Mundus
Poem Published
4th Aug 2024 1:09am
4th Aug 2024 1:09am
She
She spent her days
wishing for water
in a world of flames
Shifting shadows,
venomous voices
all around her
in wake and sleep
She couldn't
make music
of the noise
the fire made
She was
the devil's cigarette
wishing for water
in a world of flames
Shifting shadows,
venomous voices
all around her
in wake and sleep
She couldn't
make music
of the noise
the fire made
She was
the devil's cigarette
#curse
#fate
#luck #nightmares
#luck #nightmares
188 reads
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Thor_Azine
Poem Published
2nd Aug 2024 10:54pm
2nd Aug 2024 10:54pm
Seeds Planted at Night
The nightmares bare the stench
of the boats, rotting flesh and the
street lamp humming of flies
feasting upon death
Even amidst the garden of Edom
on blood soaked ground, with sun
bleached bones I worry so much
more for the moral decay
A subtle recalibration of the notions
of good and evil breeding
machines that kill adorned with
flesh and uniforms
How easily it came to put knife
to flesh, dealing death like playing
cards, aces and eights, bullets
before bargaining
In the swirling duality...
of the boats, rotting flesh and the
street lamp humming of flies
feasting upon death
Even amidst the garden of Edom
on blood soaked ground, with sun
bleached bones I worry so much
more for the moral decay
A subtle recalibration of the notions
of good and evil breeding
machines that kill adorned with
flesh and uniforms
How easily it came to put knife
to flesh, dealing death like playing
cards, aces and eights, bullets
before bargaining
In the swirling duality...
#nightmares
#PTSD
#soldiers #war
#soldiers #war
15 reads
8 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
24th Jul 2024 11:32pm
24th Jul 2024 11:32pm
Alone With The Ghosts Of My Mother
The times
After finding my mother dead
Between her bedroom, and the hallway
Were stark
And the nightmares
Then the funeral
Then the after funeral get together
At my mothers flat
I have only vague memories
Of conversations
Drifting over the ether of death
Then i watched
As people slowly dispersed
Becoming ghost like
As they left
Until there was only me
In an empty flat
Full of my recent nightmarish memories
And the stain on the floorboards
Where i'd found her lying
And her ashes on the...
After finding my mother dead
Between her bedroom, and the hallway
Were stark
And the nightmares
Then the funeral
Then the after funeral get together
At my mothers flat
I have only vague memories
Of conversations
Drifting over the ether of death
Then i watched
As people slowly dispersed
Becoming ghost like
As they left
Until there was only me
In an empty flat
Full of my recent nightmarish memories
And the stain on the floorboards
Where i'd found her lying
And her ashes on the...
#ghosts
#grief
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeStruggles
#nightmares
113 reads
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Haunted_Lunacy
Poem Published
23rd Jul 2024 8:53am
23rd Jul 2024 8:53am
Scholarly Things
The darkness suffocates
as we dream of scholarly
things. Slumbering visions
of mayhem and madness,
a delicacy only the devils
can bring.
Oh to feel the beautiful
chaos violently displaying
behind these eyes,
sweating and screaming
in the depths of midnight ,
again betrayed by restful
lies.
as we dream of scholarly
things. Slumbering visions
of mayhem and madness,
a delicacy only the devils
can bring.
Oh to feel the beautiful
chaos violently displaying
behind these eyes,
sweating and screaming
in the depths of midnight ,
again betrayed by restful
lies.
#anxiety
#dreams
#nightmares #sleep
#nightmares #sleep
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adagio
Poem Published
16th Jul 2024 2:55pm
16th Jul 2024 2:55pm
Close To The Windowsill
In the mind's labyrinth, the gift of being
twilight's Magi lost in darkness
midnight sable
unraveling the soul fading to the night
Blue Velvet dreaming immortal fragments
slaying the dragons
beneath the moonlight creeping
closer to the windowsill
in the mind's labyrinth
to be my playmate
twilight's Magi lost in darkness
midnight sable
unraveling the soul fading to the night
Blue Velvet dreaming immortal fragments
slaying the dragons
beneath the moonlight creeping
closer to the windowsill
in the mind's labyrinth
to be my playmate
#dark
#nightmares
140 reads
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Duende
Poem Published
8th Jul 2024 2:00pm
8th Jul 2024 2:00pm
Adrenaline
it started in 2013
seven weeks of
horrible stress
painful losses
no deep sleep
a broken doll
functioning on
just adrenaline
trying to survive
feeling helpless
utterly restless
she didn't fade
this razor blade
got more powers
as years went by
she causes me to
wake up at night
i'm tired & wired
need some sleep
i'm done with this
exhausting tornado
fucking adrenal fatigue
seven weeks of
horrible stress
painful losses
no deep sleep
a broken doll
functioning on
just adrenaline
trying to survive
feeling helpless
utterly restless
she didn't fade
this razor blade
got more powers
as years went by
she causes me to
wake up at night
i'm tired & wired
need some sleep
i'm done with this
exhausting tornado
fucking adrenal fatigue
#insomnia
#nightmares
222 reads
18 Comments
fightorflight
Disa
Disa
Poem Published
7th Jul 2024 11:22pm
7th Jul 2024 11:22pm
Hair on the back of my neck
Bite for my lips to peel
Bruises mostly teal
Reactions unable to heal
Periphreal vision clear
It's not true just because I feel
Can't trust what I hear
Always sure someone's near
Lay on the bed nerves on third gear
Never too long without watching rear
Free of terror but live in sheer
Trust my gut even when it's not real
Bruises mostly teal
Reactions unable to heal
Periphreal vision clear
It's not true just because I feel
Can't trust what I hear
Always sure someone's near
Lay on the bed nerves on third gear
Never too long without watching rear
Free of terror but live in sheer
Trust my gut even when it's not real
#escape
#fear
#nightmares
#PTSD
#revenge
118 reads
3 Comments
GN101
Poem Published
6th Jun 2024 10:32am
6th Jun 2024 10:32am
The Hounds of Banevekarous
They hunt the weary and naďve, with eyes that burn with vitriol
They salivate upon the leaf litter as they race the oldest paths
Expansive forest of the mind, welcome the wandering wonderers
If wits aren’t quick the hounds will strike and all will be afraid
I’ve laughed in joy and climbed the trees, weary of their teeth
To ten of them they stretch their number, clawing in their haste
Beware the Hounds of Banevekarous, they hunt the traveller down
Beware the Hounds of Banevekarous, suddenly they strike!
Beware the Hounds of Banevekarous...
They salivate upon the leaf litter as they race the oldest paths
Expansive forest of the mind, welcome the wandering wonderers
If wits aren’t quick the hounds will strike and all will be afraid
I’ve laughed in joy and climbed the trees, weary of their teeth
To ten of them they stretch their number, clawing in their haste
Beware the Hounds of Banevekarous, they hunt the traveller down
Beware the Hounds of Banevekarous, suddenly they strike!
Beware the Hounds of Banevekarous...
#dreams
#nightmares
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0 Comments
moony_
Poem Published
12th May 2024 4:14pm
12th May 2024 4:14pm
My Mind Is A Prison
I cannot stop
Waking up in cold sweats
Remnants of my terrors
Fading so quickly
I can hardly grasp what they were
Waking up in cold sweats
Remnants of my terrors
Fading so quickly
I can hardly grasp what they were
#nightmares
148 reads
2 Comments
Thor_Azine
Poem Published
29th Apr 2024 6:37pm
29th Apr 2024 6:37pm
Blood Dried On My Hands
Despite the plight of best laid plans
no one really understands
the games we play and wars we wage
as blood dries sticky on my hands
Deep within the catacombs
we came from loss and broken homes
down at the farm we learn to harm
silent killers breaking bones
Quiet professionals in blackout gear
wet work masters spreading fear
tomahawk crews break the news
so much worse than what you hear
Baby toys and Christmas tree stands
headphones blaring metal bands
no one cares about nightmares
of blood dried...
no one really understands
the games we play and wars we wage
as blood dries sticky on my hands
Deep within the catacombs
we came from loss and broken homes
down at the farm we learn to harm
silent killers breaking bones
Quiet professionals in blackout gear
wet work masters spreading fear
tomahawk crews break the news
so much worse than what you hear
Baby toys and Christmas tree stands
headphones blaring metal bands
no one cares about nightmares
of blood dried...
#military
#nightmares
14 reads
13 Comments
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
23rd Apr 2024 3:05am
23rd Apr 2024 3:05am
shadow tangled vines
shadow
tangled vines
wrap themselves
around
my sleep,
delicate
breathing
coming from
my chest,
my dreams
blinking
within each
direction
and
my hands
tied,
whether this
is natural
or unnatural
occurrence,
each thought
works its
way to
the surface,
awakening
i realized
i felt
this way
every time
i thought
of you
walking away.
tangled vines
wrap themselves
around
my sleep,
delicate
breathing
coming from
my chest,
my dreams
blinking
within each
direction
and
my hands
tied,
whether this
is natural
or unnatural
occurrence,
each thought
works its
way to
the surface,
awakening
i realized
i felt
this way
every time
i thought
of you
walking away.
#breakup
#confusion
#disappointment
#loneliness
#nightmares
167 reads
2 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
21st Apr 2024 1:47am
21st Apr 2024 1:47am
Dreaming of Home
I woke up beside you, in a house that we own,
sobbing and broken ‘cause I couldn’t find home.
The dream was so vivid, the feeling so raw;
an aching realization I’d been here before.
No one to guide me, found my way on my own,
following my instincts, somehow I knew the road.
I set out across the water, though I couldn’t see the way;
unseen creatures threatening, but I kept the fears at bay.
When “HOME” finally appeared as if out of thin air,
I could tell everybody was already there.
They’d gone on without me, not thinking to wait, ...
sobbing and broken ‘cause I couldn’t find home.
The dream was so vivid, the feeling so raw;
an aching realization I’d been here before.
No one to guide me, found my way on my own,
following my instincts, somehow I knew the road.
I set out across the water, though I couldn’t see the way;
unseen creatures threatening, but I kept the fears at bay.
When “HOME” finally appeared as if out of thin air,
I could tell everybody was already there.
They’d gone on without me, not thinking to wait, ...
#despair
#dreams
#NaPoWriMo2024 #nightmares
#NaPoWriMo2024 #nightmares
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6 Comments
DU Poetry : Poems About Nightmares Seeking Friendly Advice
