Browse By

Tag Archives: Dark Poetry

a man trying to sleep in a bus

You Sleep; I Will Wake You Up

Day by day, as my nights waned Unto ’nother sunrise, I waited like a schoolboy For my school bus, Distracted by a hundred thoughts And sometimes by the traffic ahead, Seeking what was sure to come Or hoping it wouldn’t at all, That I might

Lone figure overlooking a frozen lake at night.

I Carry Winter in My Bones

Cold is the hue of my blanket, Blue is the ice in my soul. A lesson left by a devil, Whose winter never left my bones. What brews inside Is buried deep within. It might surface in hints On dewy nights And windy days, Where

A woman in a black gown looks toward a guillotine at dusk, with a red rose in the foreground and storm clouds overhead.

Manslayer

Oh, what have I done! I killed the only man Who could revive me. I didn’t think twice Before passing the judgment. I am the sole handler Who brought down the guillotine. With a single blow, I wiped him Off the face of the earth.