Submissions by crimsin (Unveiling)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
my ink comes from the heart and sometimes a dark mind
Released From The Ashes
A smoke filled room
where my sins stain the walls
here loneliness abounds
regrets eat a hole in my soul
littering my mind
painfully I crash
agaist the breakers of my heart
feelings are alien to me
as if some strange tree
has sprouted and taken root within my being
tendrils of hope
creep in my smokey dungeon
I pace amongst the ashes of my past
my inner child burned huddled
lost among the dark shadows
in the corner cold and afraid ...
where my sins stain the walls
here loneliness abounds
regrets eat a hole in my soul
littering my mind
painfully I crash
agaist the breakers of my heart
feelings are alien to me
as if some strange tree
has sprouted and taken root within my being
tendrils of hope
creep in my smokey dungeon
I pace amongst the ashes of my past
my inner child burned huddled
lost among the dark shadows
in the corner cold and afraid ...
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Sideways
The water drips
slowly hanging midair
waiting to splash
in the rusted sink
that looks suspiciously
as if it's stained with blood
drip, splash, slash, cut
is what I see in my mind
in the distance the clock tics
slow motion mocking my existence
tic tock, tic tock
time running sideways here
in my skewed mental state
always twisted and upside down
turning my insides I vomit
into this rust stained bloody sink
I run for freedom where time can't find me
basking in the moon
shrugging off my...
slowly hanging midair
waiting to splash
in the rusted sink
that looks suspiciously
as if it's stained with blood
drip, splash, slash, cut
is what I see in my mind
in the distance the clock tics
slow motion mocking my existence
tic tock, tic tock
time running sideways here
in my skewed mental state
always twisted and upside down
turning my insides I vomit
into this rust stained bloody sink
I run for freedom where time can't find me
basking in the moon
shrugging off my...
865 reads
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Sober Writing
Hands trembling
I write out my scattered thoughts
like illusive ghosts
there one minute then as if a shadow
seen on my periphery
slip sideways through the cracks
sober and standing on shakey feet
I feel the ground swaying beneath me
grasping at what remains of my sanity
I fight for my freedom
screaming on the inside
afraid as paniac attacks
cloy and cling
a dying demon
who won't go easy into it's grave
riding out the storm
surfing the waves of unease
...
I write out my scattered thoughts
like illusive ghosts
there one minute then as if a shadow
seen on my periphery
slip sideways through the cracks
sober and standing on shakey feet
I feel the ground swaying beneath me
grasping at what remains of my sanity
I fight for my freedom
screaming on the inside
afraid as paniac attacks
cloy and cling
a dying demon
who won't go easy into it's grave
riding out the storm
surfing the waves of unease
...
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The Journey
I'm on a long journey my feet aching and sore
from walking on scorching coals
the kind that have tendrils that pierce the soul
you see my shoes i've worn on this path are woven from straw
when I should be wearing armor
this is a long dark traverse
the immortal walk among us
some lifting us up others placing rocks in the way
for us to stumble on
a maze is this world
full of razor sharp thorns
the center ahhhh enlightenment and wisdom is what I seek
the thing is I keep tripping over the same stumbling blocks ...
from walking on scorching coals
the kind that have tendrils that pierce the soul
you see my shoes i've worn on this path are woven from straw
when I should be wearing armor
this is a long dark traverse
the immortal walk among us
some lifting us up others placing rocks in the way
for us to stumble on
a maze is this world
full of razor sharp thorns
the center ahhhh enlightenment and wisdom is what I seek
the thing is I keep tripping over the same stumbling blocks ...
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Spring
I can taste spring tantilizing my senses
the almond orchards are in full bloom
I taste the sweet nectar of their buds on my toungue
swirling clouds over head hang heavy with dew
mother nature raining down from the heavens
giving sweet life to the seeds buried deep underground
the feeling of freedom as winter conceeds defeat for the moment
sun shining every being a buzz with life
I cast off my winter coat and run through the orchards
as the trees whisper secrets to me
I feel alive listening...
the almond orchards are in full bloom
I taste the sweet nectar of their buds on my toungue
swirling clouds over head hang heavy with dew
mother nature raining down from the heavens
giving sweet life to the seeds buried deep underground
the feeling of freedom as winter conceeds defeat for the moment
sun shining every being a buzz with life
I cast off my winter coat and run through the orchards
as the trees whisper secrets to me
I feel alive listening...
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The Day Mommy Left
My parents got divorced and I lived with my mom
I adored her sweet and kind personality
when I was three
she slipped away from the playground
while I was stuck in the middle of the monkey-bars
the ground seemed so impossibly far away
I screamed at the child below
to go and get my mommy
but she never came
she'd left me alone
and went to the hospital where she was committed
'cos she was a schizophrenic
I'd hung on them monkey-bars ...
I adored her sweet and kind personality
when I was three
she slipped away from the playground
while I was stuck in the middle of the monkey-bars
the ground seemed so impossibly far away
I screamed at the child below
to go and get my mommy
but she never came
she'd left me alone
and went to the hospital where she was committed
'cos she was a schizophrenic
I'd hung on them monkey-bars ...
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Maniac Hell
A spark ignites within the eye of the soul
then flickers and is extinguished
like so much ash under the feet
fueling the soul with the light painful
torture for the ghouls that seek my demise
eating glass swallowing it down are words of wisdom
for a foolish self seeking being
that revels in it's own sin
drinking in the darkness of the powers that be
scorching pain from the heart
that beats within this soul
so torn from the inside out
possessed my demons often...
then flickers and is extinguished
like so much ash under the feet
fueling the soul with the light painful
torture for the ghouls that seek my demise
eating glass swallowing it down are words of wisdom
for a foolish self seeking being
that revels in it's own sin
drinking in the darkness of the powers that be
scorching pain from the heart
that beats within this soul
so torn from the inside out
possessed my demons often...
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A Slap In The Face
I wish you'd stayed longer
with enough time to drop me a few lines
though you did in a poem with a sound rebuke
whether intended for me or not
it slapped my face
your drinking days are over
mine in full swing
wasting time, time is ticking
and we don't have long to make things matter
why your opinion means so much to me
I don't know but it does
you've touched my core
stir my blood
make me think
time is ticking
to do something of importance
is what counts ...
with enough time to drop me a few lines
though you did in a poem with a sound rebuke
whether intended for me or not
it slapped my face
your drinking days are over
mine in full swing
wasting time, time is ticking
and we don't have long to make things matter
why your opinion means so much to me
I don't know but it does
you've touched my core
stir my blood
make me think
time is ticking
to do something of importance
is what counts ...
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Day One
The night descends upon a darkened heart
broken and shattered like a mirror
beaten with a bloodied fist
the soul within this body withers
being blown about as if it were mere ashes
without a backbone or any substance
each day I say today is day one
I won't pick up the bottle on this day
fail, fail, fail I haven't made it yet
I would cry but no tears are allowed to flow
write but my emotions are pent up
create if I gave a damn about my passions
i'm a blank page now
void of color a whisp of my...
broken and shattered like a mirror
beaten with a bloodied fist
the soul within this body withers
being blown about as if it were mere ashes
without a backbone or any substance
each day I say today is day one
I won't pick up the bottle on this day
fail, fail, fail I haven't made it yet
I would cry but no tears are allowed to flow
write but my emotions are pent up
create if I gave a damn about my passions
i'm a blank page now
void of color a whisp of my...
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Whip And Chain Me In Verses

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A Puppet No More!
I walk through fire
that scorches the soul
and scars the mind
wishing to start anew
feeling the power of light
on my flesh tenderly kissing me
giving me balm
for a being that has been
mere ashes from within
no longer will I be
a puppet for the voices
that ring in my head
dizzing me colliding
with a heart
that holds all beauty dear
i've been a wanderer
with little but evil to say
stitching this side of my mouth
I set myself free
the damned may walk inside me
but...
that scorches the soul
and scars the mind
wishing to start anew
feeling the power of light
on my flesh tenderly kissing me
giving me balm
for a being that has been
mere ashes from within
no longer will I be
a puppet for the voices
that ring in my head
dizzing me colliding
with a heart
that holds all beauty dear
i've been a wanderer
with little but evil to say
stitching this side of my mouth
I set myself free
the damned may walk inside me
but...
1043 reads
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Gossamer Wings
Tickling the tapestry of my mind
I now seek outside myself for the
intricately woven gold of the poets that be
who spin magic from straw
giving me, an out of body experience
and a moments reprieve
from the demons that possess me
where everything that is beautiful
hangs heavy with dew and meaning
i've found myself left wanting
when trying to produce
a wealth of life giving words
just seem to lack content
swimming in darkness
I reach now to the constellations
swooping a handful of...
I now seek outside myself for the
intricately woven gold of the poets that be
who spin magic from straw
giving me, an out of body experience
and a moments reprieve
from the demons that possess me
where everything that is beautiful
hangs heavy with dew and meaning
i've found myself left wanting
when trying to produce
a wealth of life giving words
just seem to lack content
swimming in darkness
I reach now to the constellations
swooping a handful of...
1398 reads
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