Submissions by DarknessIsNear
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Who Really Cares?
Who really cares?
Is there really anyone there?
Do your parents care?
Or
Are you just another penny
In a tax refund?
Or
Are you just a mistake
That just can't be undone?
Do your friends care?
Or
Are you just another
pawn on their board?
Or
Are they just using your intellect
To get a better score?
Who REALLY cares?
Is there really anyone there?
-2014-
Is there really anyone there?
Do your parents care?
Or
Are you just another penny
In a tax refund?
Or
Are you just a mistake
That just can't be undone?
Do your friends care?
Or
Are you just another
pawn on their board?
Or
Are they just using your intellect
To get a better score?
Who REALLY cares?
Is there really anyone there?
-2014-
660 reads
8 Comments
Indifference
Push me.
Shove me.
I don't really care.
Use me.
Abuse me.
I don't really care.
Yell at me.
Call me names.
I don't really care.
Beat me.
Curse me out.
I don't really care
Kill me.
Kill me now.
I
Don't
Fucking
CARE!
-2014-
Shove me.
I don't really care.
Use me.
Abuse me.
I don't really care.
Yell at me.
Call me names.
I don't really care.
Beat me.
Curse me out.
I don't really care
Kill me.
Kill me now.
I
Don't
Fucking
CARE!
-2014-
830 reads
7 Comments
Darkness
Darkness envelopes
The goodness inside
At one time or another.
The demons
Grow and flourish inside you
As if you were their mother.
The Darkness jumps
Out of that deep spot in
Your brain it's kept in and takes over.
It shows in your thoughts
And actions.
It even gives you a makeover.
So here you are now in
Skirts covered in flowers
And bows colored pink.
Now, you and The Darkness
Are completely and totally in sync.
-2012-
The goodness inside
At one time or another.
The demons
Grow and flourish inside you
As if you were their mother.
The Darkness jumps
Out of that deep spot in
Your brain it's kept in and takes over.
It shows in your thoughts
And actions.
It even gives you a makeover.
So here you are now in
Skirts covered in flowers
And bows colored pink.
Now, you and The Darkness
Are completely and totally in sync.
-2012-
553 reads
1 Comment
Untitled
I didn't know what to call this one. Kind of wrote it on the spot. Suggestions are appreciated.
Every day I live,
Death looks sweeter and sweeter.
Growing up,
Girls would see a couple
Walking in the park
At a restaurant
And think,
"That'll be me one day."
Growing up,
I'd see a funeral procession
Going down the street
And I'd think,
"That'll be me one day."
Now
All those little girls
Are getting boyfriends,
Walking in the park ...
Every day I live,
Death looks sweeter and sweeter.
Growing up,
Girls would see a couple
Walking in the park
At a restaurant
And think,
"That'll be me one day."
Growing up,
I'd see a funeral procession
Going down the street
And I'd think,
"That'll be me one day."
Now
All those little girls
Are getting boyfriends,
Walking in the park ...
540 reads
1 Comment
Not Enough
I'm not good enough for you.
Okay? I know!
I know no matter what I stay away from,
How many good grades I bring home,
Or how many nights I stay home while other kids my age are out,
It'll never be enough.
EVER.
There will always be something I did wrong.
A couple of ugly, black splatters on the otherwise
Pristine, white board of my existence.
No one is perfect.
Not even you.
But I guess you expect me to be.
Well, guess what!
I'm not.
I don't want to be.
I NEVER will be ...
Okay? I know!
I know no matter what I stay away from,
How many good grades I bring home,
Or how many nights I stay home while other kids my age are out,
It'll never be enough.
EVER.
There will always be something I did wrong.
A couple of ugly, black splatters on the otherwise
Pristine, white board of my existence.
No one is perfect.
Not even you.
But I guess you expect me to be.
Well, guess what!
I'm not.
I don't want to be.
I NEVER will be ...
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I want to go (pt. 1)
I want to go.
Can't talk me off this ledge.
I'm about to jump.
My heel's on the very edge.
Tons of people
Clumped between barricades below.
Take one last breath.
I really hope they enjoyed the show.
Spread my arms out wide
And make myself fall
Everyone gasps
As they see me like a blur on the wall.
The cement rushes towards me
As I get closer to the end.
Suddenly, I'm blocked
Almost faster than I can comprehend.
They put a trampoline
To "help"...
Can't talk me off this ledge.
I'm about to jump.
My heel's on the very edge.
Tons of people
Clumped between barricades below.
Take one last breath.
I really hope they enjoyed the show.
Spread my arms out wide
And make myself fall
Everyone gasps
As they see me like a blur on the wall.
The cement rushes towards me
As I get closer to the end.
Suddenly, I'm blocked
Almost faster than I can comprehend.
They put a trampoline
To "help"...
558 reads
4 Comments
Dying With a Smile
Avenged Sevenfold playing in the background.
Razor in hand.
I'm going to die with a smile on my face.
Dig the blade into my wrist.
Watch the blood well up immediately.
I'm going to die with a smile on my face.
Took a couple shots of whiskey before.
Blood flows faster that way.
I'm going to die with a smile on my face.
Close to the end.
Pulse is getting slower.
I'm dying with a smile on my face.
The thumps stop finally.
The sweet release came to me.
I died with a smile on my...
Razor in hand.
I'm going to die with a smile on my face.
Dig the blade into my wrist.
Watch the blood well up immediately.
I'm going to die with a smile on my face.
Took a couple shots of whiskey before.
Blood flows faster that way.
I'm going to die with a smile on my face.
Close to the end.
Pulse is getting slower.
I'm dying with a smile on my face.
The thumps stop finally.
The sweet release came to me.
I died with a smile on my...
607 reads
4 Comments
Numb
Sitting here with this notebook in hand
Searching deep down for the feelings I once had.
They just don't want to come anymore.
It's like I'm an empty shell.
I know they should be somewhere
Maybe deeper than I'm willing to go
Maybe I don't notice them.
I'm numb.
To everyone
To everything.
I mimic the right expressions at times
Sometimes getting the looks and tones wrong
Always indifferent to the topic at hand.
Stuck in the same place
In the same yet different thoughts
They say I...
Searching deep down for the feelings I once had.
They just don't want to come anymore.
It's like I'm an empty shell.
I know they should be somewhere
Maybe deeper than I'm willing to go
Maybe I don't notice them.
I'm numb.
To everyone
To everything.
I mimic the right expressions at times
Sometimes getting the looks and tones wrong
Always indifferent to the topic at hand.
Stuck in the same place
In the same yet different thoughts
They say I...
629 reads
2 Comments
Dissapointment
I place the rope around my neck
And hear Death and His minions cheer.
Another victory for them.
"Woo! Do it," they, scream.
I take a deep breath
And I'm ready.
Ready for the Sweet Release.
For the Shepherd to lead me home
To the fiery pits of Hell
Where I belong.
I step off the chair
Feel the life slowly slip
Out of my body.
Just how I wanted it.
Waiting for the Shepherd of Fire
To come
But there's nothing there.
Just my essence.
Bummer.
...
And hear Death and His minions cheer.
Another victory for them.
"Woo! Do it," they, scream.
I take a deep breath
And I'm ready.
Ready for the Sweet Release.
For the Shepherd to lead me home
To the fiery pits of Hell
Where I belong.
I step off the chair
Feel the life slowly slip
Out of my body.
Just how I wanted it.
Waiting for the Shepherd of Fire
To come
But there's nothing there.
Just my essence.
Bummer.
...
530 reads
4 Comments
Friend and Foe
The Dark is my friend,
But He is also my foe.
He lures me in with his warm embrace
And promises of sleep and tranquility.
Once I'm there,
It turns icy cold and paralyzes me
With certainty of the
Panic and Silence
That will soon flow through me.
And I'm trapped.
Trapped in the Great Abyss of Darkness.
Every time I feel like I'm almost in the light,
He sucks Silence and Panic on me to yank me back in.
He thinks I'll give in,
But I won't.
I'll keep fighting
My friend and...
But He is also my foe.
He lures me in with his warm embrace
And promises of sleep and tranquility.
Once I'm there,
It turns icy cold and paralyzes me
With certainty of the
Panic and Silence
That will soon flow through me.
And I'm trapped.
Trapped in the Great Abyss of Darkness.
Every time I feel like I'm almost in the light,
He sucks Silence and Panic on me to yank me back in.
He thinks I'll give in,
But I won't.
I'll keep fighting
My friend and...
499 reads
3 Comments
Out Of Comfort
Run, Run, Run as fast as you can. You can't catch me. I'm the Gingerbread Man."
You can't catch me,
I'm running too fast.
A constant cat and mouse game.
Most would say that I'M the mouse in this battle,
But I disagree.
In this game, I'm the cat
Because while you're the one who's chasing me,
I'm leading you away
Out of your comfort zone.
Once you lose me,
You won't know
Where to go or
What to do.
There won't be anything but you.
You'll be on your own.
Lost.
Afraid.
...
You can't catch me,
I'm running too fast.
A constant cat and mouse game.
Most would say that I'M the mouse in this battle,
But I disagree.
In this game, I'm the cat
Because while you're the one who's chasing me,
I'm leading you away
Out of your comfort zone.
Once you lose me,
You won't know
Where to go or
What to do.
There won't be anything but you.
You'll be on your own.
Lost.
Afraid.
...
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I am from...
I am from
Catholic school.
Never really believing,
But was still voted
"Most Catholic Girl"
I am from
Waking up early
On Sunday
To zone out
While Altar Serving.
I am from
A place where
Listening to the music that's my life
Is a straight path to "Hell."
I am from
A double-patented "family."
Two contradicting sets of expectations for me
Plus the ones I set even higher.
I am from
A group of friends
That I probably should have
Gotten away from a long time ago. ...
Catholic school.
Never really believing,
But was still voted
"Most Catholic Girl"
I am from
Waking up early
On Sunday
To zone out
While Altar Serving.
I am from
A place where
Listening to the music that's my life
Is a straight path to "Hell."
I am from
A double-patented "family."
Two contradicting sets of expectations for me
Plus the ones I set even higher.
I am from
A group of friends
That I probably should have
Gotten away from a long time ago. ...
568 reads
4 Comments
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