As I slip into the void of this endless black,
Stardust ignites the darkest night sky,
And though I want to I cannot ever go back,
To where our love once learned to fly.
Love seeps from curling words
into a floundering bloodstream,
While amongst the stardust fly birds
escaping farther upstream.
How could I have not seen
Your acidic tongue drips venom slow,
Your kiss concealed the poison between,
It all was lost within the glow.
Now I yearn for eternal rest
Amongst the stars and stardust,
My heart has ceased to beat in my chest,
While leaving you is still the hardest.
I forgive you
all the pain caused
I know it's not your fault
all the bitter words you've said
the pain you've carried
your bitter heart frozen
day after day
a dark cloud over head
old hurt and
deep sadness
has brought
poison to your speech
the last of light gone
now darkness rules,
I can't see it,
I can't hear it,
but i can feel
the acid as it drips from your tongue
I trace every move you make,
I trace every note you breathe.
But you're a Mozart in disguise
How could I ever compete?
Blind with tears and rage,
I compared myself to what seemed bulletproof,
All while my doubts built up inside,
Forming an invisible bruise.
I tried to be more like you
Though I knew it was no use.
I swallowed all your words,
Like bitter, sacred juice.
What once was admiration
Turned into unhealthy obsession.
I was far too lost,
Blind to your quiet imperfections.
I called it love, but it proved to be venom.
I tried to be you, all the same.
I wore your voice like a second skin
And on the way, I lost my name.
I wish I had seen earlier: I can never be you,
No matter how I chased your tone.
After all, your song must be your own
And mine must learn to stand alone.
The serpent's hiss, a venomous dart,
Is honest hate, a tear right to the heart.
But you, you whisper honeyed lies so sweet,
A camouflage, a cunning, cruel deceit.
You smile so wide, a painted mask of care,
While in your eyes, a chilling, vacant stare.
You pat my back, you offer words of praise,
And plant the seeds of doubt in countless ways.
The open foe, I know where they will strike,
Their hatred burns, a flickering, harsh light. I brace myself,
I steel against the blow, at least their malice, I can surely know.
But you, dear friend, are a viper in disguise,
Your poison spreads beneath my very skies.
You bleed me slowly, with a gentle touch,
A double-faced betrayer that's what you are.
You're the worst kind of hater, who likes to stay hidden behind closed walls,
You whisper made stories that should never be told.
I rather have an honest hater, though bitter, they are still truer, than hollow love, projected false by you.
I’m stranded in the desert,
Nowhere to run but through miles and miles of hot sand,
Nowhere to hide,
Yet I still look for shelter.
The hot sun beats on my back,
I feel myself burning,
And as soon as I take one more step,
I feel something under my burnt foot.
A violent hiss,
As if water touches a scalding pan,
I look down,
And I’m greeted with a coiled up serpent.
A shade of brown like that of dark chocolate,
Diamonds line its back,
Each one different from the last,
With two gleaming fangs.
I run for the hills,
Faster than I’ve ever run before,
I run and run and run,
And I finally escape the threat.
I bend down to catch my breath,
And I see the sand move under my feet,
A scorpion crawls out,
And 4 more follow.
They’re trying to sting me,
So I start running again,
The sun starts to set,
And I escape yet again.
As I lay my bruised and sore body down,
I hear a sound in the distance,
An owl sings a loud song,
And I know that I’m safe.
Many sat on the thrones with gilded lies,
Most of them spoke of honor, sure they wore disguise.
And fed us rot in a clenched fists, they took the seat!
Yet power bowed at greed’s own feet!
Oh God.. hear the people's cries, a distant hum…
The justice whispered, yet they STAYED NUMB!
All those promises built on hollow sand,
What a pity! A nation held in shackled hands!
How can we find the truth when wealth decides?
When JUSTICE FOLDS! and when SILENCE CAN BUY?
Remember, ‘A leader falls, but shadows stay!!
It will only be a cycle that spins, still, the people pay!
What a sad fact; how power blinded many eyes,
And how greed consumes the strongest minds.
How sorrowful! this selfish game made the nation fell!
History speaks, yet, I can’t believe, NO ONE feel shame!!!!
by MC_March 16, 2025 @10:17AM
My heart is full of pain
Because I made you cry
I promised I never would
That turned out to be a lie
I'm grateful I couldn't see you
Or the pain on your face
I'll count that as a blessing
That God showed me grace
Everything I said just worsened
And I could feel my heart breaking
Now you are having doubts about
The path this marriage is taking
I knew those words would hurt you
They never should have left my head
I'd give anything I could to take back
Each and every word that I said
Those words, they were like venom
Into the phone, then your heart
The only thing that they accomplished
Was tearing this marriage apart
Will this love that we share
Ever again feel the same way?
Will you trust me with your heart
The same as you did before today?
“I wish I could erase you,”
is what I said, the words spat like venom.
Spat like the poison in my veins.
He knew it was in my wine,
the belladonna that’s ruined my eyes.
There’s two of him, two broken smiles.
Did he want to kill me?
Did they force him?
“I wish you didn’t fall for me,” he croaked to my dying body.
And as I died, as sweet life
slipped between my fingers
like a fleeing butterfly,
his last words to me were;
“I would never erase you.”
When rage grips over me
Blood spouts to my head
Veins throb and pulsate with anger
My body trembles with fury
I am a stranger to myself
The demons take over me
My taipan tongue spits venom
That very few can tolerate
Never be swayed by a woman in need,
For "billing" is her constant creed.
"I'm hungry," "my gas is dry,"
Her words, a drain, a constant sigh.
Rescue not a woman from poverty's grasp,
For she'll seek escape, and leave at last.
Her heart, a calculator, cold and grey,
Values measured in economic way.
Survival tops feelings in her book,
A lady's love, a financial hook.
She seeks a man with deeper pockets still,
A richer partner, her heart's thrill.
No motherly love to nurture and mend,
Her regard for men, their financial trend.
Multiple suitors, a comparative game,
Her independence, a treasure to claim.
Few claim to help, but seek gain,
Interest and advantage, their aim.
Commanders, helpers, or so they say,
But men, beware, for you'll pay.
Men, work harder, be determined too,
Never look to a woman for help, 'tis true.
For in the end, it will go awry,
And leave you drained, with a heavy sigh.
Evil embodied,
Venomous words, speak poison,
She is the cancer.
A candlelit room, love's sweet embrace,
A romantic setup, a magical space.
Soft music playing, filling the air,
As they danced together, without a care.
Where love could blossom at its prime,
Where in candlelight, they might have dined,
In the midst of all, he fell off his dove—
Bitten by the venom of love.
In shadows deep, a heart did weep,
A lover's loss, a vow to keep.
In vengeance sworn, a deed was done,
Blood on hands 'neath moonlit sun.
For justice failed, or so he thought,
In sorrow's grip, his reason caught.
He sought to right a grievous wrong,
Yet now he stands, condemned, alone.
His love avenged, yet at what cost?
In chains he's bound, his freedom lost.
A murderer of another's pain,
Now he bears the mark of Cain.
In somber silence, he must dwell,
Within the depths of his own hell.
A tragic tale of love and strife,
A man condemned to spend his life.
Sitting in a void
Staring at vacant walls,
Imagining its myriad colors,
Reminiscing about the binding brilliance in life
Ah, the heart!
Such a terrible foe.
Futile perceptions of the past...
Mercilessly, all the vociferates are ignored.
The venom inoculated with such lethal fangs
I will have to bleed a river for it to find my existentialism.
Hate is venomous
Like snake hiding the bush,
Attack in a rush.
Behind Those Eyes
What’s behind those dark brown eyes?
A scheming mind, a selfish streak
Blaming others, with blatant lies
Words of scorn crammed in cheek
Emptied on a victim when confronted
Defensive beyond any other I’ve known
Dismissive, emphatic, if cover blown.
David Cox 13/09/23
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