The Darker Realms
This blog is about the darker realms, the places where nightmares and dreams lurk below conscious thought. Join me in a journey into the night.
Category Archives: Poetry
The Nuns of Saint Claire
Beware they said The nuns of Saint Clare Don’t go there they said Never go there For they’ll eat you alive It’s how they survive The terrible nuns of Saint Claire None spared they said The nuns of Saint Claire … Continue reading
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Tagged cannibals, darkness, death, demons, fear, Horror, nursery rhyme, poetry, possessed
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Black Cat
Black cat watching Deep in the night Spring out one moment Kill us with fright Black cat purring Stalking its prey Who will survive till Sweet break of day? Black cat omen Witches and spells All of your secrets Nobody … Continue reading
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Tagged bad luck, black cat, death, fear, Horror, omen
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Die-Baby
Don’t be a die-baby Don’t make us die Never a cry-baby Only we cry Over our heads See how you fly We’ll never catch you We’ll never try Dear little die-baby Mercy is sweet Don’t make us sigh, baby Fall … Continue reading
Secret
I’ve got a secret Shall I tell? You think you’re in heaven Welcome to hell See me winking Hear how I laugh? I am the lord here You’re the fatted calf You think you matter You think they might care … Continue reading
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Tagged doll, heaven, hell, Horror, secret, trickster, winking
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Entropy
I am living entropy dissolving Into the uncaring sky Surrounded by the cacophony of lives lived unseeing Floating dissolution, dislocation Piece by piece I am my father’s child Loveless and alone Barren and old now Fulfilling the genetic blueprint Set … Continue reading
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Tagged death, dissolution, entropy, family, fear, isolation, the end
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This Blood I Have Shed
This blood I have shed for you. To free you. To stop the pain. He will not hurt you, touch you, make you his, ever again, ever again. My sins overwhelm me constantly but I’m not alone. All of those … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged death, fear, Horror, killer, love, protection, sacrifice
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Light in the Dark
Just a little light In the deepest dark Just a little hope The merest spark It could be a ghost Shining in the hall It could be the end The end of it all It could be an angel Weeping … Continue reading
Crow
Tell us all you know Sacred crow We have brought you blood Understood All that is required In the fire Tell us what you know Sacred crow Darkness is an art In our hearts Power for the true Comes through … Continue reading
Eye
What do I spy With my little eye? The food on my table The day that you die What do I see Running from me? A sheer delicacy Waiting to flee Reptilian cold I am so old Your fortune told … Continue reading
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