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 Hand
I dreamt I saw a hand Reach towards me in the night I thought it but a dream But when I woke in fright It hovered like a promise Or threat before my sight I could not tell from who … Continue reading
Web
Trapped within the webs we weave Seeking freedom But frightened to leave Silvery tendrils Chain us the more within The more we strive To reach out Feeling the force upon my cheek I am not sure of what Release I … Continue reading
Strangled
I am strangled by your rules What you prescribe for life The limitations of choice The dictates of your world All written in black and white As though in print they come alive And reach out to hold me down … Continue reading
I See You
I see you My murderer My deathly love As you try to turn And walk away Deny this truth You’ve birthed In this silent, sudden death I see you My transgressor My once friend Now annihilator Are you surprised To … Continue reading
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Tagged death, haunting, horror poetry, murderer, spirit, vengeful ghost, victim
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Eternal Vigilance
Ever standing Eternal vigilance We progress Along this dark parade Ever loyal Not forgetting What our brothers Here have paid Born of honour Death defying Standing strong Against the looming tide We are fallen Damned for caring We are a … Continue reading
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Tagged death, eternal vigiliance, fallen, loyal, prayers, soldiers, war, zombie
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Amourex de la mort
You are in thrall to darkness Amourex de la mort Your skull but an entry A terrible door You yearn for submission To death’s ancient lore Your life is but forfeit Its worth you ignore You long for oblivion Its … Continue reading
Ivory
Feel me cry White face cracking Against indifferent snow Bloodless wandering Tribes long lost Terrible, alone Yet to vanquish Hidden enemies Grind flesh Against harsh stone We are rising Ivory tides of rage To revenge To atone Know your death … Continue reading
I Dream of Home
I see them flying When I dream of home Night winged creatures In the darkened hills Careening through the crevices Of terrible mountains Leading to the castle top Feared by all On a blood red moon My soul hungers and … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefield, blood, poetry, transylvania, vampire, vampire bas, Vlad
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Come and Play
Come and play with us they sang Running through the forest paths Like a bell their voices rang Come and play and dance and laugh! All the children heard the tune From their parents they would run Twin girls falling … Continue reading
Let Me Out
Let me out she cried I am trapped inside Behind prison bars I am blood and scars Let me out she pled See how I have bled Let me take a life With my precious knife Let me out she … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom, Horror, horror poetry, insanity, mad woman, murderer, pleading, trapped
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