Submissions by DamianDeadLove (Damian DeadLove)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"I'm about as subtle as a death growl in an echo chamber!"
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
Yesterday 8:28am
Yesterday 8:28am
A Selfish Heart
Stars observe all the chaos below
Watching human’s hurt one another
Hatred takes root and starts to grow
While pitting sister against brother
Never learning from past mistakes
Gravitating towards great despair
Rushing headlong without brakes
A selfish heart without fruit to bear
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
Watching human’s hurt one another
Hatred takes root and starts to grow
While pitting sister against brother
Never learning from past mistakes
Gravitating towards great despair
Rushing headlong without brakes
A selfish heart without fruit to bear
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
#regret
52 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Nov 2024 7:04am
19th Nov 2024 7:04am
Killing Time
As fatal as a game of Russian Roulette
High speed velocity shot from a cannon
Behind the wheel of my prized Corvette
Humming along to the spirt of Rhiannon
Adrenaline junkie with a need for speed
Passing all other cars along the highway
Success in life happens when in the lead
Killing time with my small-block Chevrolet
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
High speed velocity shot from a cannon
Behind the wheel of my prized Corvette
Humming along to the spirt of Rhiannon
Adrenaline junkie with a need for speed
Passing all other cars along the highway
Success in life happens when in the lead
Killing time with my small-block Chevrolet
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
#cars
65 reads
15 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Nov 2024 6:27am
18th Nov 2024 6:27am
Random Thought
Another sleepless night wrecks the day
Without remedy insanity could take hold
Creating empty hearts molded from clay
While fragile minds turn desperately bold
Hasty decisions breed irrational thought
One step closer to finding who’s at fault
It’s not considered a lie if never caught
Emotions are victims of spiritual assault
Time is an enemy that exposes mortality
It’s human nature to wanna cheat death
Putting faith in technology to alter reality
In hopes of never taking that final breath
...
Without remedy insanity could take hold
Creating empty hearts molded from clay
While fragile minds turn desperately bold
Hasty decisions breed irrational thought
One step closer to finding who’s at fault
It’s not considered a lie if never caught
Emotions are victims of spiritual assault
Time is an enemy that exposes mortality
It’s human nature to wanna cheat death
Putting faith in technology to alter reality
In hopes of never taking that final breath
...
#LifeCycle
88 reads
24 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Nov 2024 9:19am
16th Nov 2024 9:19am
Is Ignorance Always So Bliss? (Collab w/ Vision_of_insanity)
Slithering on their bellies out in old L.A.
Superficial elite’s invade artificial minds
Wilting souls exposed in shades of grey
Contractual red tape is the tie that binds
Throw a few crumpled bills in their face
They eat the bait right off the hook
Executives laugh, as these soulless souls try and compromise
They beg, as their lives are ruined
Heavy scrutiny under a public spotlight
Another fallen angel drowning in disgrace
The hunter is now hunted in such delight
When death arrives wearing a familiar face
Listen...
Superficial elite’s invade artificial minds
Wilting souls exposed in shades of grey
Contractual red tape is the tie that binds
Throw a few crumpled bills in their face
They eat the bait right off the hook
Executives laugh, as these soulless souls try and compromise
They beg, as their lives are ruined
Heavy scrutiny under a public spotlight
Another fallen angel drowning in disgrace
The hunter is now hunted in such delight
When death arrives wearing a familiar face
Listen...
#greed
#manipulation
77 reads
15 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Nov 2024 7:07am
15th Nov 2024 7:07am
Another Problem Solved
How can I miss you?
When you never go away
Water’s wet sky is blue
Another victim falls prey
Outside in the distance
A stranger lies in wait
Steeped in persistence
Always guarding the gate
When did I get wise?
Is the proper question
As soon as a crow flies
It disregards suggestion
Across from the station
Where young lovers flirt
All over God’s creation
Someone’s slinging dirt
When did you sell it?
And why wasn’t I involved?
Shut up and take a hit
Another...
When you never go away
Water’s wet sky is blue
Another victim falls prey
Outside in the distance
A stranger lies in wait
Steeped in persistence
Always guarding the gate
When did I get wise?
Is the proper question
As soon as a crow flies
It disregards suggestion
Across from the station
Where young lovers flirt
All over God’s creation
Someone’s slinging dirt
When did you sell it?
And why wasn’t I involved?
Shut up and take a hit
Another...
#conflict
#marijuana
94 reads
17 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Nov 2024 7:16am
14th Nov 2024 7:16am
Obscure
The joker’s always grinning
He’s grinning at your pain
Negative vibes are spinning
Taking root inside your brain
A wicked sin turns violent
When it’s got nothing pure
Cold stare remaining silent
Preferring to remain obscure
Copyright Damian DeadLove 2024
He’s grinning at your pain
Negative vibes are spinning
Taking root inside your brain
A wicked sin turns violent
When it’s got nothing pure
Cold stare remaining silent
Preferring to remain obscure
Copyright Damian DeadLove 2024
#LifeAsAWriter
81 reads
17 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
13th Nov 2024 8:27am
13th Nov 2024 8:27am
Much Obliged
You know I haven’t written in a collaboration since close to two years ago. I’ve said many times on here I used to do a lot of songwriting with an old buddy until we had a falling out. Then there was getting healthy, and ending the long journey with booze. Then I came here to DU. And started over, took a chance I still could do this thing it is we do. I watch to many mobster movies, I know. lol.
Collaborations are an art form in my opinion. It requires trust and compromise, a certain etiquette that writer’s often possess and share in each other’s company. Because from one...
Collaborations are an art form in my opinion. It requires trust and compromise, a certain etiquette that writer’s often possess and share in each other’s company. Because from one...
#confessional
#prose
113 reads
24 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
11th Nov 2024 6:53am
11th Nov 2024 6:53am
Different Frequencies
Faded photograph from younger days
So many memories are hidden inside
Beneath all the tired irrelevant cliches
Where fantasy and reality often collide
His hopeful eyes are so full of promise
Truly believing that love conquers hate
This withered soul searching for solace
To relieve the burden of constant weight
Wonder if he’d understand I did my best
Trying to avoid all the countless pitfalls
Would it possibly be too much to digest
Knowing I’m unable to receive his calls
Copyright @ Damian...
So many memories are hidden inside
Beneath all the tired irrelevant cliches
Where fantasy and reality often collide
His hopeful eyes are so full of promise
Truly believing that love conquers hate
This withered soul searching for solace
To relieve the burden of constant weight
Wonder if he’d understand I did my best
Trying to avoid all the countless pitfalls
Would it possibly be too much to digest
Knowing I’m unable to receive his calls
Copyright @ Damian...
#SelfReflection
126 reads
27 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Nov 2024 7:55am
10th Nov 2024 7:55am
Unlock A New Point Of View
Ignorance is bliss amongst the arrogant
Always coloring outside the proper lines
Seems every person has a different slant
Beautiful flowers covered by thorny vines
Never assume in a world painted with lies
It only complicates what seems to be real
Dark clouds cluster along pale blue skies
Peaceful hearts pray for all wounds to heal
Time is a prisoner to orchestrated violence
Watching as love struggles to break through
A writers words guiding lost souls in silence
Always eager to unlock a new point of view
...
Always coloring outside the proper lines
Seems every person has a different slant
Beautiful flowers covered by thorny vines
Never assume in a world painted with lies
It only complicates what seems to be real
Dark clouds cluster along pale blue skies
Peaceful hearts pray for all wounds to heal
Time is a prisoner to orchestrated violence
Watching as love struggles to break through
A writers words guiding lost souls in silence
Always eager to unlock a new point of view
...
#healing
107 reads
11 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Nov 2024 6:50am
9th Nov 2024 6:50am
The Great Divide
So much pain sent within a shockwave
Voices turn silent when riddled with fear
Wearing a face that only appears brave
Underneath it stirs a torment more severe
Out in the ether the air has grown dense
Seems the grass is dead on the other side
Been swindled under some false pretense
Karma was instant sparking the great divide
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
Voices turn silent when riddled with fear
Wearing a face that only appears brave
Underneath it stirs a torment more severe
Out in the ether the air has grown dense
Seems the grass is dead on the other side
Been swindled under some false pretense
Karma was instant sparking the great divide
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
#separation
114 reads
18 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
8th Nov 2024 6:21am
8th Nov 2024 6:21am
Spiritual Debt
You’ll always find me hanging out backstage
Talking music plus history equals pure bliss
I’m a counterpuncher inside this brutal cage
Not every idea ends up a swing and a miss
Spilling truth all across this innocent paper
Weaving words to prove all these wicked lies
Inhaling hopeful wisdom’s intoxicating vapor
Making progress while avoiding my demise
Sometimes I can cut hard against the grain
Never was one to blindly follow any concept
Writing’s a survival instinct to deal with pain
It’s a means to atone for all my spiritual...
Talking music plus history equals pure bliss
I’m a counterpuncher inside this brutal cage
Not every idea ends up a swing and a miss
Spilling truth all across this innocent paper
Weaving words to prove all these wicked lies
Inhaling hopeful wisdom’s intoxicating vapor
Making progress while avoiding my demise
Sometimes I can cut hard against the grain
Never was one to blindly follow any concept
Writing’s a survival instinct to deal with pain
It’s a means to atone for all my spiritual...
#confessional
80 reads
10 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Nov 2024 7:59am
7th Nov 2024 7:59am
Toxic Regime
Can someone please explain their logic?
I’m lost beyond measure it would seem
I got deja-vu the whole thing feels ironic
Once again living under this toxic regime
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
I’m lost beyond measure it would seem
I got deja-vu the whole thing feels ironic
Once again living under this toxic regime
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2024
#disappointment
109 reads
17 Comments
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