Submissions by Mourningcloak
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
A monster I am, consumed by fear and hate, created by people. Always, I am rejected and hurt by them. My fear of them has turned to hatred for what they have done to me. My only hope is a world without people and the painful memories that I have of them.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Mar 2014 11:22pm
17th Mar 2014 11:22pm
Raindrop Smiles
We walk along the promenade
While bluebirds sing a serenade
Dandelions blow in the air
Each one a wish for us to share
Weeping Willows sway on parade
Draping branches softly cascade
The sun fades gray as shadows die
Claps of thunder excite the sky
A kissing bridge arches a stream
Where kisses hold a special dream
Two lovers pause to feel the breeze
A gentle touch begs pretty please
Affections fill the hours spent
In pouring rain with lilac scent
Sweet cracks in time pull lightning...
While bluebirds sing a serenade
Dandelions blow in the air
Each one a wish for us to share
Weeping Willows sway on parade
Draping branches softly cascade
The sun fades gray as shadows die
Claps of thunder excite the sky
A kissing bridge arches a stream
Where kisses hold a special dream
Two lovers pause to feel the breeze
A gentle touch begs pretty please
Affections fill the hours spent
In pouring rain with lilac scent
Sweet cracks in time pull lightning...
1980 reads
26 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
26th Oct 2013 2:00am
26th Oct 2013 2:00am
Expressions of Terror
No one can take what I have earned
Had Jesus whipped until He learned
Preeminence was mine alone
I ruled supreme on heaven's throne
I gave power to ancient Rome
Made Nero's reign feel right at home
Christians slaughtered and forced to fight
I watched them die with such delight
I slashed the throats of prostitutes
And carved them up beside my boots
The female trash of London's poor
Won't need their organs anymore
For years I was at Hitler's side
While soldiers marched for Nazi pride
I murdered...
Had Jesus whipped until He learned
Preeminence was mine alone
I ruled supreme on heaven's throne
I gave power to ancient Rome
Made Nero's reign feel right at home
Christians slaughtered and forced to fight
I watched them die with such delight
I slashed the throats of prostitutes
And carved them up beside my boots
The female trash of London's poor
Won't need their organs anymore
For years I was at Hitler's side
While soldiers marched for Nazi pride
I murdered...
2461 reads
29 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
24th Aug 2013 1:13am
24th Aug 2013 1:13am
Not One Day More
You sick young boy,
I have lived your life, and I know the pain and isolation that you feel because I am you. You think that it is all part of growing up, but still you sense there is something very wrong. There is, and it will get worse. For decades, you will suffer with no hope of becoming well. Years upon years will be spent in therapy; all medications will fail to help you. Your memories will consist of psychiatric hospitals and padded cells. You will be plagued by thoughts of hurting people, killing people and torturing people. Constant worry, even of things that are impossible...
I have lived your life, and I know the pain and isolation that you feel because I am you. You think that it is all part of growing up, but still you sense there is something very wrong. There is, and it will get worse. For decades, you will suffer with no hope of becoming well. Years upon years will be spent in therapy; all medications will fail to help you. Your memories will consist of psychiatric hospitals and padded cells. You will be plagued by thoughts of hurting people, killing people and torturing people. Constant worry, even of things that are impossible...
1487 reads
20 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
1st Jul 2013 4:30am
1st Jul 2013 4:30am
Terrible Beauty
Your beautiful long silken hair
So captivates the eyes that stare
All mortal men and one who must
Defile you to serve his lust
Virgin priestess you are no more
Corrupted on the temple floor
Your purity Poseidon took
Where Athena would never look
In her temple you brought disgrace
Now ugliness shall be your face
Athena's wrath comes with a curse
Of banishment and even worse
A writhing mass of snakes for hair
Skin of the dead your bones will wear
Eyes sunken like the blackest hole ...
So captivates the eyes that stare
All mortal men and one who must
Defile you to serve his lust
Virgin priestess you are no more
Corrupted on the temple floor
Your purity Poseidon took
Where Athena would never look
In her temple you brought disgrace
Now ugliness shall be your face
Athena's wrath comes with a curse
Of banishment and even worse
A writhing mass of snakes for hair
Skin of the dead your bones will wear
Eyes sunken like the blackest hole ...
1844 reads
30 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Mar 2013 1:18am
20th Mar 2013 1:18am
Rainbows In Your Tears
Written for and dedicated to Tamaura_NightAngel
Fireworks splash throughout the sky
On angels’ wings the colors fly
For you the stars blaze brightly red
Miracles dance just overhead
A paradise that has no pain
Where rainbows fall as colored rain
Safe from the fists that hurt so much
Where angry hands can never touch
And promises of hope are made
Reflecting love in every shade
Thoughts of escape left to pretend
That yesterdays will someday...
Fireworks splash throughout the sky
On angels’ wings the colors fly
For you the stars blaze brightly red
Miracles dance just overhead
A paradise that has no pain
Where rainbows fall as colored rain
Safe from the fists that hurt so much
Where angry hands can never touch
And promises of hope are made
Reflecting love in every shade
Thoughts of escape left to pretend
That yesterdays will someday...
2136 reads
26 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Feb 2013 3:02am
13th Feb 2013 3:02am
If Skunks Could Cry
Pariah dressed in black and white
Hides in the day and basks at night
Good for nothing except to scare
And raise my tail to foul the air
Like a leper I am eschewed
As I travel and look for food
Panic stricken at what they see
The whole world hates the sight of me
I ruin picnics in the park
If I come out before it’s dark
No harm is meant but yet they run
I’m ostracized by everyone
My fetid smell keeps them away
Though rarely do I ever spray
There’s not a...
Hides in the day and basks at night
Good for nothing except to scare
And raise my tail to foul the air
Like a leper I am eschewed
As I travel and look for food
Panic stricken at what they see
The whole world hates the sight of me
I ruin picnics in the park
If I come out before it’s dark
No harm is meant but yet they run
I’m ostracized by everyone
My fetid smell keeps them away
Though rarely do I ever spray
There’s not a...
2128 reads
22 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Jan 2013 9:51pm
19th Jan 2013 9:51pm
Inside the Killing Jar
Ugly are your wings so drab and dark
Softly blending against rippled bark
Golden borders with spots of blue
Dreary patterns of somber hue
Mourningcloak you are a fraud
A butterfly severely flawed
Unbeautiful as your name implies
The ugliest of all butterflies
Mental illness makes for fragile wings
Always falling short of better things
A dolorous sight of stark despair
And restless flights that go nowhere
Strange...
Softly blending against rippled bark
Golden borders with spots of blue
Dreary patterns of somber hue
Mourningcloak you are a fraud
A butterfly severely flawed
Unbeautiful as your name implies
The ugliest of all butterflies
Mental illness makes for fragile wings
Always falling short of better things
A dolorous sight of stark despair
And restless flights that go nowhere
Strange...
3255 reads
43 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
11th Jan 2013 2:43pm
11th Jan 2013 2:43pm
A Death Worth Dying For
By the time you read this I will be dead
Any comments left will go unread
Who cares if you do I won’t ever know
My heart stopped beating a few days ago
Don’t call the police it won’t do any good
If legally bound then maybe you should
They’ll run up the steps and break down the door
Finding my body face down on the floor
I’ve never been loved no one ever cared
Like the Elephant Man they pointed and starred
My...
Any comments left will go unread
Who cares if you do I won’t ever know
My heart stopped beating a few days ago
Don’t call the police it won’t do any good
If legally bound then maybe you should
They’ll run up the steps and break down the door
Finding my body face down on the floor
I’ve never been loved no one ever cared
Like the Elephant Man they pointed and starred
My...
1968 reads
27 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
6th Jan 2013 7:54pm
6th Jan 2013 7:54pm
Stalking Marla
Day after day I follow you
I know where you go I know what you do
I run with you jogging and I breathe in your sweat
Recalling the morning when we first could have met
I watch from the trees when you get undressed
So innocent once but now I’m obsessed
I know that you sense that there’s something wrong
I strongly suspect you’ve known all along
Each afternoon I send you flowers
I pluck the petals to count the hours
Until such a time when we’re face to face
Just you and me in that violent...
I know where you go I know what you do
I run with you jogging and I breathe in your sweat
Recalling the morning when we first could have met
I watch from the trees when you get undressed
So innocent once but now I’m obsessed
I know that you sense that there’s something wrong
I strongly suspect you’ve known all along
Each afternoon I send you flowers
I pluck the petals to count the hours
Until such a time when we’re face to face
Just you and me in that violent...
5897 reads
15 Comments
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