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Dreaded Deepest Darkness
Dark Acrostic 1
Dreaded deepest darkness, dragging me down deeper into the dirt, dust, and dross
Accepting my fate is easier than fighting my dark-shadowed destiny
Reaching out, for anything, anyone; nothing and no one is there, but me
Knotted ropes attached to my legs and my hands, attempting to escape is futile at best
Next comes the knife that's pressed to my chest; the piercing blade invades my skin
Everything starts to get darker, the blackness is fading into nothingness
Something or someone is approaching in the darkness and blackness
Silence surrounds me, apart from my heart, which is failing and fading as my eyes close...
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Some nice lighthearted and fun poetry for Sunday afternoon! Hehe.
Aside from Challenge entries, I have quite a few long-term ideas that I am slowly working on. There is a book of acrostics, including my strongest entries to the Dancing with Distraction Challenge and the Like Baloo... and Frustration ones. Then there is a book of Troll fairy tales, including my short story Distraction Takes Its Toll and other tales of Trolls from around the world, and one that is going to feature exclusively Dark Acrostics, for which this is the first.
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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 makes me think of the final scene of Franz Kafka's "The Trial" where K is lying on the ground as his two executioners keep passing the knife back & forth between them & over him until finally he grabs the blade himself & ends it.
D A R K... you did an amazing job with this one as well! I cannot write dark, and sometimes can't read it either, but these acrostics are too good to miss. Looking forward to your book– with your acrostic talent, it's simply a must.
I don’t do trolls or dragons or fantasy, but I am HERE for the book of acrostics! Yes please. 😊
Hehehehehe fun and lighthearted indeed! You knew I was gonna love this!
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Deep dark dimensions in this performance poem!!! Dropped a ❤️
Very dark! I love it!
Ooh, this was very unsettling. I've had nightmares like this, vivid ones, and that ick of being stabbed, even just imagined, lingers for a long time. I love all your ideas, especially the troll fairy tales. Looking forward to some of those!!
Yes, sir, that was dark! Well done!