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#nightdwellers #beginningline Creeping silently under the veil of the night, The haunted wedding bells chiming in the moonlight. The sound of death nearing as the chimes began to fade.
(16+ content possibly, please read with caution or not at all.) --- Stepping into the unknown The sphere enclosed her. No longer part of the warmth The silent echoes plagued her.
#soliloquy #nightdwellers You absorbed me; Occupied my soul like the shadow of death; Like a wave, You absorbed me with your swell; Swallowed me whole, captivating my heart.
#acrostic. Stuck within the sunlight isn't where you want to be. Underneath your coffin lid is where you'll find safety. Never look for blood in the cold harsh light of day.
And the wind blows, and your scent is like A vampire bite, traumatising my life into a paralysis Of sudden insight into your soul.
#nightdwellers #beginningline Her heart distorted frantically in the eerie night air, She stood in the darkness, with raven banners for hair.
Wind rustling, rustling. the moon shivering wet. These little crevices...of defence. Try to reach out..to me indeed. But I am obsoete. This is my land. I own ..it all. Try to run...soon ..to fall.
Pipistrelle, Pipistrelle Phantom of the night, Mesmerising, Terrorising Butterflies in flight Pipistrelle, Pipistrelle Little mouse with wings, Sonar guide Superfly Yourself around me sing Folk...
The door closed with a creak and shut behind me, -I hadn't moved an inch, something wrapped past me. Stains on my hands, red gluke of fear, my Jekyll cursed my Hyde with tainted grunts of jeer.
I wanted you to bite me. My heart is what I gave. Please just drink of me. Carry me to your grave. Bring me to your coffin. And bite me in the neck. Break all of my bones. Invite me in your sect.
I want to bring you the white feathers Of my impure wings song, The ones that tickle your nose And make the Gods sneeze my will aloud; Stained in blood from my veins, My ink of crimson, solely yours...
The Raven Calls Hark.
If you feel your pulse is quickening. Don't be too perturbed. If the atmosphere is thickening. There's something you've disturbed. Movements fleet and darting. All around the room.
#Nightdwellers The night-time fell, And dusk set in, And dark began its rule. The air grew damp, Deep alleys: slick, For evening, this was fuel.
(from Ode to Melancholy). There is a world of silver sunsets. And the darkest nights. It is a place where one forgets. And the truth is hidden by a shadow of lights. Upon the grave in midnight glow.
A bit of a collaboration with my fellow nightdweller @RichWithey #nightdwellers Her beauty is more captivating than a wild rose Skin caressed by the river as her tears of red flow.
Candle-lighted. I walk in the hallways. The mid-night. Is my time always. I am known as,. The queen of the night. Night is my reign. Night is when my light shines bright.
#beginningline #nightdwellers From behind the clouds and out of sight I see you there, a ball of light I lick my lips, you look so good As good as any mortal could As I perch upon this dark...
#bestofopuss Misty tendrils slowly curl, A dreaming dragon's flicking tongue, Out of hollows pearly shrouded, Against the walls over hilltops flung.
Blood dripped. From your. Teeth,. My body. Fell limp. Underneath,. Your weight. Squashed my. Core,. I closed my eyes. Trying to. Ignore,. The burning. Pain in my. Neck,. All over my body.
His heart turned cold And like a plague The infectious pain Dragged her to the grave Met with hers His lifeless eyes He flitted out From her life Her heart turned Into a stone A heavy burden She...
Pale lips and ghostly touch, A light without heat in the dead of the night, A gentle gaze frosted over by the days spent, Bringing life to the dying and love to the spite.
#NightDwellers Cloaked figures and pale faces, They glide through mist and fog, There is no sound, no evidence, As they drift through the smog.
Break my heart And swear to die For all your sins I will not cry. In the darkness In this night I make this vow By candlelight. No matter what, No matter why I'll stand by you Until I die.