea. But one thing just dumbfounds...

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Coincidence is the hope of a non-believer.


Living in a house, in the middle of nowhere,
No noise, no commotion, just lots of fresh air.
Oh isn't this the life? A perfect holiday,
A perfect time; to get away.


The...

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I sit alone in the forest among the grass and moss one day
I hoped to grasp fulfillment  in my heart and alone pray
I shut my eyes to see my surrounding about me
I felt suddenly...

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I go to a place of memories
  That haunt my vivid dreams
On a winding path I walk,
  The path is always there ;
Old oaks bend their branches,
   Of dripping leaves and...

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Return Of The Bright Red Sun
       (first half presented)

Dark Days
(Robert J. Lindley)

The Red Sun had hidden away for some years
no blood red to inspire with glowing sheen.
Back again, those...

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Part II - Iambic Tetrameter aabb rhyme

Part II

Concealed in dreams, revealed at dawn,
The dark brings demon things thought strong.
No morbid mood can now contain
Feigned pride residing there in pain.

The dreadful dark of dreams means fear,
As...

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Kali, Kali, Kali
She is the sated navy night
Swathed with soldering white stars 
Warm summer air, coastal dream

An unwavering fortune of 
deep, red Eden grapes
Hanging like drops of sweet wine

Shifting with dark leaves 
the balmy breeze
with...

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She slowly rises from her coffin
Making her way to the exit
The exit marks the beginning of this entity's solitary journey
Tears of blood stream down her face
Blood from all of the wars she has fought
An inquisitive...

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I know it’s wrong to ask but why me?
What have I done? I can't really see,
But you make it so easy for me to think evil,
So easy to make me be friends with the devil,
So...

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Abandoned soul lost in a tempestuous storm
Cascading raindrops stream down the window pane
Oblivious is she to her own mournful wailing
Leeches line up to lay claim on their investment
Darkness falls soundly, hollowing out the pit of...

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Sad dark brown eyes
I wish I could take away your pain
Bring a smile to your face once again
Thought we’d always be together
Now I know nothing lasts forever

Gentle tears freely fall
I’ve tried to help, but every...

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When Sweet And Soft Morn No Longer Calls Out,
Dedicated to my dear friend, Connie Marcum Wong

When heart is broken, ocean is drained
All becomes sad-blue, all life is stained
Dawn brings epic sorrows, no real relief
Ripped and...

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In the hush of dawn wild flowers bloom,
Blossoms mingle sweetly amongst the row of tombs;
Scents drift in the air setting free spring perfume,
The lovely flowers transcends the sad dark gloom.

A rainbow of colours swaying...

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In the dark moments of morning, as the sun is yet to rise
A faceless form awakens, inspiring chilling cries
It lurks within the darkness, while unaware, we sleep
As many then fall victim in the dormant hours...

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Depression is like the big, black spider,
Sitting upon its web, glistening with the very tears of my sorrow.
It lurks in the darkest of my thoughts,
And pierces my broken heart,
Penetrating, and leaking in its poison.
The fear...

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Sir Poet, Hold True To Thy Gifts Long Given


Sir poet, why hast thy broken thy true pen?
Are not thy words intended to help and heal?
Pray thee, returneth to world of gentle men,
Let both thy mind...

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