A Dying Ember in the Dark: Poetry

This is a collection of poems, some written by me and others by my friends or submitters. All of my poems have a copyright. If you wish to reproduce any of the, please email me with your request. You can also submit you own poems by emailing them to me. I will add more poems as I continue to work on this site.

This first poem was written by my best friend, Ivy Gillan. She also has a copyright on all her poems.

My tears run crimson

My thoughts turn black

My heart becomes cold

There's no turning back

Nothing can soothe

My pain deep inside

You can't do a thing

My soul won't abide.

I don't ask for much

Only a sweet end

Because everything has become nothing

Something you'll never comprehend

This next poem was written by me.

Don't give me and antidote

Hand me a poison

It's easier

It's easier to blur than to heal

Let it take me over

and control my world

take away the emotions

which cause the pain

give me the dye

to cover the stain

it's so hard to rub it away

when all you really need

to make it all better

is a cover-up

to make you feel good

to take away the emotions

which cause the pain

to destroy the reality

of another day

and create a fantasy world

This is another poem by me:

Everyone is here

but I'm all alone

my heart is empty

and my dreams are gone

I'm still so young

but I've lived to long

I want to wish

to see your face

But the things I miss

were always paper lace

You washed my face

and layed me down

you gave me hope

when no one else was around

But now I know

Your just a fake

another statistic

in my book of mistakes

And I hate you

But I love you

and I shun you

but I want you

and I pray

for the power

to let you go

Another by me:

You've been cast away

put aside

You've broken all the rules you should abide

Your friends have left you

You've been dismissed

think of all the things you gonna miss

you mess with me

you mess with life

Now all you morals

have waved goodbye

so much for the sunny days

with snobby friends

show the wealth parades

Welcome to the hidden city

of the dark

the castaways

we welcome you

to make your mark

This poem is by another friend of mine whom we shall call aiasha. All of her poems are copyrighted as well.

As a tear rolls down from my cheek

confusion overcomes me

I wonder what there is in life

because I am barely breathing

and I can't find the air

I want more from life

to be happy

to be satisfied

frustration overcomes me

Why is life so hard?

As I look in the mirror

Who do I see?

Do I truly understand?

They say I am foolish

That it is good to want things in life

As I stare into space

I wonder,

Am I selfish?

As I gasp for the air

I realize that I can breathe

I found the air

New Poems by Me all the way down!!All copyrighted by the way.

Lying on the tile floor

rest my head against the door

run my hands up and down my spine

feel my last breath of life

the pool of blood spreads onto my knees

there were always to many minds to please

want to clear my head of all my fears

close my eyes

and cover my ears

learn to leave this world of tears

I'm tired

and I have to many fears

wish I had a fixated picture of you left in my mind

but it's too much struggle to get it right

subconscious wants to repent

conscious mind won't let me turn to lent

I know where I'm going

and I know why

I wish I had the strength

to care to try

with my last black thoughts

the blood is dry

I know I've aslways been wrong

and I kiss away my old sad song

TO MY FRIENDS

You think you can hurt me by scarring my name

you think I am nothing

you don't know my pain

What you don't understand

is that it's not all about you

you have no part

in most of what I do

you are the victim

of my ruthless crime

you are the widow

of what's left behind

let me tell you

let me give you a hint

you have nothing to do

you have no part in this

so dry your shallow tears on my tattered sleeve

and you think I will be there

to get on my knees

well I am not sorry

and I don't need your someone

cause I never did anything

to hurt anyone

but it seems you only remember

what you find wrong in my song

well let my remind you

you had no line in the first place

EVERYTHING AND NOTHING

I'm laying here

crying myself myself to sleep

again

and the different colors

of a hundred different thoughts

make iredescent lightning in my mind

Meshing together

to form mixed up thoughts

And everything and nothing seem to collide

and I hear you voice one more time

the silent thunder

of forbidden laughter

hides in the corners of my thoughts

and the hollow wind of emptiness draws caves in the caverns of my heart

and everything and nothing

seem to collide

meshing together

to form one wild ride

one last time

one last chance to get by