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InsomniaSleep you are my friend
I am your enemy so it seems
I want to be with you more then you know
You hate to have me around at any cost

I work 12 plus hours every day
On call 24 hours every day
I need to be close to you sleep
I need to have you to survive

But you refuse me like the plague
There is nothing to slip me beside you
No drug or drink that helps to welcome you
I just ask or a taste of your comfort and peace

You turn me out like the brightest light
I long to rest my heavy eyes and aching body
You shun me like a disease coming to infect you
All I ask for is a few more hours then you wish to grant

Let me drift away to a rest

LifeThe morn is shining, let the young ones rise,
The moon is gleaming, let the old men die.
Brilliant stars, why did you suppress the wise?
Godly skies, why did you let the saints lie?

The trees are breathing, whispers of the air,
The land is dying, save them sweet angels.
Winter chills, why did you plague us despair?
Summer heat, why did you burn us with hell?

The heart is beating, attract and detract,
The eyes are craving, come and gratify.
Cunning love, why did we all make this pact?
Forlorn hate, why did you fly and defy?

Life itself is complex to understand,
Yet, behind these are secrets of our land.

If I was DeadI didn't ask much of you
I only asked of you one thing
To let me tell you my story
And in return you do nothing

I wrote it out six pages
Every word true
Then I put it in an envelope
And handed it to you

I told you what you mean to me
I told you why I cry
And I told you why nothing is okay
I told you why I lie

And all I asked of you
Was to stay silent in its wake
To think about what you're gonna say
With every breath you take

But you couldn't listen
No, you never could
You went against the one condition
And left me where I stood

And I was riding so high
You had to bring me down
You figured I can't be happy
With no one ar

My Falling KingdomI still see your face in the back of my mind
I lie in the blankets with tears in my eyes
It's killing us to part after so much time
But no one can change where the truth now lies

I get off the bed and look in the mirror
I'm wondering how we wound up here
Everything has happened that I used to fear
My heart is bleeding and my thoughts won't clear

The waves are crashing all around
Threatening to take the castle walls down
With my entire kingdom I will drown
What good is a princess without her crown?

I still feel your touch and the taste of your lips
Our love played out with a burning script
I'm dying inside as my fantasy slips...

If fantasy brings creativity?If fantasy brings creativity to life?

In minds that truly see.

Is a brilliant mind indeed.

Setting the mind free to it's own free will.

Regardless of reality and fantasy .

Things that were meant to be by the eye's that see.

Colliding with feeling of emotions.

Thinking is not as hard as what it seems.

When you let the mind go free.

OceanicI stare into
the sea of
all my dreams,
and I would drown
in your river
if you would but
grant me release;
(this is the ebbing out to me).

The numbing water
holds me transfixed,
as the waves
soak and lap
at the remnants
of my tired soul.

-Brian Shuffett
April 3rd, 2010

The Voodoo Girl

The skies were painted a misted black,
As she got ready to attack,
Slowly she walked into a darkened room,
Staring at her soon to be groom.

A photograph she treasured dearly,
A future she could now see clearly,
She looked around and shut the door,
And slowly knelt upon the floor.

Silently she began to drag,
A little doll out of her bag,
She contemplated what she had planned,
And placed the doll into her hand.

The photograph she looked at with sadness,
Wondering what had led her to this madness,
For she couldn't seem to comprehend,
Why this doll was her only friend.

And as she began to chant her spell,
She knew now was not a t

Friendship of a Spotless MindSlowly, the morning sun begins to rise
Bringing the light for new life
Flowers and trees reach out for the golden beams
And all the way up towards the morning glow they grow

Birds begin to sing their songs
And as a beautiful melody, it reaches out for our memories
The music keeps on playing, and fills our hearts
It speaks of words that can no longer be heard...

Bring forth the day, because we will surely stay
Time is of meaning, for us as an earthly being

But just as the sun lets the flower bloom and the water shine
True friendship lasts till the end of time
There is no age, place or distance that cannot be overcome…

To le

BloodBite deep into my neck
Not as if to kill me
But as a sign of craving me
Showing that you want me

The harder you bite
The more I dig my nails into you
The harder I want to bite back
Showing that you excite me

Don't be afraid to draw blood
The sweet taste of passion
I won't hold back with you
So I don't expect you to with me

By: C Matthew Sieradzki 3-12-2010 1721

I used toI used to think I wasn't meant to be for this world.,
It seemed like everything and everyone was leaving me and hating me.
I used to smile when I remembered your body next to mine,
We were melting together as one.
I used to cry when I thought about everything happened in the past,
Now my eyes are empty, no more tears left to spill.
I used to say how much you meant to me,
Now I can't get the words out anymore.
I used to be like someone else wanted me to be,
Now I'm who I want to be.
I used to dream of our feature, together with you,
It seemed like we would be together forever.
I used to laugh when I heard something funny,
Now I've

Love Is Everywhere.Love is where the flowers grow.
Love is near the fallen snow.
Love is where you say goodbye.
Love is in your broken eyes.
Love is hidden in a book -- don't you see it?
Take a closer look.
Love is in your very soul,
waiting to be found.
Love is with the charred coal,
in a gigantic mound.
Love is here
and here
and here.
If you look,
love is everywhere.

A Beautiful DeathI sigh as I finish injecting my veins. Soon the pleasure will come. For a moment, I slump in my chair waiting, waiting with anticipation. As I feel it begin, I get my materials and throw them across the darkness to the table were my only sauce of light sits. It hits the candle, and it falls like a cup of water. The flames pool around the end of the table as I watch it, and then it slowly crawls forward, and flows over the edge to touch the floor. The dancing flames are entrancing. Their wispy movement is hypnotic as they move towards me. Moving, and growing. They grow as they slowly make their way towards me. Then, the fire starts to change;

Try To Find Love.Love disguises itself in many forms;
Some are clear as day,
Others, a murky grey.
People walk down the street with their umbrellas held high.
Few walk in the rain -- is this a sign?
Couples kiss here and there.
Raindrops twirl in the air.
Leaf blades sway as the wind runs over.
Children play, as one picks up a clover.
Laughter swirls from ear to ear,
Mouth to mouth,
Peer to peer.
Joy is spread -- can you feel the love?
Love is tricky, but the secret:
Open your ears and widen your eyes,
You may be surprised by what passes by!

You Never Really KnowYou never know

How a single word can hang on to someone,

Nagging and feeding on insecurity and low self-esteem.

--

You never know

That a single insult could be the one thing

That brings someone's whole life

Crashing down.

--

You never know

When a statement meant to bring a cheap laugh

Could haunt you for the rest of your life,

Because you know it was all your fault that

You caused someone's ultimate downfall.

--

You never know

Until that person doesn't come to school the next day

And their desk just sits there;

Empty.

i don't go to sleep to screamit's happening again;
the past 11 nights in a row,
always by 3:48 am.
from the corner of a still, dead house;
no light beyond the inescapable sliver of a fading crescent -
its glow only peeks through a crack in the 12-foot ceiling above my bed.
i've changed rooms since i returned to this house,
praying to keep the presence of unfamiliarity;
but nothing can detach me from this.
no, this came back with me.

like clockwork,
my fingernails claw feverishly at the bedspread,
face buries hard into the sheets.
jaw wired shut,
through the gaps in my bared teeth,
my throat spasms to steal any air.
my knees pull in tighter to my chest,

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Misfortune

by *tanafeyroyale, Apr 19, 2010, 3:07:06 PM
Literature / Poetry / Narrative / Traditional Fixed Forms

A queen left her home one day
To search for a kingdom far away
Her intentions were as black as her heart
But she knew how to play her part

The dark beauty left her aged king
For her whims wanted better things
She left to capture another man
Against all odds she would stand

The dark queen fought with all her might
For what she saw in her sight
Her brave army fighting another
Setting pawns against each other

Then she saw him, tall and pale
And his queen in dress and veil
Seeing her own love be threatened
The white queen drew her weapon

She took down knights and holy men
Cutting through pawns again and again
Castles fell on the battle field
Victims of fate being sealed

The black queen faced her adversary
Both were determined but also weary
Foot to foot they drew their swords
While the kings looked on, ignored

The aged black king had come to see
If his queen would take the victory
The white queen saw her foe
Towards the dark king she'd go

The pale king moved to aide
This disastrous failed raid
And when he moved to help fate
What do you know? Checkmate!

Misfortuneby *tanafeyroyale

Literature / Poetry / Narrative / Traditional Fixed Forms

100 Themes - Misfortune

Chess has been on my mind all day long

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Critique by ~xxAgonisticMiseryxx Jan 17, 2013, 11:13:34 AM

This poem is amazing.
Even though you submitted it a few years ago, I just found it today.
You did an extraordinary job; the way you told this story in poetic rhyming fashion and made it flow so mellifluously. I've read it at least ten times now and each time I find some new little quirk to enjoy.

'She took down knights and holy men'
I love how you didn't say bishop, but instead stated it as 'holy men.' This poem actually reminds me of some of Walt Whitman's work.

From what I've read and written, some poem endings can be really awkward, but congratulations, the last stanza was one of my favorite parts.
Congratulations on writing such a masterpiece.

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=Daghrgenzeen Jan 17, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Amazing! Love the flow and the imagery.

*tanafeyroyale Jan 17, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you

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*tanafeyroyale Jan 11, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you

~Koratoshisfriend Jan 17, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Not a problem, if you ever want to join a prompt again you're always welcome

~axes4six Jun 17, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

Funny ending!

Yep, chess fan right here!

*tanafeyroyale Jun 17, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

Thanks for the fav. I'm very much a chess player, so this was a long time in the making.

~eldestmuse May 28, 2010

You don't see a lot of rhyming poetry, or poetry with a storyline, these days and I enjoyed this one. Nice work!

*tanafeyroyale May 29, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you!

~VampirateLycan May 6, 2010

I love this, it reminds me of my dad teaching me how to play chess.

I pulverised him. lol

Love it.

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