Tag Archives: nightmares

Through the Darkness ~ #freeverse #darkpoetry

12 Tuesday Mar 2019

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Night falls
I am weary
Heavy lids close
Still the light
Shimmers through
The darkness
Imaginary figures
Move, sway
Shadows weave
An endless tale
Within corners
Of the room
Sheets rustle
Lashes flutter
Semi-closed
A glimpse
Into the
Void
Dreams
Take over
Nightmares
Consume
Still the light
Shimmers through
The darkness

 

©2019 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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The Hands of the Devil ~ #poetry #Afterwards

21 Monday Jan 2019

Posted by in Afterwards Word Prompts, Poetry

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In the twilight hours, when madness sets in
And the darkness engulfs you, when terror begins

Blurred in reality, a turn of events
Nothing around you makes any sense

Longing for sanity to visit again
Never really knowing where it has been

Torturing dreams that fly through the night
Grasping and grabbing, in torrid delight

Cause you to stumble, turn away from the real
In the hands of the devil, your soul, his steal.

 

Afterwards January Prompts – Madness – Day 21/31

Originally posted ©2016 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved for NaPoWriMo, fits Michael’s prompt perfectly  😉
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Friday Fantasy ~ The Piano – #poetry #whatdoyousee?

30 Friday Nov 2018

Posted by in Friday Fantasy, Poetry, What Do You See?

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The lovely Helene of Willow Poetry has challenged us with “What do you See?”.  You may write a poem, haiku, tanka or short story that represents what you see or feel within you.  More info can be found in the link below.


With each key he played, the monster, alive
Unaware was he, as he continued his song
Though he felt a presence, he could not decide
What it was he had been feeling, all along

Through the trees, moonbeams danced
It was though they could hear every note
The stars came down, wondering, perchance
If his playing was what kept them afloat

His life, in a book, his fantasies, played
As time passed by, the pages yellowed
He took in stride, what his mind displayed
All those nightmares, had truly mellowed

So he played, and he played, each note his own
Not caring what was happening around him
He knew from the start, this king on his throne
That his dreams would always surround him

 

©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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Darkness Answers ~ #dark #poetry #tanka

20 Saturday Oct 2018

Posted by in dark poetry, Poetry, Tanka

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Spirits beckon you

Hail the feelings within

Fear not the darkness

For it will echo through you

When the night becomes alive

 

©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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Panic ~ #poetry #dark

13 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by in dark poetry, Poems, Poetry

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The medication is beginning to wear thin

Night terrors return, with a frantic fury

Evoking strange visions, conjuring the dark

Encapsulating me, like a jail cell, but the bars!

Claustrophobia has nothing on these feelings

Like solitary confinement, there’s no escape

I’m trapped in my own fear, flailing my arms

Still you sleep, with me screaming on the inside

And you not hearing on the outside, please wake up!

Unlock this oubliette, find the door to set me free

I call your name, no response, the silence deafens

My heart, racing, beating, as it longs to release

Scattered breaths, this taunting inside me

And when it finally does, I am spent, and you wake

Realizing, this is my life, this is how I cope with it

I panic, it attacks, with no cavalry to rescue me

No savior, only me, finally fighting my way out

The easiest way to deal with this, is to not sleep

So I don’t, and I won’t, and I can’t live like this

 

©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
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