Submissions by The_Darkness_Insid
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Darkness only exists because of light. In order to destroy the darkness, you must destroy the light you hold so dear. The light can only protect you for so long. Either accept the darkness or perish to it.
LOVE POEM
Published
Today 1:33am
Today 1:33am
Ocean
I never really gave much thought to the ocean
You'd rarely find me at the beach
It existed in its own space outside of my daily routine
I neither liked or disliked it
It simply was
That has changed
I have come to the conclusion that the ocean can go fuck itself
I would swim to the bottom and pull the plug
Watch it drain out of existence
Were it possible
The world would undoubtedly burn
I would be sat next to you roasting marshmallows
Holding you in my arms
Happily...into oblivion
...
You'd rarely find me at the beach
It existed in its own space outside of my daily routine
I neither liked or disliked it
It simply was
That has changed
I have come to the conclusion that the ocean can go fuck itself
I would swim to the bottom and pull the plug
Watch it drain out of existence
Were it possible
The world would undoubtedly burn
I would be sat next to you roasting marshmallows
Holding you in my arms
Happily...into oblivion
...
#bittersweet
#frustration
#happiness
#loneliness
#relationships
30 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
20th May 2024 2:03am
20th May 2024 2:03am
Lay Down Your Guns
Fighting this war for so long
That Ive forgotten what im fighting for
So focused on staying strong
That I don't know who I am anymore
Lay down your guns
A soldier is my identity
Marching into battle as expected
A steadfast intensity
A body count I have collected
Lay down your guns
There is no peace in war
Then what am I fighting for?
Who is keeping score?
Loyal to this oath I swore
Lay down your guns
A final enemy remains across the field
Its either him or me
His...
That Ive forgotten what im fighting for
So focused on staying strong
That I don't know who I am anymore
Lay down your guns
A soldier is my identity
Marching into battle as expected
A steadfast intensity
A body count I have collected
Lay down your guns
There is no peace in war
Then what am I fighting for?
Who is keeping score?
Loyal to this oath I swore
Lay down your guns
A final enemy remains across the field
Its either him or me
His...
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfHarm
#war
92 reads
13 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th May 2024 1:03pm
19th May 2024 1:03pm
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
You're right, I admit it
This is why I need you here
This is what happens
When I let people get near
I fall into this trap
Time and time again
But you are always real
You never play pretend
As much as it pains me
To have to admit
I need you to step in
Help me forget
I talk bad about you
Make you the bad guy
But the truth is
Im the only one that makes me cry
Forgive me and come back
I won't spurn you again
Im admitting to you now
I need...
This is why I need you here
This is what happens
When I let people get near
I fall into this trap
Time and time again
But you are always real
You never play pretend
As much as it pains me
To have to admit
I need you to step in
Help me forget
I talk bad about you
Make you the bad guy
But the truth is
Im the only one that makes me cry
Forgive me and come back
I won't spurn you again
Im admitting to you now
I need...
#BestFriend
#dark
#forgiveness
81 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th May 2024 1:23pm
18th May 2024 1:23pm
Today
What will today bring?
What will today have in store?
Will it be the same as yesterday?
And the day before?
And the day before?
Will I breakdown and retreat to the safety of the dark?
Will I try desparately to fill the emptiness with the mundane?
Will I meander aimlessly through an existence unable to keep my attention?
Will I flash fake smiles and exchange meaningless pleasantries with people I don't care about because they aren't you?
Will the minutes feel like eternities as I anticipate the time when my head...
What will today have in store?
Will it be the same as yesterday?
And the day before?
And the day before?
Will I breakdown and retreat to the safety of the dark?
Will I try desparately to fill the emptiness with the mundane?
Will I meander aimlessly through an existence unable to keep my attention?
Will I flash fake smiles and exchange meaningless pleasantries with people I don't care about because they aren't you?
Will the minutes feel like eternities as I anticipate the time when my head...
#confessional
#fear
#MyInspiration #SelfReflection
#MyInspiration #SelfReflection
78 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th May 2024 2:11am
18th May 2024 2:11am
Am I Allowed?
I miss
The way you keep a goofy smile plastered across my face
How you make me laugh uncontrollably until my sides hurt
I miss
The way that time seems to have no rules when we talk
Feeling like you are there sharing my day with me
How this empty hole inside of me disappears
I miss
The peace that you bring to my soul
The calmness that you bring to my mind
I havent had this feeling in a long time
This beautiful ache
It is overwhelming in the most wonderful way
I miss you...
The way you keep a goofy smile plastered across my face
How you make me laugh uncontrollably until my sides hurt
I miss
The way that time seems to have no rules when we talk
Feeling like you are there sharing my day with me
How this empty hole inside of me disappears
I miss
The peace that you bring to my soul
The calmness that you bring to my mind
I havent had this feeling in a long time
This beautiful ache
It is overwhelming in the most wonderful way
I miss you...
#confusion
#emptiness
#loneliness
88 reads
11 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
16th May 2024 9:41pm
16th May 2024 9:41pm
What Lurks Beneath
Sitting in this room alone again
The tears cannot be stopped
Walking on air for multiple days
How quickly my mood has dropped
Pushing away a little at a time
A master at this game
Hounded by the guilt i feel
Wrapped up in this shame
I showed too much of what lurks within
What made me think I could?
No one can bear this weight of darkness
No one ever should
I cannot share this part of me
It leaves ruin within its wake
She won't become another victim
I can't make that...
The tears cannot be stopped
Walking on air for multiple days
How quickly my mood has dropped
Pushing away a little at a time
A master at this game
Hounded by the guilt i feel
Wrapped up in this shame
I showed too much of what lurks within
What made me think I could?
No one can bear this weight of darkness
No one ever should
I cannot share this part of me
It leaves ruin within its wake
She won't become another victim
I can't make that...
#dark
#disappointment
#sadness
108 reads
23 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th May 2024 10:31pm
15th May 2024 10:31pm
Your Turn To Listen
Theres a banging at the door
But i refuse to let you in
Ive given you so much of me
This time you will not win
Fuck these thoughts and all your lies
Im doing this for me
You won't distort this happiness
I will not let that be
All my life Ive given in
Ive let you have control
The monster I created
By letting you feed off of my soul
But she frightens you, I sense the fear
Your desparation shows
As your grip on me begins to wane
The stronger our bond grows.
Im not running this time
I...
But i refuse to let you in
Ive given you so much of me
This time you will not win
Fuck these thoughts and all your lies
Im doing this for me
You won't distort this happiness
I will not let that be
All my life Ive given in
Ive let you have control
The monster I created
By letting you feed off of my soul
But she frightens you, I sense the fear
Your desparation shows
As your grip on me begins to wane
The stronger our bond grows.
Im not running this time
I...
#friendship
#myself
#SelfReflection
88 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th May 2024 00:36am
15th May 2024 00:36am
Who Are You?
Its strange how someone can come into your life
And feel like they've been there forever
How you can feel so comfortable
And hold back nothing whatsoever
Hours pass by in what seems like a moment
Time weaving and shifting around you
Laughing, smiling and feeling human
A break from the darkness you are bound to
How they can know just what you need
When you havent the slightest clue
Taking aim at the the unbreakable
With words that slice right through
Making you wonder "who is this person?" ...
And feel like they've been there forever
How you can feel so comfortable
And hold back nothing whatsoever
Hours pass by in what seems like a moment
Time weaving and shifting around you
Laughing, smiling and feeling human
A break from the darkness you are bound to
How they can know just what you need
When you havent the slightest clue
Taking aim at the the unbreakable
With words that slice right through
Making you wonder "who is this person?" ...
#admiration
#friendship
#support
123 reads
23 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th May 2024 5:08pm
14th May 2024 5:08pm
More
What is this I feel?
Its hard to explain
Its like walking in the sun
While dressed for the rain
Theres a quiet in my mind
But I'm tensed for the fight
Like a calm before the storm
It doesn't feel right
Doors being opened
Without the slightest hesitation
Access being given
Without indepth examination
I feel...good
Cant believe I'm saying that
Weightless and at ease
Still waiting for combat
Can I put the weapons down?
Let go of this war?
This battles all Ive ever known
Can...
Its hard to explain
Its like walking in the sun
While dressed for the rain
Theres a quiet in my mind
But I'm tensed for the fight
Like a calm before the storm
It doesn't feel right
Doors being opened
Without the slightest hesitation
Access being given
Without indepth examination
I feel...good
Cant believe I'm saying that
Weightless and at ease
Still waiting for combat
Can I put the weapons down?
Let go of this war?
This battles all Ive ever known
Can...
#confusion
#myself
#SelfReflection
103 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th May 2024 12:40pm
12th May 2024 12:40pm
Mom
I dont blame you for what happened
I know you tried your best
Fighting with your own demons
Set forth upon a quest
To find the love you never knew
So desparate you became
Yet every man you came across
Turned out to be the same
A little girl grew up too fast
You didn't have a choice
The very man that gave you life
Also stole your voice
So many times I wished that I
Could take that pain away
Lead you to that which you seek
Make everything OK
I understand your demons
I walk with them...
I know you tried your best
Fighting with your own demons
Set forth upon a quest
To find the love you never knew
So desparate you became
Yet every man you came across
Turned out to be the same
A little girl grew up too fast
You didn't have a choice
The very man that gave you life
Also stole your voice
So many times I wished that I
Could take that pain away
Lead you to that which you seek
Make everything OK
I understand your demons
I walk with them...
#forgiveness
#mother
#son
90 reads
16 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
12th May 2024 3:46am
12th May 2024 3:46am
The Ledge
The lows are getting lower
The highs not quite as high
Can't stop myself from bottoming out
No matter how hard I try
The darkness unrelenting
Pushing me to the edge
Taking til theres nothing left
I can't back off this ledge
How much can i handle?
Before I just give in
Grant the darkness what it wants
Commit my final sin
Its drawing nearer every day
Deaths waiting close at hand
I feel the cold grip on my throat
This is my final stand
Im here now ready to accept
Too willing to submit...
The highs not quite as high
Can't stop myself from bottoming out
No matter how hard I try
The darkness unrelenting
Pushing me to the edge
Taking til theres nothing left
I can't back off this ledge
How much can i handle?
Before I just give in
Grant the darkness what it wants
Commit my final sin
Its drawing nearer every day
Deaths waiting close at hand
I feel the cold grip on my throat
This is my final stand
Im here now ready to accept
Too willing to submit...
#dark
#death
#despair
#emptiness
#suicide
156 reads
9 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
11th May 2024 11:32pm
11th May 2024 11:32pm
Suffering
#dark
#death
#despair #suicide
#despair #suicide
86 reads
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