Hello there, darkness;
my old friend.
Who has came
to talk with me again.
Because a vision
softly creeping,
left it's seeds
while I was sleeping.
Voices screaming to be let loose,
a darkness inside that corrupts your soul to ice.
In restless dreams I walk alone,
Not looking, nor wanting worthless advice.
People saying that they understand
what all I'm going through.
How the fuck do you know?
Has it ever happened to you?
Bitterness bites
and jealousy reigns its ugly head.
Silence like a cancer grows,
Thriving within till all emotion is dead.
Hello there, darkness;
my old friend.
Who has came
to talk with me again.
Because a vision
softly creeping,
left it's seeds
while I was sleeping.
The words of the prophets
are written in blood on the walls,
like vultures hovering over you
waiting until you fall.
The visions of a bright future false,
laying broken upon the dampened ground.
There is no joy or truth
that I have ever found.
I turn my collar to the cold and damp,
and avert my eyes from those who claim to care.
And in the naked light I saw,
Reaching hands out to no one there.
But it all echoes in throes of silence,
fallen on knees bloody from all the times before.
Screaming at the silence
as crimson rains to the floor.
Hello there, darkness;
my old friend.
Who has came
to talk with me again.
Because a vision
softly creeping,
left it's seeds
while I was sleeping.
Hello darkness my old friend,
Who has came to take me home again.
A place where silence rules and pain is gone,
To where I've always longed.
Ebony silk drawn across my eyes,
As I gave up my last sigh.
Welcome home, in the darkness my old friend.
Never shall we awake again.
Author notes
Based upon the Simon and Garfunkel song "Sound of Silence"
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This is a good poem ...
actually quite a good poem. However, you might want to take another look at this line: and jealousy reigns its ugly head. (I suspect you mean raises, not reigns, since reigns means to rule over or similar ideas.)
Anyway, good job, all in all.
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Actually, reigns is the word I was intended to use, for allusion purposes. Thanks tho, glad you liked.
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Awesome! What irony indeed... thanks for sharing. This is a highly emotional piece, very neatly wrought around a wonderful song. Very cool!
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Oh, wow. This is, powerfully emotional. I don't think I haven't read a poem in some time that actually, feels real. You know? How I could feel each line creep up my back. This is really, really beautiful.
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Thank you.
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Yes indeed, after being committed i definately needed this piece.
Powerful strong, and indeed, shit showing age, i was already humming to that tune.. SHeesh.
This is a great show of emotion, hurt, sorrow pain, and giving up..wich you dont do..so...leave the darkness be and grab my hand, together we can fight it all.
How many times have we done that already>
This FRIEND, is always around,
And i plan to wake again ..and so will you.,
Love
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