Submissions by DarcAnGeL (Araweelo)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
~ Araweelo ~
She cherry picked men's balls in scores
then flung those who lived over great walls
their screams sometimes carried by shrill winds of the fall
loyal fierce warriors unflinching, stand guard
their long slender necks adorned by the 'gems' of their foes
thus cautioned the tales told by elderly frail bards
She was a man hater, a she-devil, they'd sung
a man's worst nightmare in the land of punt
but if you listen more closely to the muted notes
her shimmering soul peeks through...
then flung those who lived over great walls
their screams sometimes carried by shrill winds of the fall
loyal fierce warriors unflinching, stand guard
their long slender necks adorned by the 'gems' of their foes
thus cautioned the tales told by elderly frail bards
She was a man hater, a she-devil, they'd sung
a man's worst nightmare in the land of punt
but if you listen more closely to the muted notes
her shimmering soul peeks through...
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Bengal Shore
anklets and bangles
jingle intimately
to the cue of pulses
in carnal serenades
the stars gaze softly
with their silvery lashes
as soft gentle breaths
lave under an aging moon's
tired blase rays.
jingle intimately
to the cue of pulses
in carnal serenades
the stars gaze softly
with their silvery lashes
as soft gentle breaths
lave under an aging moon's
tired blase rays.
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Letters from a Suicidal Valentine
I
I pawned the echoes of your words
for a few ounces of resolve
too drained am I to even buy
with this loose change
you've left behind
a decent piece of rope!
II
Your amorous fare
has cut me deep
my wounds still weep
warm scarlet tears
that trace your name across my wrists
no razor's been this sharp!
III
A distant memory floats in mind
of lovely picnics near river banks
exchanging vows of eternal bonds
...
I pawned the echoes of your words
for a few ounces of resolve
too drained am I to even buy
with this loose change
you've left behind
a decent piece of rope!
II
Your amorous fare
has cut me deep
my wounds still weep
warm scarlet tears
that trace your name across my wrists
no razor's been this sharp!
III
A distant memory floats in mind
of lovely picnics near river banks
exchanging vows of eternal bonds
...
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Broken Beach
these silken strings
have been stretched t a u t
cleaved into
a bungee cord
dipping me into abysmal pleasures
only to pull me
back
with sibilant force
leaving infinitesimal pieces of me
on each ride
for the tides to purge
onto shore
these grains of sand you walk on
shards of broken hearts
same shades, same color
of your infidelity
drunken ‘mistakes’
swept forth
tear
by
tear
to fill the sea
your bare toes leave their mark on this beach
jubilant, basking in the...
have been stretched t a u t
cleaved into
a bungee cord
dipping me into abysmal pleasures
only to pull me
back
with sibilant force
leaving infinitesimal pieces of me
on each ride
for the tides to purge
onto shore
these grains of sand you walk on
shards of broken hearts
same shades, same color
of your infidelity
drunken ‘mistakes’
swept forth
tear
by
tear
to fill the sea
your bare toes leave their mark on this beach
jubilant, basking in the...
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Dad the Warrior
march 15th was a terrible day
to wake up on
with a headache..
mom called again
second time in eight hours
(that can't be good)
with this headache
your dad's biopsy results are back
he's gone to work now
i thought you should know
before he calls tonight
it is…. cancer
i can’t remember the rest
maybe a few sobs
from her end
probably responded
with the required
comforting words
in autonomic mumbles
it’s all a blur
gone off to work!
on a day like this
that's...
to wake up on
with a headache..
mom called again
second time in eight hours
(that can't be good)
with this headache
your dad's biopsy results are back
he's gone to work now
i thought you should know
before he calls tonight
it is…. cancer
i can’t remember the rest
maybe a few sobs
from her end
probably responded
with the required
comforting words
in autonomic mumbles
it’s all a blur
gone off to work!
on a day like this
that's...
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Mea Culpa
i peeled the sun in you
you left me -
with burnt fingertips
and a scorched ego
you left me -
with burnt fingertips
and a scorched ego
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Sultanic Nights
Kohl rimmed eyes
that rival al-Maha’s
peek shyly, cautiously
from underneath her veil.
a hint of Musk floats
in the path behind her
for eager nostrils
to pick up the trail.
the dance of her waist
sings lazy waves
of a subtle rhythm
in tune to her pace.
no encrusted jewels or
oil dipped gifts
could distract her will
or appeal to her gaze.
her heart long lost
in an elfin gamble
to a salacious stallion
an Arabian prince.
sand dunes of the desert
lay warm and waiting
to engulf hearts...
that rival al-Maha’s
peek shyly, cautiously
from underneath her veil.
a hint of Musk floats
in the path behind her
for eager nostrils
to pick up the trail.
the dance of her waist
sings lazy waves
of a subtle rhythm
in tune to her pace.
no encrusted jewels or
oil dipped gifts
could distract her will
or appeal to her gaze.
her heart long lost
in an elfin gamble
to a salacious stallion
an Arabian prince.
sand dunes of the desert
lay warm and waiting
to engulf hearts...
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I Wish I Was a Butterfly (for I Wish I Was Comp)
I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”
― John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
i wish i was a butterfly
from one of Keats' favorite lines
bright colors catch my lover's eye
my wings' flutters mimic my heart
a short sweet life i would lead
a fortnight worth of living free
gliding softly where kind winds lead
and rest on petals of the softest weave
no rain...
― John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
i wish i was a butterfly
from one of Keats' favorite lines
bright colors catch my lover's eye
my wings' flutters mimic my heart
a short sweet life i would lead
a fortnight worth of living free
gliding softly where kind winds lead
and rest on petals of the softest weave
no rain...
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Mamihlapinatapai
feathery kisses
writhing bodies
in a warm embrace
goosebumps felt
tingles spread
fantasies come close to escape
bubbled thoughts burst
or remain trapped
behind eyes locked in gaze
two hearts skip beats
as an invisible tug
inevitably resonates
breath air is shared
in shallow gulps
filling this pregnant space
two souls aligned
to let destiny decide
with one verdict
two fates
“Mamihlapinatapai:
A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something...
writhing bodies
in a warm embrace
goosebumps felt
tingles spread
fantasies come close to escape
bubbled thoughts burst
or remain trapped
behind eyes locked in gaze
two hearts skip beats
as an invisible tug
inevitably resonates
breath air is shared
in shallow gulps
filling this pregnant space
two souls aligned
to let destiny decide
with one verdict
two fates
“Mamihlapinatapai:
A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something...
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Not Guilty: Just Criminally Insane
The loss of 77 lives
blamed on
the state of mind
Does insanity ride
in the nature of the crime
the minute details
driven by years and fortunes
ripened to perfection
with time
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
If you kill with too much hate
you're surely just not 'right'
in the head
blamed on
the state of mind
Does insanity ride
in the nature of the crime
the minute details
driven by years and fortunes
ripened to perfection
with time
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
If you kill with too much hate
you're surely just not 'right'
in the head
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Corroded for Life
My eyes,
rusted
from endless cries
My brain,
rusted
from dreamless nights
My heart,
rusted
into seamless cracks
Rusted
You poured
acrid words over
the raw wounds of my soul
You splashed
venomous affections
to dry up all zest I had, my last breaths
You doused
blatant lies
that numb my now melancholic pulse into rankled beats
Rusted
an old farm nail, my life
rotting between manure mixed sand
under layers of deceits and false alibis
discarded
to prick and...
rusted
from endless cries
My brain,
rusted
from dreamless nights
My heart,
rusted
into seamless cracks
Rusted
You poured
acrid words over
the raw wounds of my soul
You splashed
venomous affections
to dry up all zest I had, my last breaths
You doused
blatant lies
that numb my now melancholic pulse into rankled beats
Rusted
an old farm nail, my life
rotting between manure mixed sand
under layers of deceits and false alibis
discarded
to prick and...
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Mystik Dreams
awareness escapes through the bottleneck of apathy
as the surge of these fumes engulf my vortices in tranquility
i let go of my thoughts, cruel images vaporize
liberated through the wisps of air that i breath in and out
buoyancy rises from the ashes of cynicism
so i close my eyes, and surrender to the powers of mysticism
i'm a spirit now that is free to roam, to glide
where the moon goes to wait and rest on sunrise
unicorn droppings sparkle on feathered grass fixed on ice
sprout honey minuscules engulfed in...
as the surge of these fumes engulf my vortices in tranquility
i let go of my thoughts, cruel images vaporize
liberated through the wisps of air that i breath in and out
buoyancy rises from the ashes of cynicism
so i close my eyes, and surrender to the powers of mysticism
i'm a spirit now that is free to roam, to glide
where the moon goes to wait and rest on sunrise
unicorn droppings sparkle on feathered grass fixed on ice
sprout honey minuscules engulfed in...
#drugs
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