There is nothing but empty eyes staring into the bright fire.

Heavy darkness burns around you, cold against the flickering flames

The silence eats at you

As does the memories you’ve come to burn away

Scattered thoughts of shameful feelings ignite against the blackened sky

Bringing you back to times since past

You want nothing more then to forget

So here you sit, waiting for the fire to burn it all away

Pleading with your mind in hopes of cleansing all the pain away

It's a foolish feeling

Wanting young innocence to die

But it's hard to make a peaceful mind

When all you feel is deep regret

There's nothing but an echo, waking you from hazy dreams. It's almost a memory, one you keep reliving. Over and over, just like the sound itself. Rhythmic and low. A warning.

The sound only ringing out in the dead of the night. When the shadows bleed together, suffocating you, making you feel all alone. A sound always forgotten by morning.

At first there was no fear but time has worn down your nerves, leading to nothing but poisonous dread. Its grown closer in the passing weeks. Days. Right outside your door it rings out, disrupting the silence of the night. No longer soft and lost on the wind. It's the thunder in the rushing raining, wanting to burst through. You feel the presence waiting beyond the door. Begging you to welcome it in. Even your own heartbeat can't drown out its pounding.

You cower below sweaty sheets, teeth clenched to hold back heavy breathing. The sound always stops. Leaving a resounding echo at the last knock. Sunlight finds its way in and you know the night is over. But still there is no escape, your limbs grow heavy, sleep pulling at your mind. You fight but can't help the flutter of your eyes. If you sleep you'll forget. The panic sets in all over again. There's nothing you can do. The curse strips away the memories of the night before. A haunting cycle you're forced to live. A fractured mourning that started the night they left.

behind closed doors is where you hide.

where your body creaks and cracks

shifts into its monstrous form

the winter chill flutters through an open window

the night air cool against peeling skin

you don't have to see the moon to feel its hypnotizing pull

you've done this hundreds of times

but it never gets easier

the pain never dulls

the hunger never stops

teeth grow sharp, gnawing on imagined prey

claws dig into splintered wood, barring similar marks from past nights

fur sprouts from split skin, a warm blanket you use to hide

heavy breaths turn ragged

your body fights against your mind

threatening to take away the last thing that makes you human

you curl up beneath your bed

waging war on yourself

fighting down the longing taste

of fresh blood down your throat

it's just one night

one of thousands more

you grit your teeth

knowing this will pass

wishing you had something to distract you from the pain

the temptation

wishing you didn't have to hide yourself

behind closed doors

There's love in my heart

Overflowing blood rushes to my face

Making time stand still when I look into your eyes

Warm amber shining as they catch the sun

I can't help the jealousy that takes over when I look at how beautiful you are

Nothing but a bumbling butterfly but still so free

I can't stop the shadow that blocks out my moon leaving me in the dark cold

A coiled snake wound tight and frozen

But I push through, letting your soul light the way

Rough and warm

Face hot, you have me feeling silly

For the fabricated fear I let control my mind

So kind but all I do is bite

And fight even when you try to pacify

Anxious and wary

It's not your fault but is it really mine?

Born to twist my own mind

A curse I hope to cure

One day

I dig into the earth, fingers clawing like an angry spade. much like a hoe I rip away maggots and squirming worms, drawn out by the thundering rain. The water pools in my grave. Bones nestled gently in a hardy box. A coffin not of my choosing. keeping my memory locked away. The seed of my sorrow. The fruit of my fear. I uncover what is lost. Fingers picking away at rotten wood. I feel the tears grow. Feel them drip down my ghostly frame. Feel the flowering of something long forgotten. I used to till the pain, let it bloom inside me. But now I let it all fade. Let the peace over take me. A feeling only earned in Death. I will not be forgotten as I know I have been found.

the rot starts from within

growing out from within the wood

brittle like the ends of an ashy fire

dripping black oil, staining the forest

empty branches crack in the wind

hollow corpses in a row

huddled under a blackened sky

pelted by the never ending rain

black bark chips away

crumbling to dust under the heavy downpour

but still, it stands

an empty forest left to rot

a scar across the earth

forever silent

waiting for the rain to stop

it drips

leaking down to the dirt below

the blood of a broken jewel

shatters the knife plunged so deep

breaking hollow bones and yellowed teeth

hungry is the wolf that lays

waiting above your shallow grave

ready to eat what's left of your flesh

what's forgotten and rotten

and withered away

The sunlight peaks through the lace curtains. The heavenly morning rises with the sky as the warm light fills the home. light so soft it purifies the darkness. The silent night stillness melts away, warm golden honey filling in between the cold gaps. Fresh morning dew drops coat pastel petals as they sway in a spring breeze, brushing up gently agaisnt the pink cottage walls. the butterflies and bees emerge, ready for the day. They flutter through an overgrown garden, basking in the golden light. Humming birds nest in the trees, rainbow feathers refelcting like stained glass. The calmless stills the rising earth, a gentle scene gifted by the rise of a new day.

You hear footsteps. Are you ready? Can you hear them running like the approaching storm? Your heart is pounding. Your breath is heavy. You love the blood that splatters the floor. There’s no golden morning light. Just the silver moon guiding your way. Ghouls haunt the forest, beckoning you their way. Thunder booms in your soul, All that’s left is the ringing. Your soggy skin shakes with the pain of knowing somethings broken. The hunt never ends, time is always chasing. Creeping up behind you and breathing down your neck. Fear is the only friend you have, always by your side even till death.

You’re falling. Falling like the stars when no one is watching. You flicker. In and out of reality, fading fast as you black out from the height. The sunset watches your decent, mind reeling from the gravity of time. You’ve never felt so hopeless. It burns you up until you’re gone. You’ve been trying to hold on; to the feeling of wonder you’ve felt so many times. Of the glittery stars that light up the night, it must be nice to always shine so bright. The morning moon lets you dry your tears; incoming sorrow can seem so limitless sometimes. You let go of the pain that fades away with the night. A new day approaches. A new chance to fight.