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Death Comes For Us All
in the blackness of night
the grim reaper comes upon us all
with his unholy scythe
harvester of souls
the light blinks out in my eyes
as each person slips through my hands
a hole in me where they once were
pray death would come for me
embrace me in it's cold black hands
take me to my final destination
wraith like, shadow of a soul
withered from within and without
I've seen death up close
staring me in the face
ghostly specter
tormenting me with promises
never kept
one by one all I've loved
lost to that pale horse
ripping my innards out
vampire I can't die
I ride hard deep into the night
watching through centuries untold
as everything grows old then cold
tormented of mind
in the blackness of night
the grim reaper comes upon us all
with his unholy scythe
harvester of souls
comes for all but one
my blackened heart
too vile even for death
an empty vessel I ride on
(for Hades Black No. 1 comp.)
Published 26th Jun 2016
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26th Jun 2016 6:29pm
Yes it does come for all... but sorry becuz I hope it always gets sidetracked many decades...
whenever it involves anyone I care about :)... Dark but excellent spill
whenever it involves anyone I care about :)... Dark but excellent spill
26th Jun 2016 9:47pm
26th Jun 2016 6:47pm
That Mosiac though! and
your words.. I can't even
tread my ladyloves ,
ittybittygodsand ash..
Good luck!
-Howlings
your words.. I can't even
tread my ladyloves ,
ittybittygodsand ash..
Good luck!
-Howlings
26th Jun 2016 9:47pm
Anonymous
26th Jun 2016 6:55pm
Brilliant, Brenda.. very nicely done.. love..
Dave
Dave
26th Jun 2016 9:48pm
26th Jun 2016 10:41pm
I've always had a love for dark poetry. It's like the other half of the coin. Something people try to stay away from.
When death comes I hope I'll be ready 😁
When death comes I hope I'll be ready 😁
27th Jun 2016 00:14am
27th Jun 2016 00:20am
Whoa! I missed this one, Brenda, but I'm here now.
What a sad, sad situation you portray within the lines
of this twisted poem. Twisted only for the message it
sends, that yes, the character can escape death,
because he is a vampire. Whoa! Again. This poem
"got" me, I don't mind admitting it.
What a sad, sad situation you portray within the lines
of this twisted poem. Twisted only for the message it
sends, that yes, the character can escape death,
because he is a vampire. Whoa! Again. This poem
"got" me, I don't mind admitting it.
27th Jun 2016 2:10am
27th Jun 2016 3:01am
28th Jun 2016 4:51pm
27th Jun 2016 3:08am
rides his big black horse right into the screams
& the harvest is always bountiful.
it's a thriller, Crim...
& the harvest is always bountiful.
it's a thriller, Crim...
28th Jun 2016 4:52pm
27th Jun 2016 4:06am
28th Jun 2016 4:53pm
thank you graciously you should read my early poems you can get as great as you want to be it just takes time :)
love Crim
love Crim
27th Jun 2016 4:28am
Death is a part of life
Brenda that we are
all going to come
face to face with...
and, some of us face
many deaths in just
this lifetime.
I myself am Hoping
though that it is merely
the segue into a new
one that isn't as rife
and laden with the
same miseries as
this one has.
An insightful and genuine
spill from your heart and
soul.
Brenda that we are
all going to come
face to face with...
and, some of us face
many deaths in just
this lifetime.
I myself am Hoping
though that it is merely
the segue into a new
one that isn't as rife
and laden with the
same miseries as
this one has.
An insightful and genuine
spill from your heart and
soul.
28th Jun 2016 4:54pm
thank you graciously I know I've died many deaths in this life and am hoping for peace as well afterwards..
love Brenda
love Brenda
27th Jun 2016 7:19am
28th Jun 2016 4:55pm
Many fear death
many more pray for it -
it always seem to be the ones
who pray for it that are left behind,
and the others, gone too soon.
Love will release even the
darkest heart when it lands.
And death shall be waiting then.
Good write, Crim.
many more pray for it -
it always seem to be the ones
who pray for it that are left behind,
and the others, gone too soon.
Love will release even the
darkest heart when it lands.
And death shall be waiting then.
Good write, Crim.
28th Jun 2016 4:55pm
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28th Jun 2016 4:56pm
27th Jun 2016 6:41pm
Powerful work, very dark with that pervasive sense of doom. Except for that last stanza, a death-defying four lines:
"comes for all but one
my blackened heart
too vile even for death
an empty vessel I ride on"
One way to immortality but at the cost of heart and soul. This one's a top contender Crim. Good luck!
"comes for all but one
my blackened heart
too vile even for death
an empty vessel I ride on"
One way to immortality but at the cost of heart and soul. This one's a top contender Crim. Good luck!
28th Jun 2016 4:57pm
28th Jun 2016 6:28am
Have no fear, Death will make a meal of you too... just likes to save the tastiest till last :)
28th Jun 2016 4:58pm
