Submissions by ConsequentialChaos
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Many of my poems are inspired by writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, and the notorious Poe. Anything dark and macabre is my forte. The subjects of my poems do not always reflect my emotions, rather it is me empathizing for others.
DARK POEM
Published
11th Oct 2023 1:49am
11th Oct 2023 1:49am
Everyday Is Halloween
A constant concern that is no afterthought
Living life, trapped in an eternal All Hallows Eve
For each have donned their masks
All the while, wiles remain hidden
Beautiful facades adorned with jewels of misdirection
The sly and cunning plot with conniving concentration
For their true intentions are hidden
But be not fooled, nor arrogant
Such as it is, place yourself in front of a mirror
That is when the true terror reveals itself
In the form of your own mask
For true terror lies not in what is known, but what is...
Living life, trapped in an eternal All Hallows Eve
For each have donned their masks
All the while, wiles remain hidden
Beautiful facades adorned with jewels of misdirection
The sly and cunning plot with conniving concentration
For their true intentions are hidden
But be not fooled, nor arrogant
Such as it is, place yourself in front of a mirror
That is when the true terror reveals itself
In the form of your own mask
For true terror lies not in what is known, but what is...
#anxiety
#dark
#lies
#SelfDiscovery
#fear
365 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Oct 2023 7:49am
1st Oct 2023 7:49am
Eden
God did plant my seed
But in my eyes, I was a weed
Yet Eve did water me still
And handsome petals grew, this garden to fill
Adam worked my soil, through and through
Until at last I bloomed a golden hue
Mother and Father toil, day and night
To see their son-flower shining bright
But in my eyes, I was a weed
Yet Eve did water me still
And handsome petals grew, this garden to fill
Adam worked my soil, through and through
Until at last I bloomed a golden hue
Mother and Father toil, day and night
To see their son-flower shining bright
#happiness
#hope
#inspirational
#uplifting
#gratitude
188 reads
5 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Sep 2023 7:15pm
19th Sep 2023 7:15pm
The Shoreline
While pondering life
Destiny's hands caressed my face
One was rough, cracked, and firm
The other so soft, like a mother's words to a new born babe
I saw the sun, whose blaze fueled my unfettered rage
The moon, whose pale embrace brought forth memories of a kinder man
From space to the seas
Waves of uncertainty rock the spiritual ship
I stumble, and fall
Until at last I tie myself to the mast
One can see the stars from land
Just as they can see them from the sea
For it is the journey within that calls me by name
Destiny's hands caressed my face
One was rough, cracked, and firm
The other so soft, like a mother's words to a new born babe
I saw the sun, whose blaze fueled my unfettered rage
The moon, whose pale embrace brought forth memories of a kinder man
From space to the seas
Waves of uncertainty rock the spiritual ship
I stumble, and fall
Until at last I tie myself to the mast
One can see the stars from land
Just as they can see them from the sea
For it is the journey within that calls me by name
#hope
#inspirational
#TruthOfLife
#uplifting
#philosophical
239 reads
3 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
12th Sep 2023 11:18pm
12th Sep 2023 11:18pm
The Razor's Final Hair
In shadows deep, where hope does wane
A world wrapped tight in endless rain
Where tears are ink on pages scarred
Hatred's cruel hand leaves minds marred
The stars above have lost their grace
Their light concealed in dark's embrace
In this realm of sorrow's art
Where joy and laughter swiftly dart
A symphony of sighs, we hear
The lament of souls burdened with fear
In this desolate, forsaken chart
We navigate a broken heart
Beneath the weight of endless despair
The world's a canvas, cold and bare
Colors...
A world wrapped tight in endless rain
Where tears are ink on pages scarred
Hatred's cruel hand leaves minds marred
The stars above have lost their grace
Their light concealed in dark's embrace
In this realm of sorrow's art
Where joy and laughter swiftly dart
A symphony of sighs, we hear
The lament of souls burdened with fear
In this desolate, forsaken chart
We navigate a broken heart
Beneath the weight of endless despair
The world's a canvas, cold and bare
Colors...
#sadness
#loneliness
#dark
#despair
#emptiness
245 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Aug 2023 7:36am
24th Aug 2023 7:36am
Eternity's Pen
When I draw my final breath
And welcome my friend, who's name is Death
Will my words be set in stone?
Will my poems, on another's lips be sewn?
I wonder what the future has in store
Will my writes then be from the days of yore?
Shall I be a line in the wake of time?
Just another story, in the universe's eternal rhyme
Nay, I shall be seated among the stars
In view of the world, to see the next stanza written
Each drop of ink more valuable than golden bars
To see a future artist grow, as the next poet is bitten
And welcome my friend, who's name is Death
Will my words be set in stone?
Will my poems, on another's lips be sewn?
I wonder what the future has in store
Will my writes then be from the days of yore?
Shall I be a line in the wake of time?
Just another story, in the universe's eternal rhyme
Nay, I shall be seated among the stars
In view of the world, to see the next stanza written
Each drop of ink more valuable than golden bars
To see a future artist grow, as the next poet is bitten
#hope
#identity
#inspirational
#evolution
#SelfReflection
245 reads
5 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
17th Aug 2023 6:48am
17th Aug 2023 6:48am
Calloused Eyes
In a realm of wood and tools, the carpenter toiled
Crafting dreams from timbers, his spirit unspoiled
With calloused hands, he shaped and carved
A mirror's reflection, his blade was starved
He chiseled his being, heart and mind intertwined
Seeking perfection, a masterpiece enshrined
Each strike of the mallet, a whisper of hope
Yet shadows of doubt in the corners would lope
His likeness emerged, yet never quite true
Eyes dimmed with frustration, a heart split in two
The woodgrain's embrace held secrets untold
As he etched his...
Crafting dreams from timbers, his spirit unspoiled
With calloused hands, he shaped and carved
A mirror's reflection, his blade was starved
He chiseled his being, heart and mind intertwined
Seeking perfection, a masterpiece enshrined
Each strike of the mallet, a whisper of hope
Yet shadows of doubt in the corners would lope
His likeness emerged, yet never quite true
Eyes dimmed with frustration, a heart split in two
The woodgrain's embrace held secrets untold
As he etched his...
#sadness
#depression
#dark
#LifeStruggles
#disappointment
295 reads
12 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
16th Aug 2023 6:37am
16th Aug 2023 6:37am
A Call From the Darkness
Each night I hear the voiceless call
Its silence echoes in the empty hall
Every night I wander, I roam
Searching this barren house I call my home
For I'm not safe within my bed
Whilst insecurities flutter inside my head
I sit in my chair, in darkness.....alone
A kingdomless king upon his throne
Every night I sit and hum
No reason
Nor rhyme
For all will be revealed in due time
Its silence echoes in the empty hall
Every night I wander, I roam
Searching this barren house I call my home
For I'm not safe within my bed
Whilst insecurities flutter inside my head
I sit in my chair, in darkness.....alone
A kingdomless king upon his throne
Every night I sit and hum
No reason
Nor rhyme
For all will be revealed in due time
#depression
#dark
#despair
#FeelingLost
#emptiness
423 reads
6 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
16th Jul 2023 8:27pm
16th Jul 2023 8:27pm
A Loathsome Lullaby
In a village veiled by shadows deep
Lived a witch whose vengeance she vowed to keep
Condemned to hang, her spirit filled with ire
She whispered a curse as she faced the pyre
As the noose tightened, her eyes gleamed with malice
Promising rebirth and a sinister chalice
The villagers cheered, unaware of their plight
For the witch would return, engulfed in the night
Years passed, and the village slumbered unaware
The darkness stirring, of the witch's snare
She bided her time, bidding evil to thrive
Creeping through shadows, ready...
Lived a witch whose vengeance she vowed to keep
Condemned to hang, her spirit filled with ire
She whispered a curse as she faced the pyre
As the noose tightened, her eyes gleamed with malice
Promising rebirth and a sinister chalice
The villagers cheered, unaware of their plight
For the witch would return, engulfed in the night
Years passed, and the village slumbered unaware
The darkness stirring, of the witch's snare
She bided her time, bidding evil to thrive
Creeping through shadows, ready...
#dark
#death
#evil
#witches
#curse
401 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
11th Jul 2023 6:00am
11th Jul 2023 6:00am
Swallowed by the Womb of Tenebris
What calls to me from the surrounding abyss?
Not a voice, nor a person
The aura is the very space I live in
Like a fetus surviving in non existence
Did I choose to be born in the darkness?
Emptiness
Silence
Am I truly alive?
No light can penetrate the depths in which I live
For in my mind, light does not exist
Nothing
It is the still darkness of space, abscent of planets and stars
A black sun
The infinite reaches of ceaseless life
I'm confined to speak with myself
Am I the...
Not a voice, nor a person
The aura is the very space I live in
Like a fetus surviving in non existence
Did I choose to be born in the darkness?
Emptiness
Silence
Am I truly alive?
No light can penetrate the depths in which I live
For in my mind, light does not exist
Nothing
It is the still darkness of space, abscent of planets and stars
A black sun
The infinite reaches of ceaseless life
I'm confined to speak with myself
Am I the...
#depression
#loneliness
#dark
#despair
#emptiness
351 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
A Civilian Salute
The red, the white, the blue
The patriotic few
That gave their life, fight and die
So we can smile, though mothers cry
Wars are fought
Wars are lost
Wars are won
But at what cost
It's painted on their faces
With camo and expression
They fought to free torn places
To save from domestic oppression
The patriotic few
That gave their life, fight and die
So we can smile, though mothers cry
Wars are fought
Wars are lost
Wars are won
But at what cost
It's painted on their faces
With camo and expression
They fought to free torn places
To save from domestic oppression
#hope
#soldiers
#war
#freedom
#military
306 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
4th Jul 2023 7:47pm
Heartbeats Red, Heartbeats White, Heartbeats Blue
Amid the clash of musket fire and roar of cannon's boom
A young man marched to battle, in the midst of smoke and fume
He heard the beating of the drums, and felt his heart take flight
And stood there in his uniform, prepared to face the fight
He raised his musket to his shoulder, took aim and held his breath
As smoke and fire consumed the air, and filled his lungs with death
Yet through that haze of gunpowder, he saw his country's fate
A future bright and glorious, where freedom would pass the gate
The roar of battle all around, the cries of...
A young man marched to battle, in the midst of smoke and fume
He heard the beating of the drums, and felt his heart take flight
And stood there in his uniform, prepared to face the fight
He raised his musket to his shoulder, took aim and held his breath
As smoke and fire consumed the air, and filled his lungs with death
Yet through that haze of gunpowder, he saw his country's fate
A future bright and glorious, where freedom would pass the gate
The roar of battle all around, the cries of...
#hope
#soldiers
#war
#America
#freedom
281 reads
3 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
30th Jun 2023 5:14am
30th Jun 2023 5:14am
Five Tenants Living Rent Free
In the depths of his mind, a fragmented soul resides
A man with myriad faces, in shadows he hides
Dissociative whispers echo through his core
As he dances with five characters forever at war
First, the embodiment of rage, a tempest unchained
His fury burning bright, his essence untamed
He breaks through the barriers unleashing a storm
Tearing apart tranquility, disrupting all that's warm
Boiling within, he scorns the world with disdain
Joy in pain, hatred's fire is his eternal bane
Next emerges depression, a specter so...
A man with myriad faces, in shadows he hides
Dissociative whispers echo through his core
As he dances with five characters forever at war
First, the embodiment of rage, a tempest unchained
His fury burning bright, his essence untamed
He breaks through the barriers unleashing a storm
Tearing apart tranquility, disrupting all that's warm
Boiling within, he scorns the world with disdain
Joy in pain, hatred's fire is his eternal bane
Next emerges depression, a specter so...
#sadness
#anxiety
#depression
#dark
#MentalHealth
462 reads
7 Comments
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