Submissions by Sandman68
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I live in and out of Dreams, careful to heed their warnings and interpret their symbolisms. I write from ideas uncovered there, people and beasts met there and situations never meant to be real in our sad reality.
DARK POEM
Published
9th Jul 2015 10:11pm
9th Jul 2015 10:11pm
Soul Trap
In nighttime's spires of spinning lunacy
leaving white vapor trails to mark my
inevitable descent into madness
screaming pain in an uncaring wilderness
My frenzied suicide heard only by
the nocturnal animals of post twilight
When did I lose you?
I suddenly realized I had been traveling alone
bereft of your sacred company
You did well to bail secretly, for my journey
only leads to desolation and condemnation
for a life of ill planned indulgences
My selfish, craving needs would drag you down
Down with me to a void where the...
leaving white vapor trails to mark my
inevitable descent into madness
screaming pain in an uncaring wilderness
My frenzied suicide heard only by
the nocturnal animals of post twilight
When did I lose you?
I suddenly realized I had been traveling alone
bereft of your sacred company
You did well to bail secretly, for my journey
only leads to desolation and condemnation
for a life of ill planned indulgences
My selfish, craving needs would drag you down
Down with me to a void where the...
1038 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Jul 2015 1:03pm
9th Jul 2015 1:03pm
Would you...?
If I spoke to you of my need,
would you do ANYTHING to meet it?
If I explained to you my loneliness,
would you play a part in ending it?
If my ears were full of silence,
would you sing softly to me in the dark?
If my hands were frozen in numbness,
would you massage them back to life?
If my heart wept tears of blood,
would you be there to reassure me?
If my soul was locked in a secret room,
would you search tirelessly to find it?
If I sought to uncover Oblivion,
would you give me every reason to abandon?
would you do ANYTHING to meet it?
If I explained to you my loneliness,
would you play a part in ending it?
If my ears were full of silence,
would you sing softly to me in the dark?
If my hands were frozen in numbness,
would you massage them back to life?
If my heart wept tears of blood,
would you be there to reassure me?
If my soul was locked in a secret room,
would you search tirelessly to find it?
If I sought to uncover Oblivion,
would you give me every reason to abandon?
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Jul 2015 12:50pm
9th Jul 2015 12:50pm
A Question of Nothing
Living in a time and state of Nothing
Searching for understanding Beyond
The isolation is a necessity
The elimination of Distraction
Nothing is from whence we came
To Nothing we may return again
Nothing is the Alpha and Omega
Nothing fills the void of deep space
Nothing is everywhere yet Nowhere
It leaves me pondering the question
"Is Nothing Sacred?"
Searching for understanding Beyond
The isolation is a necessity
The elimination of Distraction
Nothing is from whence we came
To Nothing we may return again
Nothing is the Alpha and Omega
Nothing fills the void of deep space
Nothing is everywhere yet Nowhere
It leaves me pondering the question
"Is Nothing Sacred?"
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STORY POEM
Published
15th Jun 2015 6:51pm
15th Jun 2015 6:51pm
Through the Cycles
I walk the darkened savannas alone
I am Great Father of the jackal tribes
An old withered spirit upright
My time of leading the hunt passed
We scavenge the wastelands for food
my children bring me a share
stolen prey from real predators
and we seldom have hungry evenings
We rest in the heat of the day
piled in our ancestral cave
they lay about my feet
for I never sleep, burning eyes vigilant
There was a time I led the lions
Young and strong, influence undeniable
My tail whipped in the frenzy
of watching the kills, the...
I am Great Father of the jackal tribes
An old withered spirit upright
My time of leading the hunt passed
We scavenge the wastelands for food
my children bring me a share
stolen prey from real predators
and we seldom have hungry evenings
We rest in the heat of the day
piled in our ancestral cave
they lay about my feet
for I never sleep, burning eyes vigilant
There was a time I led the lions
Young and strong, influence undeniable
My tail whipped in the frenzy
of watching the kills, the...
641 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jun 2015 7:46pm
12th Jun 2015 7:46pm
Pain Remains
All that has been said and done between us
You refused to change that habit that is killing you
Am I rightfully chastised for imploring your safety
for you never wasted an opportunity on mine
Despite my promises to the contrary, of course,
the day eventually came that I had to walk away
Your actions even more insane now in my detached hindsight
I truly hope you seek the help you so clearly require
If the things you said at the end didn't make me hate you
I'm sure I would carry some degree of sympathy for you
Your venomous words...
You refused to change that habit that is killing you
Am I rightfully chastised for imploring your safety
for you never wasted an opportunity on mine
Despite my promises to the contrary, of course,
the day eventually came that I had to walk away
Your actions even more insane now in my detached hindsight
I truly hope you seek the help you so clearly require
If the things you said at the end didn't make me hate you
I'm sure I would carry some degree of sympathy for you
Your venomous words...
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3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Jun 2015 7:27am
10th Jun 2015 7:27am
Praying for Your Painful Death
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DARK POEM
Published
10th Jun 2015 7:13am
10th Jun 2015 7:13am
Your Crazy Friend's Ideas
Never let them tell you I didn't love you
for they would only be trying to divide us
Never let them tell you I lied to you
for I had absolutely no reason for untruths
Never let them convince you I didn't give enough attention
for I watched you as much as I dared
Never let them say I was wrong for you
for they never knew the real me at all
Never let them accuse me stalking you
for I only went to such great lengths to see you safe
Never let them trick you into thinking I killed you
for my absolute devotion could be expressed...
for they would only be trying to divide us
Never let them tell you I lied to you
for I had absolutely no reason for untruths
Never let them convince you I didn't give enough attention
for I watched you as much as I dared
Never let them say I was wrong for you
for they never knew the real me at all
Never let them accuse me stalking you
for I only went to such great lengths to see you safe
Never let them trick you into thinking I killed you
for my absolute devotion could be expressed...
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ANGER POEM
Published
31st May 2015 10:30am
31st May 2015 10:30am
The End to Optimism
We should just stop
pretending anything matters
Discontinue at once
thinking it all works out
Simply agree to end
time worn out paradigms
Halt altogether
waiting to be rescued
Collectively reconsider
our self-proclaimed relevance
Abandon all hope
that this finishes well
Cease and desist
praying technology will save us
Forgo immediately
constructing Plan B
Hastily terminate
believing more time exists
Conclude by ushering in
the long overdue new oblivion
pretending anything matters
Discontinue at once
thinking it all works out
Simply agree to end
time worn out paradigms
Halt altogether
waiting to be rescued
Collectively reconsider
our self-proclaimed relevance
Abandon all hope
that this finishes well
Cease and desist
praying technology will save us
Forgo immediately
constructing Plan B
Hastily terminate
believing more time exists
Conclude by ushering in
the long overdue new oblivion
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3 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
30th May 2015 5:37am
30th May 2015 5:37am
Lost in Madness
Awakened into a realm where
Ninety degree angles don't exist
The non-euclidean geometry
a perceptual nightmare
The mortal mind cannot grasp
that which is outside our dimension
and a peek of one second beyond
is to invite irrepairable mental chaos
Abberations of sanity therein dwell
Unparrelled maniacal screams
for the delusion of rescue
where escape is but irrationality
Dementia unequaled for it knows
no dichotomy in this absurdity
The mind loosened of it's
steadfast mental bindings
One...
Ninety degree angles don't exist
The non-euclidean geometry
a perceptual nightmare
The mortal mind cannot grasp
that which is outside our dimension
and a peek of one second beyond
is to invite irrepairable mental chaos
Abberations of sanity therein dwell
Unparrelled maniacal screams
for the delusion of rescue
where escape is but irrationality
Dementia unequaled for it knows
no dichotomy in this absurdity
The mind loosened of it's
steadfast mental bindings
One...
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1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
27th May 2015 3:55am
27th May 2015 3:55am
Broken
A lifetime of Best Intentions
but Missed Opportunities
A cycle of Engaging to Help
and Disposed Of when Fixed
A habit of Bucking the System
then never Reaping Rewards
A Relentless Sense of Rage
countered by Terrible Depression
A Yearning Desire to Express
from Self-Imposed Isolation
A Need for a Challenge
but Knowing All Too Well
A Cry in the Dark
answered by No One
A memory of Happiness
drown in Mires of Regret
A Lust for Indulgence
tempered by Indifference
A...
but Missed Opportunities
A cycle of Engaging to Help
and Disposed Of when Fixed
A habit of Bucking the System
then never Reaping Rewards
A Relentless Sense of Rage
countered by Terrible Depression
A Yearning Desire to Express
from Self-Imposed Isolation
A Need for a Challenge
but Knowing All Too Well
A Cry in the Dark
answered by No One
A memory of Happiness
drown in Mires of Regret
A Lust for Indulgence
tempered by Indifference
A...
671 reads
5 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
25th May 2015 1:41pm
25th May 2015 1:41pm
My Fearful Heart
I dreaded bedtime when I was a child
Oh how I fought with my tired eyes
Battled to show no sign of dreariness
That moment of weakness damning me
So I was sent to my large dark bedroom
The fear engulfing me with every step
There were no "tuck-ins" for me then
Good-nights were said only downstairs
It was an aged creaky Victorian house
But it wasn't the settling of old boards
that precipitated my full apprehension
The cold sweat of complete helpless fear
I could share my terror with no one
They wouldn't believe and I...
Oh how I fought with my tired eyes
Battled to show no sign of dreariness
That moment of weakness damning me
So I was sent to my large dark bedroom
The fear engulfing me with every step
There were no "tuck-ins" for me then
Good-nights were said only downstairs
It was an aged creaky Victorian house
But it wasn't the settling of old boards
that precipitated my full apprehension
The cold sweat of complete helpless fear
I could share my terror with no one
They wouldn't believe and I...
726 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th May 2015 11:50am
25th May 2015 11:50am
"When The Music's Over"
I've been up for days
I'm thinking music can save me
from going away for a very long time
Let the distraction engulf me
for only sleep waits when it ends
Jumping genres and changing
Is it possible to surprise yourself?
The hint of something new
or perhaps something old
enough to drive me forwards
For I am here alone
Any help is miles and hours away
Is that what I want anyway?
What is my legacy?
My two children
25 years of hard work
The toys and trinkets
I surround myself with
Will they bury them with me?...
I'm thinking music can save me
from going away for a very long time
Let the distraction engulf me
for only sleep waits when it ends
Jumping genres and changing
Is it possible to surprise yourself?
The hint of something new
or perhaps something old
enough to drive me forwards
For I am here alone
Any help is miles and hours away
Is that what I want anyway?
What is my legacy?
My two children
25 years of hard work
The toys and trinkets
I surround myself with
Will they bury them with me?...
740 reads
6 Comments
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