Submissions by HadesRising
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Withered
Lo, how this lust for power has brought me low
Broken and withered like a corpse
So many days of seething hatred
Has burned as much to leave me shattered
And torn
Thought by myself to be among the dead
Rotting away in a lonely grave
I have learned I am merely a wisp
A shadow of the man as I used to be as I
Shun the day
I have haunted bridges and jailed in towers
Like a wolf with a broken jaw
Harmless to all as if I armless
I glide silently at the mid-nightmare hour
Within the halls
Consulted long ago...
Broken and withered like a corpse
So many days of seething hatred
Has burned as much to leave me shattered
And torn
Thought by myself to be among the dead
Rotting away in a lonely grave
I have learned I am merely a wisp
A shadow of the man as I used to be as I
Shun the day
I have haunted bridges and jailed in towers
Like a wolf with a broken jaw
Harmless to all as if I armless
I glide silently at the mid-nightmare hour
Within the halls
Consulted long ago...
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Ares Within
Stand there with sword in hand
Last one standing won’t be man
Blood of the gods run in your veins
In war, leave a stain
Stand-alone, fight ‘til death
Gasp again, take your last breath
The gods inside you, always
You will seize the day
In the depths of Tartarus, you have lost the path
The sirens sing your song
That those before you feel the wrath
Righteousness of the wrong
Rise from Hades once more
Only gods know what’s in store
Storm of violence hit’s the streets
‘Til man’s obsolete
"I cannot stand...
Last one standing won’t be man
Blood of the gods run in your veins
In war, leave a stain
Stand-alone, fight ‘til death
Gasp again, take your last breath
The gods inside you, always
You will seize the day
In the depths of Tartarus, you have lost the path
The sirens sing your song
That those before you feel the wrath
Righteousness of the wrong
Rise from Hades once more
Only gods know what’s in store
Storm of violence hit’s the streets
‘Til man’s obsolete
"I cannot stand...
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The Gods of the New Apocalpyse
As they rip through space
News gods of a new race
They have for a grand entrance
Their powers are so enhanced
Us, who live, will be the damned
To be that of those called man
There will be no fight from us
Look in their eyes, see the bloodlust
Take our world, take our plunder
Our meager soul cannot sate the hunger
Tomorrow is day of the eclipse
From the Gods of the new Apocalypse
Show we'll take our place
Just to continue our race
Worship the image of the face
Black eyes rimmed in flame
Staring through us at our shame...
News gods of a new race
They have for a grand entrance
Their powers are so enhanced
Us, who live, will be the damned
To be that of those called man
There will be no fight from us
Look in their eyes, see the bloodlust
Take our world, take our plunder
Our meager soul cannot sate the hunger
Tomorrow is day of the eclipse
From the Gods of the new Apocalypse
Show we'll take our place
Just to continue our race
Worship the image of the face
Black eyes rimmed in flame
Staring through us at our shame...
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THE PRIVATE JOURNAL OF DETECTIVE JACK DENHAM
Shit, I’m out of cigarettes again
One hell of a way for the day to begin
A full clip and an empty pack
Not enough time spent on the rack
And he is still loose somewhere out there
Killing at will and without a care
Grab a brew before I head out the door
I should have a care, but what the hell for?
Another day of trails and a wild goose chase
What I would give to put him in his place
Behind bars or under a slab
Maybe there’ll be results from the lab
On the way in I saw a blood drenched man
Running away from the scene of a scam...
One hell of a way for the day to begin
A full clip and an empty pack
Not enough time spent on the rack
And he is still loose somewhere out there
Killing at will and without a care
Grab a brew before I head out the door
I should have a care, but what the hell for?
Another day of trails and a wild goose chase
What I would give to put him in his place
Behind bars or under a slab
Maybe there’ll be results from the lab
On the way in I saw a blood drenched man
Running away from the scene of a scam...
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Fear to Tread
There are places
That I will not tread
Of those places
Places of the dead
For they speak
To me of their pains
Their bones creak
For a life to gain
I can hear
Their pitiful cries
See their tears
Of when they died
Tales of rape
And of murder
Bound in tape
Death by torture
The death smell
Clogs my head
Why the hell
Are so many dead?
This sodden ground
Like a holocaust
Open graves pound
At a heavy cost
I am the one
Who only hears
But still I run
From my fears
They want...
That I will not tread
Of those places
Places of the dead
For they speak
To me of their pains
Their bones creak
For a life to gain
I can hear
Their pitiful cries
See their tears
Of when they died
Tales of rape
And of murder
Bound in tape
Death by torture
The death smell
Clogs my head
Why the hell
Are so many dead?
This sodden ground
Like a holocaust
Open graves pound
At a heavy cost
I am the one
Who only hears
But still I run
From my fears
They want...
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THE COMING OF JÖRMUNGANDR
Under the tides and moonlit vistas
Is a world draped in blue
A King reigns supreme on his throne
One day he will call on you
Thought of as myth by the Vikings
He coils around the earth
Seeking our destruction
To bring about a new rebirth
The great snake, Jörmungandr
The coming of the tide
At the bottom his still slithers
Among the moaning sighs
Ships of men have witnessed death
Inside his mighty jaws
They were lucky
That they did not also fall
Great snake
Midgard Serpent
Keep me from your tides
Great snake...
Is a world draped in blue
A King reigns supreme on his throne
One day he will call on you
Thought of as myth by the Vikings
He coils around the earth
Seeking our destruction
To bring about a new rebirth
The great snake, Jörmungandr
The coming of the tide
At the bottom his still slithers
Among the moaning sighs
Ships of men have witnessed death
Inside his mighty jaws
They were lucky
That they did not also fall
Great snake
Midgard Serpent
Keep me from your tides
Great snake...
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Longing for the Lost
So many times that I’m alone
So many crimes, I must atone
Faith it seems, has abandoned me
Years, I’ve lost what’s mine
Just to drink from the vine
Now hung out to dry on the tree
Dionysus
Where did the days go?
Of such wicked splendors
And the constant wine flow?
Dionysus
Those days are long past
In the shadows of time
From the beginning to the last
In the past woods with Satyrs
White sounds like a broken fader
Time it seems, has abandoned me
Joys I’ve lost in time
Pitiful, I drink from the vine
Shattered...
So many crimes, I must atone
Faith it seems, has abandoned me
Years, I’ve lost what’s mine
Just to drink from the vine
Now hung out to dry on the tree
Dionysus
Where did the days go?
Of such wicked splendors
And the constant wine flow?
Dionysus
Those days are long past
In the shadows of time
From the beginning to the last
In the past woods with Satyrs
White sounds like a broken fader
Time it seems, has abandoned me
Joys I’ve lost in time
Pitiful, I drink from the vine
Shattered...
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Excerpt from The Book of Xander Infernus, The Immortal
Under the influence of Mephistopheles
His power guides my hand
As constant as the devil drumming
I bring damned words to the world of man
He found me begging death with a rusted razor
Pressed against my skin
Wishes are blessed with a ruby droplet
A crimson flows drips from my flesh to my pen
Here I live as a second Christ
Given life by the damned
I am now filled with a glorious task
...
His power guides my hand
As constant as the devil drumming
I bring damned words to the world of man
He found me begging death with a rusted razor
Pressed against my skin
Wishes are blessed with a ruby droplet
A crimson flows drips from my flesh to my pen
Here I live as a second Christ
Given life by the damned
I am now filled with a glorious task
...
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Feasting on the Dead
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Excerpt from The Book of Xander Infernus, The Immortal
"By the blood of the raven I will have eternal life
You ask yourself why would I endure existence of strife?
Is it not better than everlasting night?
By the gore of innocents, who cares, wrong or right?
I plan to see centuries spread out before my eyes
Feast in all the world’s splendors, even wrong some rights
Do not live my life, but see many sights
Never live my place in the pits among the flies
Who will deny me?
In Heaven, on sand?
You won’t deny me!
God or man!
Inside pentagrams I have met with devils and ghosts
Ever...
You ask yourself why would I endure existence of strife?
Is it not better than everlasting night?
By the gore of innocents, who cares, wrong or right?
I plan to see centuries spread out before my eyes
Feast in all the world’s splendors, even wrong some rights
Do not live my life, but see many sights
Never live my place in the pits among the flies
Who will deny me?
In Heaven, on sand?
You won’t deny me!
God or man!
Inside pentagrams I have met with devils and ghosts
Ever...
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Wolf-Riders of Herne
In early morning, fog rolls off the Thames
Shrouding beasts that have remained untamed
Goblins astride the red eyed beasts
Those alone, are within their reach
Ancient Gods abroad on this very night
Illuminated by the lunar light
Masters of shadow and magic
Leaving the bodies, so tragic
The Hunt is on
On this Hallowed Night
Show the way
By Jack’s flickered light
Dig the spurs
In the beast, to spurn
Face the ghosts
Wolf-riders of Herne
To thwart the hunt, kept yourself indoors
Make no sound and...
Shrouding beasts that have remained untamed
Goblins astride the red eyed beasts
Those alone, are within their reach
Ancient Gods abroad on this very night
Illuminated by the lunar light
Masters of shadow and magic
Leaving the bodies, so tragic
The Hunt is on
On this Hallowed Night
Show the way
By Jack’s flickered light
Dig the spurs
In the beast, to spurn
Face the ghosts
Wolf-riders of Herne
To thwart the hunt, kept yourself indoors
Make no sound and...
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When it Rains it Pours
Awake
alone
screaming
the phone
answer
bad news
she'll die
real soon
shaking
driving
raining
sliding
smashing
crashing
bleeding
dying
too
alone
screaming
the phone
answer
bad news
she'll die
real soon
shaking
driving
raining
sliding
smashing
crashing
bleeding
dying
too
574 reads
2 Comments
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