Tag: Poetry
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Thousand Yards (When In Rome)
Thousand yard stare Today Today, I ceased to care The fire burned me This life, it broke me This life rebuilt me In it’s own twisted, Perverted image When in Rome When in Rome When in Rome The lines on my face Each one, a scar A lesson How it truly is How it must…
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For Them I Fight
Another day A battle cry Eternal rage Will never die I am vengeance Come alive I will not rest I have arrived The innocent The beaten down I stand for them I bear the crown For once upon I knew their plight I am their flame For them I fight
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I Rise, You Fall
Amongst the ash and rubble I lay In pain Broken Defeated The metallic tang Of blood in my mouth Choking on the bile Of my own failure But still I breathe But still I hate I swear an oath Vengeance Retribution Those who broke me Now They shall be broken My hammer The leather of…
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NTT Showcase: 2/27/25 Edition
Good day all, and welcome to this week’s Showcase post. Thank you all so much for another week of fantastic responses! Your works are all so absolutely perfect and awesome! Things have been a bit hectic around Gorilla HQ for a bit, so my apologies for delays in commenting and reading. One day it’ll calm…
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In Fury I Reign
Amidst the strife Amongst the pain In fury deep I ever reign I’ve been called worthy And sometimes not Lightning crackles Like a shot I stand here tall On mountaintop Push ever on I’ll never stop If you are down Awash in pain Rise to your feet Begin your reign
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Fading Light
I can see it I can feel it Doors closing Walls crumbling Everything Collapsing All around me Silence Desolation Darkness Light fading No hope No cry for help Not even A whisper No one cares Anyhow Not even Me ©2025, The Beginning At Last
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Give Peace A Glance
The time for peace has come and gone The time for war has set upon “Peace be with you”, so they say It’s just another game we play Platitudes and fake hellos You know we’d rather come to blows You hide your demons deep inside Another smiling suicide A hypocrite in prophet’s clothes Your true…
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Hearts of Ice
An extra special thank you to the lovely Miss Laura Bennett for putting this together for me. Always appreciated. 💓
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Brimstone Fire
Am I slayer of your demons? Or the slayer of your dreams? In the realms of brimstone fire Nothing ever as it seems Am I servant to a devil? Am I something more divine? Am I something in the middle? Do I tread a fragile line? As I move amongst the fire As I tread…
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Here and Then
Through the eons The celestial byways Of space Of time Of reality Immeasurable threads So intertwined Yesterday Tomorrow Today All different Yet still All the same Paths cross Courses reverse Fast forward You can’t fathom You think you know Your ignorance Astounding Your arrogance Appalling You are barely an atom A splinter So minute So…
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The Final Bow
The final bow The curtain call I look around I guess that’s all No encores had No cheering crowd The silence here Is far too loud One spotlight shines So mockingly I stand alone It’s only me Head hung low I leave the stage The time has come To turn this page Ladies and gentlemen…
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Symphony of Rage
I bend your bars Destroy your cage Within my chest A burning rage Years of hatred I’ve curated Running wild Unabated This blood I wear Is not my own With every swipe My rage has grown A feeding frenzy A hunger fast I breathe the air So free at last Free from shackles Of restraint…
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Your Venom
Your venom is a sweet wine Intoxicating Mesmerizing And yet The last sip so bitter Crippling Fatal This liquid divine Drips from shiny fangs Love Blood Lust Demise Melded Mixed A cocktail so effervescent But so vile You are the beginning You are the end The silken promise you provide Is but a ruse To…
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Whiskey Truths
A couple pills A whiskey shot Sometimes that’s all I’ve really got To get me through Another day The only torch To light the way I wake again A pounding head Within my heart Impending dread Can’t stand the thought Of losing you Can’t live without My whiskey truth While I do enjoy a bit…
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Mistress of the Moonlight
Mistress of the Moon Come bathe me in your light My soul is aching, bleeding I need your touch Tonight I hear your laughter Softly I hear it in the air But when I turn to find you I can’t see you Anywhere I pray each night for healing I pray each night For you…
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Inner Mounting Flames
I am the collateral damage Just a stone within your road The punchline to your joke Another beast to bear the load Ignorant and blissful Or so you’d have us think At the Well of Fools you’re kneeling As you take another drink Clearer than a crystal And sharper than a knife You think we…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/27/25
Featured Image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day, one and all! We’re back with your biweekly dose of NTT! Thanks very much for last round’s awesome submissions. Y’all rocked it as usual! 🤘🤘 If possible, please try to have your posts up by Friday, 03/07/25 to be included in the roundup! Thanks! And,…
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Broken Roads
We have not posted any photo poems for awhile, so it seemed like the time to put another out there. This three-part piece is penned by the lovely and talented Laura Bennett, and once again, I am extremely grateful for the fantastic words she wrote to accompany my pictures. We hope you enjoy it, and…
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NTT Showcase: 2/13/25 Edition
And we are back once again with another installment of NTT Showcase! I hope everyone is having a great day so far, and is ready for some fantastic reading! Once again this week, we are absolutely loaded with awesome submissions. Take a bow, folks! You are all an extremely talented group! On that note, I…
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I Call It Fate
As I look back Upon my life It cuts me deep Just like a knife Decisions Like incisions The blood I gave The blood I’ve lost And never was it Worth the cost A drink in hand Taste of lament I wonder where My spirit went It seems I lost it Long ago It never…
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Retreating To: A Review by Adam Fenner
Alternate image for ‘Retreating To’ Good day, all. I am very honored to share that Adam Fenner has posted a review of my poem Retreating To on his blog. To those who do not know Adam, he is a self-described “former adventurer turned full-time Dad moonlighting as an author.” He regularly reviews writings from across…
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No Theme Thursday: 2/13/25
Featured image by Laura @ Black Moon Lilith Good day all, and welcome to this edition of NTT! Thank you for the fantastic response to the last round. As always, it is greatly appreciated! So many awesome creations! Without further ado, I present this week’s images. If possible, please try to have posts up by…
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Retreating To
Cold, uncaring I’ve become I used to once But now I’m numb My heart is blacker Than the night I used to think I’d found the light Now I see That’s not the case I don’t belong I’m out of place A stranger here Without a friend The time it ticks To toll the end…
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NTT Showcase: 1/30/25 Edition
Coming in hot like a HALO team this week with a ton of fantastic posts! Hello, everyone! Back again with another round of NTT Showcase. Being the start of our biweekly runs, there is a ton of great content to share. I am hopeful that this format works out well for all of us! So…
The Beginning At Last 