Submissions by Angel_Of_Darkness (Guardian Demon)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I just graduated high school, I've been writing since I was a freshman. Check my works out if you like not so sappy love and sinister realities.
Dying Is Part of the Plan
If I died right now, I'd die a happy man.
So let me die now.
If I died right now, would you understand?
So let me try now.
If I live on any longer, I'll surely outlive this bliss,
So why should I live to prove a point?
If I live on any longer, I'll only have more lost youth to miss,
So why should I live on in this joint?
We're like caged birds,
When we're let out of the cage, we find that we're still inside a house.
We're like baited worms,
When we slide off of the hook, all that we have left to do is drown.
So in our schemes to...
So let me die now.
If I died right now, would you understand?
So let me try now.
If I live on any longer, I'll surely outlive this bliss,
So why should I live to prove a point?
If I live on any longer, I'll only have more lost youth to miss,
So why should I live on in this joint?
We're like caged birds,
When we're let out of the cage, we find that we're still inside a house.
We're like baited worms,
When we slide off of the hook, all that we have left to do is drown.
So in our schemes to...
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You Taste Like Honey, But You're Dry Like Cornbread
Honey, I swear to God I’ll never forget,
I swear to God I still love you.
Honey, I swear to God I’ll never regret,
I swear to God and by heaven above you.
Your voice still sings like a bell when it’s rung,
But it’s hit a note too high and now it sounds hollow.
Your name still tastes good on my tongue,
But like cornbread you’ve dried up and now I have to swallow.
And besides, you let me down.
You raised me up and broke my heart
And left me there to drown
In the blood you had planned to spill from the start.
So after all this time I...
I swear to God I still love you.
Honey, I swear to God I’ll never regret,
I swear to God and by heaven above you.
Your voice still sings like a bell when it’s rung,
But it’s hit a note too high and now it sounds hollow.
Your name still tastes good on my tongue,
But like cornbread you’ve dried up and now I have to swallow.
And besides, you let me down.
You raised me up and broke my heart
And left me there to drown
In the blood you had planned to spill from the start.
So after all this time I...
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Just Like YOU
You think I’m gonna suck up to you?
I think you oughta think again.
You really oughta just try to get a clue,
I am NEVER gonna be like you.
Don’t you think I deserve to break the chain?
To be the one who’s been through so much, he finally broke free?
Don’t you think that for once I deserve to gain?
To be the one who’s gone so mad, he finally seems to be sane?
How much hate does it take to break a man in two?
Because it seems you’ve simply shattered.
How much can work, really, truly hurt, when the one doing it’s not you?
Because of that, I...
I think you oughta think again.
You really oughta just try to get a clue,
I am NEVER gonna be like you.
Don’t you think I deserve to break the chain?
To be the one who’s been through so much, he finally broke free?
Don’t you think that for once I deserve to gain?
To be the one who’s gone so mad, he finally seems to be sane?
How much hate does it take to break a man in two?
Because it seems you’ve simply shattered.
How much can work, really, truly hurt, when the one doing it’s not you?
Because of that, I...
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Building Up To the Breakdown
Feel it building up inside,
Building up in time
To break it back down,
To let it just drown
In the blood it's bled out
In the world it's come to doubt
Existed in the least,
Except upon a leash
Broken, twisted, useless,
Letting it run clueless
Into every turn that's there,
With every tooth now bared,
Ready to take a bite
Out of anyone who might
Think he's standing tall,
Now just watch him fall.
Building up in time
To break it back down,
To let it just drown
In the blood it's bled out
In the world it's come to doubt
Existed in the least,
Except upon a leash
Broken, twisted, useless,
Letting it run clueless
Into every turn that's there,
With every tooth now bared,
Ready to take a bite
Out of anyone who might
Think he's standing tall,
Now just watch him fall.
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Shadows
I run--
From Shadows every day.
I run--
From lights every night.
I run--
From the people I want to make pay.
I run--
From everyone in sight.
Shadows are my Kryptonite--
They bring me weakness, even death.
Shadows try to take my life--
They haven't killed me yet.
Shadows--a monochrome reflection--
They cannot hear nor can their eyes have sight.
Shadows--my fear is self-deception,
Because Shadows come from light.
From Shadows every day.
I run--
From lights every night.
I run--
From the people I want to make pay.
I run--
From everyone in sight.
Shadows are my Kryptonite--
They bring me weakness, even death.
Shadows try to take my life--
They haven't killed me yet.
Shadows--a monochrome reflection--
They cannot hear nor can their eyes have sight.
Shadows--my fear is self-deception,
Because Shadows come from light.
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Burn (Inspired by the song by Three Days Grace)
When I came here I didn't know,
That all you wanted was to see me burn.
When I came here, you all but let it show,
That all you wanted was to watch me squirm.
Now as I turn to ashes, you dirty evil fascist,
I'll set you ablaze too.
Now as you turn to ashes, you and your masses,
I'll simply amaze you.
Because with one quick breath, I'll recede into death,
And I'll smile as I do,
Because through this one small test, though you tried your best,
I brought you down too.
That all you wanted was to see me burn.
When I came here, you all but let it show,
That all you wanted was to watch me squirm.
Now as I turn to ashes, you dirty evil fascist,
I'll set you ablaze too.
Now as you turn to ashes, you and your masses,
I'll simply amaze you.
Because with one quick breath, I'll recede into death,
And I'll smile as I do,
Because through this one small test, though you tried your best,
I brought you down too.
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How the Hell
The thing I want the most
Is to know what the hell I want.
The one thing I need to know
Is who the hell he was,
Is to know who the hell I am,
And why the hell no one wants to tell me.
Is he really dead, or could I be his demon's next man?
And how much worse than this life can hell be?
How the hell could he be dead when all this time I didn't know he lived?
How the hell could he dare to die in the same building as the son he never knew?
How the hell could I be so stupid, after all the things I never knew he did?
How the hell can I live...
Is to know what the hell I want.
The one thing I need to know
Is who the hell he was,
Is to know who the hell I am,
And why the hell no one wants to tell me.
Is he really dead, or could I be his demon's next man?
And how much worse than this life can hell be?
How the hell could he be dead when all this time I didn't know he lived?
How the hell could he dare to die in the same building as the son he never knew?
How the hell could I be so stupid, after all the things I never knew he did?
How the hell can I live...
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A Time Or Two
There's been a time or two I've fallen on my own sword,
Stitched the wound, but the scar remains,
There's been a time or two I've stumbled on the just wrong word,
Stitched together with the just wrong phrase.
There's been a time or two I tried to hug you,
But my claws unsheathed,
There's been a time or two I tried to love you,
But my heart began to bleed.
There's been a time or two I died inside for you,
But because I wasn't dead you didn't see it,
There's been a time or two I lied just for you,
But because I didn't know you, you thought I...
Stitched the wound, but the scar remains,
There's been a time or two I've stumbled on the just wrong word,
Stitched together with the just wrong phrase.
There's been a time or two I tried to hug you,
But my claws unsheathed,
There's been a time or two I tried to love you,
But my heart began to bleed.
There's been a time or two I died inside for you,
But because I wasn't dead you didn't see it,
There's been a time or two I lied just for you,
But because I didn't know you, you thought I...
#lover
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Quicksand (All I Ever Wanted)
All I ever wanted was to be freed from my cell,
But it turned out to be locked in a bigger cage.
All I ever wanted was a ticket out of hell,
But there's no escaping a mother's rage.
It's like drowning in quicksand:
The more I fight, the further I sink in.
It's like dying by your own hand:
The more it frustrates you, the quicker it begins.
All I ever wanted was out of the sand trap,
But the hand that pulled me out had its claws unsheathed.
All I ever wanted was to wake from my nap,
But it hurts to know you're not really asleep.
...
But it turned out to be locked in a bigger cage.
All I ever wanted was a ticket out of hell,
But there's no escaping a mother's rage.
It's like drowning in quicksand:
The more I fight, the further I sink in.
It's like dying by your own hand:
The more it frustrates you, the quicker it begins.
All I ever wanted was out of the sand trap,
But the hand that pulled me out had its claws unsheathed.
All I ever wanted was to wake from my nap,
But it hurts to know you're not really asleep.
...
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First Kiss
Soft, sweet, scented lips,
Cherry grove lip balm,
Soft, sweet, short little kiss,
Cherry trees tall.
I closed my eyes to focus better
On the butterflies in my stomach,
I closed my lips to focus better
On the taste of her tongue as we licked.
This was my thousandth first kiss,
So why did I think it'd be any different?
This was the moment in my dream I always miss,
So why didn't I wake up then?
Cherry grove lip balm,
Soft, sweet, short little kiss,
Cherry trees tall.
I closed my eyes to focus better
On the butterflies in my stomach,
I closed my lips to focus better
On the taste of her tongue as we licked.
This was my thousandth first kiss,
So why did I think it'd be any different?
This was the moment in my dream I always miss,
So why didn't I wake up then?
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Schizophrenia
Everything I know is made up,
Imaginary life, imaginary love, imaginary friends,
Everything I have is fake luck,
Imaginary job, believing I made a difference in the end.
But no, I'm no better than the liar who said pills could fix this.
Make a wish, make a friend, make believe.
But I'm still no happier than I was before this hit.
Make amends, make it up, make him leave.
Don't let me drown in the life I really live, let me pretend!
I used to be worth something, even if just to me!
Don't let me drown in the lifelessness I live, let me live...
Imaginary life, imaginary love, imaginary friends,
Everything I have is fake luck,
Imaginary job, believing I made a difference in the end.
But no, I'm no better than the liar who said pills could fix this.
Make a wish, make a friend, make believe.
But I'm still no happier than I was before this hit.
Make amends, make it up, make him leave.
Don't let me drown in the life I really live, let me pretend!
I used to be worth something, even if just to me!
Don't let me drown in the lifelessness I live, let me live...
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Nineteen Crosses
It happened in that moment that nothing could go wrong,
We were in the car, the radio up, playing our song,
It happened so quickly I thought they were hit by us.
We were moving one minute, the next I was sitting there and she was gone,
It happened so quickly, but the effects last way too long,
We were so distracted I didn't even see the school bus.
Nineteen crosses on the side of the road, all of them my fault.
One of them still loves me even through it all.
Nineteen crosses on the side of the road to make me feel like hell.
One of...
We were in the car, the radio up, playing our song,
It happened so quickly I thought they were hit by us.
We were moving one minute, the next I was sitting there and she was gone,
It happened so quickly, but the effects last way too long,
We were so distracted I didn't even see the school bus.
Nineteen crosses on the side of the road, all of them my fault.
One of them still loves me even through it all.
Nineteen crosses on the side of the road to make me feel like hell.
One of...
#memorial
#tragedy
#regret
#alcohol
#prison
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