Moonlight At Sanity's End
A walk through the shadows, light dances in flashes, shapes of faceless figures, terror in their glances.
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Can You Hear Me?
"Can you hear me?" I shout it to the distant, cold galaxies. I shout it to the bleak night sky. I shout it to anyone, anything that will listen. But I'm alone here. Everyone else went away.
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Frozen In The Depths
Frozen in the depths, In the fortress deep within. Are destiny's chosen steps, To SAVE your soul from the SIN. Hidden in the heart, Of the fortress deep inside.
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My Fear
I keep thinking The world is going to end I keep dreaming And that scares me too. The world doesn't end in 2012 My world ends when I do.
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Inner Darkness
#nightdwellers #beginingline #sjw Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Outsider" I stood frozen, facing the old, ornate mirror and too scared to open my eyes.
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Mind Of Madness
It's all ... Things. Things and Stuff. It can't change. I'm stuck, looping. It's so boring. So dead. A standing corpse, stiffening where it stands, the broken reality where we live.
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Stormy Weather
I feel it now. Now more than ever. I see the clouds. All stormy weather. The sun was out. But it's not here. I see the darkness. I feel the fear. Why can't this be. Another dream. A nightmare ride.
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Nightdwellers
I stood frozen, facing the mirror, too scared to open my eyes… I was balled up on the floor in a corner. I could feel them watching me.
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Shadows
Shadows surrounding me So much so that I can't see Dark places that bring nightmares I can't make a sound… I just stare. I walk faster. I've got to run. I want to see the light of the sun.
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Deathbed
#nightdwellers. The room is white,. Blank and clear,. No other soul in sight,. No other person near,. The pain still there. And multiple breaks,. My mind gone soul nowhere,.
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Skyden's Fear
How can you know my name. Beneath the rustle. Of blue twilight leaves. Beyond their trees. There is no ground. Beneath my feet. I've stayed on the path. I dream. And relax. It's my human life.
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Visionary Heads
It came to rest in the corner of my room, concealing its face under the cover of a cool twilight.
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Cold Stare Of The Raven
Everyday I wake at dawn, noise of the raven rings in my ear, I have to look at him, does he know my fear. Looking for food, his appetite boils within, Can he really see all my secret sins.
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You are sitting in a small chamber. The only light above and directly behind your head is a monochromatic red light aprox 640nm
In front of you a small metallic cart which has one object on it. Its cold brushed surface reflects the sickly red light in the room. You sit in a chair which has been designed for the dmv.
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The Crimson Trail
#nightdwellers. The crimson trail disappeared. Into the night as I had feared. Had I found it by the day. I might at least have made my way. But I found myself by moonlight's side.
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Dear Future,
#opussweeklychallenge My heart is unyielding. It pounds under my skin and I have no want to stop it. My heart was meant to LIVE.
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The Nowhere Man
The sound of music came from the mists of time, almost as if born from them. A sobbing melody so lovely it brought tears to her eyes, She cried for the song was to heart wrenching to be mortal.
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Shiver
Skeletal fingers brush my spine, Words tell me those bones are mine, Breath wraps round my shallow heart, Caressing me in stony art.
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The Fall Part 1
Falling. Noiselessly falling. No one would hear my screams. I was alone. I didn't even know where I was or how I'd got here. But it was dark. Very, dark. As dark as a witches hat.
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A Twiddling Sanity.
Tossing, turning dreams almost burning. A loud alarm, eyes opened saved from harm. Clothes pulled on, a reflection in the mirror like your no one.
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Undead
My world is dark There's no way out Inside my head I scream and shout I claw and scratch With bloodied nails I punch in terror When all else fails Trapped forever Frozen in time Left to rot In the...
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The End Of All
Is it weird that I often fantasise. About seeing the end of days. It might be a zombie apocalypse. Or maybe aliens invade. I just want to be there. To see the sun explode.
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Bit Of An Old Extract
"I despise it when people complain about being too hot, we're surrounded by darkness and our main light and heat source is the sun, which is most likely going to die and burn out sooner than...
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Alive!
Just to let everyone know I'm still here. Opening eyes to the dark void, an endless abyss of shadow and death. The very whites blotted out by the suns denial. Irises dilate and drink in the blackness.
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