Dark and Lonely, The Abyss
Dark poem...content warning I guess?
Dark and lonely the abyss
Emptiness, only the mist
Eternal, the clock ticks
Immortal seconds, sticks
Tracks of mine, serpentine
Teeth, bitten promises, mine
Replayed, rest forever delayed
Slayed, mind forever betrayed
Still the clock still ticks
Still the immortal seconds sticks
purgatorial limbo, sinful symbols
judgement stands, justice tumbles
Lay in wait, balance the scales
Smooth - the bait, smooth - their tales
Deceptive intentions, deep the incision
Sadness falls, darkness prevails
Emptiness reigns, justice fails
Still the clock still ticks
Still the immortal seconds sticks
Dark and lonely, the abyss
Emptiness, only the mist
Tracks of mine, serpentine
Teeth, bitten promises, mine
purgatorial limbo, sinful symbols
Judgement stands, justice tumbles
Torn asunder, fragmented existence
Mortal plunder, without resistance
The abyss drains, life and soul
the darkness, the empty hole
avoid the path, the idiot's laugh
beware the staff, the pillager's wrath
in the void, the nothingness
immortal eternal emptiness
waits, patiently in the mist
with serpentine teeth in its midst
the daggers are drawn, fate is assumed
Now all hope has gone, sealing the doomed
sadness falls, darkness prevails
Emptiness reigns, justice fails
Eternal the clock still ticks
Still the immortal seconds sticks
The end the beginning
The beginning the end
darkness falls, sadness prevails
judgement reigns, justice fails
torn asunder, fragmented existence
mortal plunder, without resistance
Remember
Remember
It's just a dream
It's just a dream
Is it?
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Author's Notes: Just a nice little nightmare/horrorish and pretty vague poem.
About the Creator
Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (9)
This should be heard performed please! Nifty writing Paul! Is their a syllable count here or no.. some seemed very similar in length! 👍 🌀
Whoaaaa, that was more like a fever dream. Like spiralling in and out. I loved this adventure you brought me on! A very Paulitical poem! 🍩🥐
Ooo so eery yet alluring
To me this sounds like a waking reality where we find ourselves in the valley of despair while believing that we're at the peak where everything past, present & future is downhill from there.
A ruminant fug, I think.
nice. great flow
I enjoy this poem although it may be vague. That’s what makes it interesting and really gets me thinking. It forces me to reread it to fully grasp what I just read. Great job Paul.
Ohh really its just a dream. I'm in love 💕 appreciate
Eee! I'm coming home tomorrow. It's not the end of the world. 😳😊👍