Submissions by Athenor

I hold this tiny worm in my hands
Its fuzzy and soft and has grand plans

One day it will become a moth
No longer alone or afraid or lost

But right now it’s just a caterpillar
That thinks I want to kill her

In a few days she will be a cocoon
My sadness grows, she can’t leave so soon

A month goes by and my baby hatches
She is covered in rainbow patches of silver and gold

I never would have believed you if you told me
That she would be so beautiful in her morning tree

I watch her dry her wings
And then I listen to...

kuddos to whomever can figure out what 2 things this is about


Bright lights on an endless night
Too scared to run or fight
Send the moon a fleeting glance
This may be the your one last chance

the pressure is increasing on the right
this could be your last breath here tonight
the drugs are beginning, count back from three
in just a moment child you will be free.

the pain is gone, the fear and fright
next to the layer of fire and light,
rhythm is increasing at a steady rate
this could be more than fancy and fate

the...

I find more people will read if its lude
They like to think of rape murder and nudes

More comments are made if it is explicit
They seem to elicit more of a “Jiminy Cricket!”

there are more entries in the dark category
than any allegory in any previous inventory

they seem to bring forth the demons within,
how ‘bout we do some navel-staring with them?

reach deep in our souls and find the seed of evil, lust, and greed
and then you’ll see, why people click on the YES for their ravenous need

The young one cries but who can hear
The supposed protector is near and here

The light of a candle blown out at night
The muffle cries of an endless plight

The nightmares are reality
A shame of which none can see

The knots are tied and broken thus
To whom do we blame the broken trust?