Tarnishing Poems - Poems about Tarnishing

Moonlight

...
Where moon's light fears falls
a whisper of graveyard rust 
in breeze’s thin cold as rain. 
 
A pearl of frozen light 
still pond beyond the edge
shadows in the night bleed dark light
raven'...

You can't forget what you can't destroy

...Rip the sheets of comfort of their privileged bodies
Let the cold hit their skin
To feel the harsh reality of life 
Fed with safety and security
No longer will they be coddled by warmth
Whitenes...

You are an Echo

...You are the echo at the bottom of my Spotify playlist,
The song I forgot to delete but skip immediately,
Because it hurts too much to listen to.
You are the echo of a story not told by me,
Twisti...

Memory of death

...Once sanctuary.
The uninviting undertones bellow in mourning.
A soured fate.
They say the deads sleep is endless, as my toll chimes, wakeless.
Still unsighted eyes.
With sickly bloodshot yolk, c...

ezra's rebuttal's

...bishop's tossing, of laments progressings
tarnishing hardships laddling brittish peasants
americans in progrom, cowdarting songs
never the fervor, always the jelly jeans of '50 britain
Queen Kate...

BLACK BANNER II

...unfurling black flags

Where moon's light fear falls
A whisper of graveyard dust
In breeze’s, thin cold as sin. 
 
A pearl of frozen blight reflects 
The still pond beyond the edge
Shadows bl...

Vampiress Unmasked

...u play the part of death so well
The drama queen - welcome to home sweet hell
Ring a bell
Yeah I know your tell
Succubus nocturnal always on the make
Far too nefarious to suffer a mistake
Dress...

A Legacy of Forgotten Feats

...(The stage is dimly lit, with a single spotlight on the speaker, a wise and weary African leader. He stands, reflecting on his legacy)

My dear Africa, I rose like a lion, with Mandela's heart,
To...

Culpable

...Written for Ink Empress' 'Unwritten Absence' Poetry Contest. 

C(ulpa)ble

Your unwritten absence unravelled much 
Disrobing piteously your impure intent
Starkly exposing a ravaged soul as such...

Crossing a Storm

...Written: August 26, 2023
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Life's journey has ups and downs.
We strive and grow in harsh storms.
But be calm, dear soul—...

The Danger That Religion Presents Too Humanity

...In shadows deep around the world,
here and there where thoughts converge,
A poem stirs, with words emerge,
To shed light on the dangers found,
When religion's cloak is tightly bound.

Religion,...

Hallucinational

...Headaches and pains which I constantly feel
As I twist and turn throughout the night
Longing to conclude this vicious ordeal
Lacking the strength to win this fight
Until I remember that in order ...

Bts and Ats

...B.T.S
Before
Turning
Seventeen
Thought that being a teenager was the life
On top of the freakin world
Nothin can stop me
The seat of the throne
Social hierarchy is the one and only rule
All ...

The Book

...I found this little book 
inside my heart, much
to my surprise – in a place
secure, for faithful, searching
eyes...apparently having long
been there – a safe-space of refuge,
free from sighs – ...

God, If You'Re Listening

...God, if you're listening,

I haven't heard from you in a long time.
I thought we had a great thing going here, but my prayers have yet to be answered.
I know this sounds crazy, but I think that I...

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