How I've loved you
And will always love you
You were the one to light
The stars in my night
Why can't one of such
Beauty live forever
Hear my soul scream its plight
You were the gift of joy
You were my light
You gave so much to life
My angel of the night
Oh hear me call you
I'll always call for you
Though you are no longer here
May my voice be carried
To your spectral ears
I need to know you are near
I lived in darkness
Withdrawn from modern life
My mind was full of negativity
And my mood was depressed
I can relate to the melancholic poets
And the gothic literature of Edgar Allan Poe
These lost souls are misunderstood
This is not a quest for evil
But a search for positive energy
I will come out of this stronger
Wiser and more sympathetic
I felt so restrained by modernity
By the pressure to conform and look good
I took a razor and cut through the superficial layer
To get in touch with my soul
I had to risk losing my life
To realise how precious it is
Now I am fully restored
A cloak of darkness surrounds me
I see the world in crystal clear vision
Droplets of blood fall from my eyes
A memory of the sadness I endured
A bright new spirit guides me
But the darkness will always be there
To remind me how bright these days are
I lived in darkness
Withdrawn from modern life
My mind was full of negativity
And my mood was depressed
I can relate to the melancholic poets
And the gothic literature of Edgar Allan Poe
These lost souls are misunderstood
This is not a quest for evil
But a search for positive energy
I will come out of this stronger
Wiser and more sympathetic
I felt so restrained by modernity
By the pressure to conform and look good
I took a razor and cut through the superficial layer
To get in touch with my soul
I had to risk losing my life
To realise how precious it is
Now I am fully restored
A cloak of darkness surrounds me
I see the world in crystal clear vision
Droplets of blood fall from my eyes
A memory of the sadness I endured
A bright new spirit guides me
But the darkness will always be there
To remind me how bright these days are
My darkness fades from view
And enters deep into you
I infect your soul
Let my darkness swallow you whole
You are part of my dreams
I am the precursor to your screams
I engulf your spirit
And take you to the limit
Taking you over the edge
Leaving you dangling on the ledge
To jump and die
Go on, pretend you can fly
Let me watch you fall to the ground
I will watch with joy unbound
Let me take away your life
Let me hand you this sharpened knife
End it all
And beware the fall
Deep down into my dark black hole
I am the keeper of your poor lost soul
Come join with me
Embrace me
Clutch me to your breast
Let my dark magic do the rest
We are the terrors that fly in the night
There is no point in putting up a fight
Let us entwine
Your wretched soul is mine
Let us again embrace
And leave behind this damned human race
Your body is nothing but an empty shell
Your soul belongs with me in Hell
I infect your soul
Let my darkness swallow you whole
Princess Dominica looked so beautiful
All dressed in black
With white make-up and dark purple lips
She sat on the throne so full of majesty
The onlookers were dazzled by her beauty
And worshipped the ground she walked upon
The King was not well
And expected to die soon
And the Queen had died long ago
So the young princess would soon rule the Kingdom
Everyone was impressed with her intelligence and grace
She carried out her duties without question or complaint
And she would always greet new visitors with a smile
Once the audience was over she would return to her rooms
In the privacy of her own room she would cut her wrists
And let the blood pour into a bowl
She would force food down her throat until she could eat no more
Then she would go to the lady’s room and be violently sick
Underneath all her garments she was painfully thin
She felt so much pressure to be beautiful
She had many suitors but none that she loved
A stranger from abroad arrived one day
And stole her heart
But he was not a suitable match for a princess
A handsome sailor of common stock
She pleaded with her father to let her marry
But he doggedly refused her request
One night she took the blade
And slit both her wrists
Not a cry for attention
But an attempt to take her life
Living was a torment to her
The expectations too high
The rewards lacking in true value
Her dead body was found the next morning
And all the towns folk mourned her death
The beautiful princess had departed this land
And headed off above the clouds
To find a happier resting place
A traditional Gothic funeral was held
To celebrate her life
Many fine words were said
And then her body was buried
Under a thousand red roses
Her Cousin Isabella was now next in line
And took over the royal duties
A heavy burden for a fifteen year old to deal with
“So many souls are sacrificed on the road to glory”
The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvellous! HaHaHa!"
The Princess lived in a magnificent castle
High on to of a hill
The King was situated in the palace some distance away
But he often visited and stayed at the castle
The Princess was very beautiful
She was twenty years old and adored by the towns people
Many nobleman hoped wo win her hand in marriage
The Princess often wondered alone in the castle
And sometimes she walked through the dungeons
He felt at home with the dead
A sense of melancholy was always close at hand
She was reluctant to play the role of a princess
She wanted to choose her own husband
But that was not the way of things
While walking through the dungeons
She came into a contact with a ghost
His name was Sir Peter
He had been a gallant knight
And was brave in battle
He had been locked in the dungeon by a previous king
The Princess was enchanted by her ghost
She was not frightened at all
She found his presence comforting
She could empathise with his troubled spirit
The previous king had fallen in love with Sir Peter's sister
But she did not want to marry the king
She was an Anglo-Saxon and the king was a Norman
She already had a husband in mine
Who was the blacksmith in the local village
The previous king tried to take her by force
But the villages and townspeople resisted
Sir Peter headed the resistence
Eventually he was captured and taken to the castle
And his sister took her life rather than be forced to marry the king
After several years in the dungeons the king had sir Peter beheaded
The Princess was shocked by the story
She knew how his sister must have felt
Soon she would be twenty one years old
And her father was determined to announce her future husband
And her birthday approached when spent more time in the dungeon
Talking to the ghost of Sir Peter
The inhabitants of the castle thought his very odd
But said nothing
On the morning of her birthday
Her chambermaid entered her bedroom
And found the Princess lying lifeless on her bed
She had taken her own life
A note was found next to her body
"I have chosen my own destiny
I have chosen to join the ghost of Sir Peter in harmonious unrest
Will we ever find peace or will we haunt the castle forever?
I depart this world in a state of peace and contentment
Please don't weep for me - I have found my true destiny"
Time passed and the kingdom became a democracy
And the castle became a tourist attraction
Some people say they can still hear two ghosts singing and laughing together
Apparently content in their state of harmonious unrest
We seek inspiration
Lost souls searching for answers
We write down our thoughts in words
In hope of shining some light on our own dilemnas
The therapy is the cure or is it the disease
The words swirl around our heads
Driving us on in search of answers
If I say I will die will it happen
WIll the thought become reality
Or will it be erased from my mind
Screw up all the negative thoughts and throw them all away
Start all over again but I have no answers
Writing is the only therapy that works
If I can write one great poem maybe I will break the chains
Unleash the tempest and let the thoughts flood my mind
Sensory overload - still I sit here in my chair
Writing down my thoughts
If I get recognition will the flow of words end?
Will I no longer have the urge or the need to write?
Creativity is my reason for being
I will continue to write and shine light on the world
We are the writers of the world
Shining light on our innermost thoughts and desires
We aid understanding and knowledge
We provide the basis for positive action
With understanding comes peace
I lay down my pen and begin to dream
And thank God for the gift of creativity
She remains defiant in the face of death
Nailed to the cross
Accused of treachery and witchcraft
She was only true to her soul
She had a taste for adventure
She could bewitch and beguile
She was fantastic company
A party animal who also had a sensitive side
She loved romantic trips to Paris and Rome
She liked expensive clothes
Her lovers would spend all their money on her
But that was enough to keep her close
She always felt the need to move
Always uncomfortable in one single place
A thirst for excitement which had to be quenched
Many of her partners became paupers
A few even took their lives
She was an explosive personality
Once you had spent an even in her company
Your life would never be the same
And now she has been judged by her former lovers
Found guilty of being a witch
An old crime in a modern setting
I kneel at her feet and beg her to forgive us all
"Your beauty corrupted our souls
Such beauty only belongs in heaven
Return to your eternal home
And forgive us for being mere mortals."
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