FranticFad

"Pulled upright from tepid slumber Ripped un-seemingly from a fitful rest Rudely cast upon the chill, bright day Shackles bind and limbs are leaden Screaming pain, thought reserved Drawing breath, no ..."

"The sun broke in scattered, pale shafts Casting wan, shy light across your sleeping face I drew a breath and looked upon you Lost, as always, in the glory of my need for you I feared the spell might ..."

"Draw a breath from the night Feel the heavy air, Unrelieved of its burden Look into the stars Depth beyond depth Distant beyond reason Feel your own heart Strength beyond measure Fragile and tenderJ..."

"A harsh word, a sullen look Like a hammer to my heart Frozen shards of brilliant loss A summer’s hope lies torn, Forever lost Withering before my cold feet Gleaming demon eyes Flashing ruby anger Onl..."

"The thin air wafted softly across the hard craggy edges of the mountain’s spine, lifting the edges of the bold lichens that dared to live in such a lofty aerie. As I lifted my gaze from my dusty, worn..."

"Soft, quiet voice, like the breath of a fawn An arrow of bright hope, she strides ever on She speaks of small things, in her eyes a great wonder Kittens and puppies, strings and small things Whispers..."

"Standing so still, My pulse pounding loudly, Alone at the edge of rapture's abyse I cry Standing so still, The thin winter's wind flails at my soul Icy, thin fingers of fear and remorse And I cry St..."

"Shattered into crystal light A piercing howl splits the night It speaks of pain, of hunger and need It crys for comfort and solice, a plead Trembling voice, a call of great fright Her driving need a t..."

"The night drew cold, so dark and so still A limitless vista, so somber and chill I extended my hand, deep into the night My tired, sore heart was pounding with fright Bright piercing stars, cold dist..."

"When people ask me who my father was, what shall I tell them? What is the essence of the man, the defining quality for which he will be remembered? My father was a teacher. From the simple lessons of..."

"Called from above Pulled hard aside Reason and faith They've all but now died. Who wrote this harsh play? Who demanded the day? I toil and I strive, in slim hope that I may? Love lives alone in a to..."

"Thrashing and twisting, fighting for life Longing for morning, another day in the strife Craving, denying, reaching out for the light Burning and livid, driven mad by the night My strength bleeds awa..."

"A spirit and soul born of nature, forged on the hearth of a woman’s life, the lady of the glen speaks quietly in my ear.  She tells me tales of loves lost and lessons learned, she teaches me how to ap..."

"I lay in the soft grasses of the gentle hills, the warmth of a spring breeze teasing gently across my flushed skin. Serenaded by uncounted millions of tiny night creatures, I lay back, open to the pro..."

"The grasping, gaunt fingers of a hundred wretched trees strained towards the cold, uncaring heavens, reaching nothing, yet filling the night with their silent screams of desperate frustration. The gr..."

"Lightheaded and trembling, my heart beat hard in my chest as I pulled you close. The light curls at the back of your neck danced lightly along my fingers as I drew you in. Your full, warm breast felt ..."

"Locked away in the prison of a torn, bleeding heart Will you feel the soft winds of a promise of spring? Will you touch the warm light of the fresh living day? I have seen your true beauty, felt your..."

"Rising from the horrid primordial muck He stretches Gathers into himself The screaming, horrified souls of the damned The beast cries out, hurtful to hear, He is gathering his chosen few in heaven ab..."

"The sirens scream My bruised heart wails in agony Sharp rocks in the surf, becon My hand turns the helm Worry crosses my brow Resolution strengthens my hand As my ship is pierced throught the heart T..."

"Marching madness, freedom cries Strung along on endless lies Compassion's lost, love's demise Rending, silent, heartfelt pain Yearning efforts, all in vein A life of struggling smiles to feign Furti..."

"The heavy folds of night's dark robes closed in about me. Wed to the soft grass, my folded legs slowly sank into the moist Earth. Teased lightly by the kiss of a summer breeze, a tear lay lightly on m..."

"Under a quiet silvery moon, a sharp sting of winter's ire nipped my stinging red flesh, a single cold candle cast a pale, wan light; setting fire to a scene of stark, beautious delight. Heavy raven c..."