Submissions by icedloney (Anthony Barr)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
STORY POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2013 4:46am
23rd Jan 2013 4:46am
The Veteran
As I walked in the store,
I saw a legless Marine,
Medals on his chest, smile on his face.
As he told me his tale,
Into his eyes I looked,
The dreaded thousand yard stare,
As the memories came back, it overtook.
Memories of death, gunfire, dead friends,
Overtook this poor man's soul.
It seemed going home in a box was the only end,
Laying in the sand, as the tide rolled.
An explosion was heard,
Marines started rushing,
Lusting for gore,
Overwhelming the enemy,
Lusting for more.
He looked away, tear in his eye,...
I saw a legless Marine,
Medals on his chest, smile on his face.
As he told me his tale,
Into his eyes I looked,
The dreaded thousand yard stare,
As the memories came back, it overtook.
Memories of death, gunfire, dead friends,
Overtook this poor man's soul.
It seemed going home in a box was the only end,
Laying in the sand, as the tide rolled.
An explosion was heard,
Marines started rushing,
Lusting for gore,
Overwhelming the enemy,
Lusting for more.
He looked away, tear in his eye,...
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DARK POEM
Published
16th Nov 2012 3:34am
16th Nov 2012 3:34am
individual
known as...
the man of so many names
seen as...
the soul with so many faces
believing that if I
cover my self in mystery
the patterned hurt could
be lost without traces
I've undergone
the misuse of treatments
for the mind
the recurring weakness
laid bare with nowhere
to hide
It all comes out
into the light
Someday
Some hour
Sometime
I'll have a face of my own
I'll have a name that is known
the nightmarish will no longer linger in my eyes
the riddle of the dream will have come to...
the man of so many names
seen as...
the soul with so many faces
believing that if I
cover my self in mystery
the patterned hurt could
be lost without traces
I've undergone
the misuse of treatments
for the mind
the recurring weakness
laid bare with nowhere
to hide
It all comes out
into the light
Someday
Some hour
Sometime
I'll have a face of my own
I'll have a name that is known
the nightmarish will no longer linger in my eyes
the riddle of the dream will have come to...
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DARK POEM
Published
16th Nov 2012 3:18am
16th Nov 2012 3:18am
My nightmare
I'm standing by the front window peering
The power's out a storm is nearing
Nothing to do alone in the dark
I could go to bed, no it's too hot
I sit by the window & go inside my head
Then a lost memory of what my granddad said
He fought in the war back in forty three
When i was a child he had something for me
Then he went to go get it , i waited anxiously
But he didn't come back,so i went to go see
I found him lying near the attic stairs
In a pool of black, and a frightening glare
That was 20 years ago, i forgot until now...
The power's out a storm is nearing
Nothing to do alone in the dark
I could go to bed, no it's too hot
I sit by the window & go inside my head
Then a lost memory of what my granddad said
He fought in the war back in forty three
When i was a child he had something for me
Then he went to go get it , i waited anxiously
But he didn't come back,so i went to go see
I found him lying near the attic stairs
In a pool of black, and a frightening glare
That was 20 years ago, i forgot until now...
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DARK POEM
Published
15th Nov 2012 00:35am
15th Nov 2012 00:35am
demons in my head
The faintest whisper
Into the loudest roar.
I want to ignore them but they scream even more.
We want the pain
Welcome to blood galore!
I try to hold onto reality
But I just slip.
Do you hear the blood?
It goes drip, drip.
It is your blood you hear
I can see your tears
Hear your cries
They know your fears
Demons hide behind my eyes
Whispers, what to do for years
So be prepared for me to snap
Because this time I won't be coming back
Into the loudest roar.
I want to ignore them but they scream even more.
We want the pain
Welcome to blood galore!
I try to hold onto reality
But I just slip.
Do you hear the blood?
It goes drip, drip.
It is your blood you hear
I can see your tears
Hear your cries
They know your fears
Demons hide behind my eyes
Whispers, what to do for years
So be prepared for me to snap
Because this time I won't be coming back
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SELF POEM
Published
12th Nov 2012 10:55pm
12th Nov 2012 10:55pm
My soul
Search the ground for the pieces of my soul,
I became lost in my thoughts again to break my heart is the ultimate goal,
i don't think i was meant to be anyone friend.
tortured by feelings that say it's love, but in the end all i feel is pain. to sink in pity way down below,forget my only wish is for people to forget my name. it would be easier if i could not feel, my soul is torn by thoughts of her. then reality sets in and i have to deal, and realize that i will be alone forever.
when she is happy, i turn away and run, when she is mad, she curses my name. sometimes together...
I became lost in my thoughts again to break my heart is the ultimate goal,
i don't think i was meant to be anyone friend.
tortured by feelings that say it's love, but in the end all i feel is pain. to sink in pity way down below,forget my only wish is for people to forget my name. it would be easier if i could not feel, my soul is torn by thoughts of her. then reality sets in and i have to deal, and realize that i will be alone forever.
when she is happy, i turn away and run, when she is mad, she curses my name. sometimes together...
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SELF POEM
Published
18th Oct 2012 5:11pm
18th Oct 2012 5:11pm
unnamed
A deep breath, I open my eyes
A blinding darkness
I don't hear a sound but my own thoughts
I lift my head, a hindrance there
My arms and legs are impeded as well
My mind is in shock, my heart pounds in my chest
The flailing of my arms & legs tells me I’m alive
I realize now a coffin I am in
I scream , scream someone hear me
I scratch and i push and I push and I scratch
Calling for my wife, I am here I’m alive
I struggle like a animal caught in a trap
You must let me out, i don't want to die
My knuckles start to bleed, my time's...
A blinding darkness
I don't hear a sound but my own thoughts
I lift my head, a hindrance there
My arms and legs are impeded as well
My mind is in shock, my heart pounds in my chest
The flailing of my arms & legs tells me I’m alive
I realize now a coffin I am in
I scream , scream someone hear me
I scratch and i push and I push and I scratch
Calling for my wife, I am here I’m alive
I struggle like a animal caught in a trap
You must let me out, i don't want to die
My knuckles start to bleed, my time's...
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STORY POEM
Published
16th Oct 2012 11:06pm
16th Oct 2012 11:06pm
my angel
I look to you I look to you my angel
I know you are there
you protect me from harm
when I no longer care
I feel your mercy
when I long to let go
you fight off my demons
so graceful and slow
occasionally you touch me
I reach for your hand
the hour glass is full
the bottom empty with sand
when my time has come
your mighty wings I’ll embrace
I will look into the eyes
of your skeletal face
their almost like fire
glowing with power
now the hour glass has turned
I’m living life by the hour
I look to you my angel
in...
I know you are there
you protect me from harm
when I no longer care
I feel your mercy
when I long to let go
you fight off my demons
so graceful and slow
occasionally you touch me
I reach for your hand
the hour glass is full
the bottom empty with sand
when my time has come
your mighty wings I’ll embrace
I will look into the eyes
of your skeletal face
their almost like fire
glowing with power
now the hour glass has turned
I’m living life by the hour
I look to you my angel
in...
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DARK POEM
Published
16th Oct 2012 11:05pm
16th Oct 2012 11:05pm
The monsters inside of me
As the sky grow dark, it fills me with fear
For i can feel something coming, its getting near
A defining roar, sends chills down my spine
As i run for the hills, it closes in from behind
A monstrous beast, blood thirsty eyes
A demon of earth, shall i meet my demise
With a swift strike, it drops me to my knees
Taunting me, just before the kill
Striking me once more, i fear this is the end
What is this beast, this beast within
I fear the worst, as i stand back up
Feeling my arm, what is this stuff?
Covered in hair, dripping with blood
How...
For i can feel something coming, its getting near
A defining roar, sends chills down my spine
As i run for the hills, it closes in from behind
A monstrous beast, blood thirsty eyes
A demon of earth, shall i meet my demise
With a swift strike, it drops me to my knees
Taunting me, just before the kill
Striking me once more, i fear this is the end
What is this beast, this beast within
I fear the worst, as i stand back up
Feeling my arm, what is this stuff?
Covered in hair, dripping with blood
How...
#dark
#werewolves
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SELF POEM
Published
11th Oct 2012 10:53pm
11th Oct 2012 10:53pm
heaven and hell
My Heaven and my Hell.
Don’t walk into it.
Otherwise you’ll regret you ever did. The door, pushing it open… creaking, nails penetrate it, your hand seems stuck to it.
Use the other to pull it off, before you know... SLOOSH.... I have guillotined them both off. This is only the first stop.
Can’t rest now or turn back ‘cause something slams into your back.
Falling forwards, you lay sprawled, no hands to support you at all.
Wiggle, SNAP, oh dear, your caught. That indeed is a bear trap; they are layered across my wooden floor. Creepy crawlies......slithering, snaking...
Don’t walk into it.
Otherwise you’ll regret you ever did. The door, pushing it open… creaking, nails penetrate it, your hand seems stuck to it.
Use the other to pull it off, before you know... SLOOSH.... I have guillotined them both off. This is only the first stop.
Can’t rest now or turn back ‘cause something slams into your back.
Falling forwards, you lay sprawled, no hands to support you at all.
Wiggle, SNAP, oh dear, your caught. That indeed is a bear trap; they are layered across my wooden floor. Creepy crawlies......slithering, snaking...
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ANGER POEM
Published
11th Oct 2012 10:47pm
11th Oct 2012 10:47pm
old friend anger
Like an old friend,
Anger doesn’t knock;
He just lets himself in.
He has heard the news and he
Comes to sympathize, and to offer
Suggestions about what I should do.
“Hit him!” he says. “Kick, scratch,
Bite use weapons if you
Have to!” But I know that he is
Not my friend, just an enemy that
Has a key. I ask him to leave; he sits down.
I tell him to go; he puts his feet up.
Anger wore out his welcome long ago,
But he still comes,
Like a neighbor who can’t get the hint,
He comes over with advice and adrenaline,
Refusing to be...
Anger doesn’t knock;
He just lets himself in.
He has heard the news and he
Comes to sympathize, and to offer
Suggestions about what I should do.
“Hit him!” he says. “Kick, scratch,
Bite use weapons if you
Have to!” But I know that he is
Not my friend, just an enemy that
Has a key. I ask him to leave; he sits down.
I tell him to go; he puts his feet up.
Anger wore out his welcome long ago,
But he still comes,
Like a neighbor who can’t get the hint,
He comes over with advice and adrenaline,
Refusing to be...
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DARK POEM
Published
9th Oct 2012 11:11pm
9th Oct 2012 11:11pm
fear
To live in fear
Is to not live at all
No to breath
No to speak
But to scream silently
A whisper in the wind
A quite breeze that burns
Blistering the skin
And festering the mind
It bleeds internally
Fear
Such a simple word
Concept
Emotion
Irrational fear
Can keep you up at night
And dominated your brain
Like an addict to their drug
You must fan your flame
Blame – where does it lead?
Down a winding path
Of back ally-ways
Abuse and pain
Emotional fear
Frozen in time
Can grip you so tight...
Is to not live at all
No to breath
No to speak
But to scream silently
A whisper in the wind
A quite breeze that burns
Blistering the skin
And festering the mind
It bleeds internally
Fear
Such a simple word
Concept
Emotion
Irrational fear
Can keep you up at night
And dominated your brain
Like an addict to their drug
You must fan your flame
Blame – where does it lead?
Down a winding path
Of back ally-ways
Abuse and pain
Emotional fear
Frozen in time
Can grip you so tight...
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SELF POEM
Published
9th Oct 2012 11:09pm
9th Oct 2012 11:09pm
to live
That one question,
Trust?
Its a big festering wound that wont heal
Tearing at my gut, ripping me apart
Moment to moment, live
Breathe
Blink
Go on
But not move on
I miss the comfort
The love
I miss the safety of life
I’ve been beaten too many times
I thought we built something
A house to live in
A life to live
I wont give up
I wont forgive
I wont condone
I will fight
I will live
Love such a fragile thing
A glass half empty
Balancing on the edge
Ready to spill over
Crash to the ground and bleed...
Trust?
Its a big festering wound that wont heal
Tearing at my gut, ripping me apart
Moment to moment, live
Breathe
Blink
Go on
But not move on
I miss the comfort
The love
I miss the safety of life
I’ve been beaten too many times
I thought we built something
A house to live in
A life to live
I wont give up
I wont forgive
I wont condone
I will fight
I will live
Love such a fragile thing
A glass half empty
Balancing on the edge
Ready to spill over
Crash to the ground and bleed...
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