Subconscious suicide

by The Poet Behind The Poems & Chelsey   Jan 18, 2013


Darkness is my gravity. As it weighs
on me, bare skin brushes against rocks,
dirt, and bacteria life that neighbors itself
next to me. Held against my will, forced to
breathe the atmosphere of the defeated.

The ebony sky opens to cleanse my sins,
lavished with drops of purity. Fate rekindles
its passion with evil in the form of a smile,
while the sound of the thunder cracks,
consuming my mind, life no longer in my grasp.

Death is upon me and I can't seem to grip
it just yet. Is this what happens when one
dooms their innocence to the frayed? Surrender
to the wicked and let it pounce on top of them.

Basking in the ambiance of His howling
moon, hidden demons escape my subconscious;
chains intoxicating my veins with a deadly
concoction - loneliness, fear and freedom.

My own mind has betrayed me and all this ever was...

Was a mere illusion telling me I wanted to live.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Marcy Lewis

    Oh my god. This is awesome. o.O
    You guys...do another one. Seriously. You guys mesh perfectly. IN MY FAVES. The imagery in this is so vivid.

    "The ebony sky opens to cleanse my sins,
    lavished with drops of purity."

    "Surrender
    to the wicked and let it pounce on top of them."

    "chains intoxicating my veins with a deadly
    concoction - loneliness, fear and freedom."

    BAAAAAH that was perfect. It's so dark, almost eery, and it has a humid feel about it. Like a chokingly humid feel. Your words together = brilliance.

  • 11 years ago

    by Hannah Lizette

    As stated a few times, you two mesh so well together! I demand more collabs! :)

    I don't have the time to break it down and whatnot, I'll just say that I love the word usage throughout the poem, as well as the vivid imagery.

    The second stanza and the ending are my favorite! Love <3

  • 11 years ago

    by Meme

    The dark tone all through this piece was spectacular!

    The wording seemed perfect in painting this image in the readers mind.

    And I absolutely loved the pauses towards the end of the piece. Its like the statements were meant to deliver the message in a loud clear voice.

    Well done guys!
    xxx

  • 11 years ago

    by The Queen

    The abrupt line breaks in the first stanza are very distracting to be honest. They are so abrupt that it is jarring to read them. It also makes the line transition a bit out of place. I really like your diction here, the intensity of your word choice, but they are less noticeable due to the current line structure. The intensity of your dialogues most of the times, can be determined through a suitable structure. Most of the dark poems are often structured irregularly and not on a regular pattern whereas as if I am reading an almost rhymed or metered poem.

    For example,

    Darkness is my gravity. As it weighs
    on me, bare skin brushes against rocks,
    dirt, and bacteria life that neighbors itself
    next to me. Held against my will, forced to
    breathe the atmosphere of the defeated.

    ^ in my humble opinion this would read better if it is structured as below:

    Darkness is my gravity.
    It weighs on me,
    bare skin brushes against rocks,
    dirt, and bacteria life that neighbors
    itself next to me,
    held against my will,
    forced to breathe the atmosphere
    of the defeated.

    Darkness is my gravity. As it weighs
    ^ "as" should be removed, as for me it is a filler.

    held against my will,
    ^ either you lower case the "held" and incorporate comma before this line or change it to "Hold" instead.

    This is just an example of how the structure should be, of course, Tony, this is my opinion. :)

    The wording is perfect, I love it and I really really like it, just thought I should point out what I think is off in this poem.

    You and Chelsey did a marvelous job, your minds seem to work in synchrony.

  • 11 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    I do love collabs that mesh together... You two wrote a powerful piece on the darkened thoughts... of a depressive nature... the ending is very powerful.... love love love this!

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