Shell

Fostered rage inside me,

so blatant and uncured,

fills departed voids of sadness,

and searing pain that I’ve endured.

remnants of the pieces

pieces that made me whole,

shiver inside a vacant being,

waiting for a soul.

 

Vestige of my old heart,

lost in unfathomed time,

weeping for the missing parts,

longing for sweet divine,

that wanders free within me,

so naïve and unafraid,

but lest it won’t last for long,

my spirit has decayed.

 

Watching my other self,

wander past gray lines,

seeing if there’s division,

between my truth and lies,

that strangles every life of mine,

misconstruing my empty sun,

these death-defying demons thriving…

tell me what I’ve done.

 

As I see the desperate longings,

I’m struck with bitter plagues,

Crying for the envied death,

On my knees I beg,

For a creation unlike this cruelty,

that’s sent me straight to hell,

leaving me with this broken body ,

nothing but a shell.

Reviews

[Shuvodeep De]

hmmm.........really a beautiful Gothic treat.......an empty song from a heart on the path to decay........sometimes flying high up.....sometimes waiting for the light....and sometimes counting the last days........overall a very powerful write.....keep it up :)

[InnerSpirit]

We are searching for dark and forgetting the light... Even great sorrows can ignite, a passion for death or hope or love... I am but a shell and I love this poem. Thank you, favorite stanza is the last favorite word... SHELL!

"As I see the desperate longings,

I’m struck with bitter plagues,

Crying for the envied death,

On my knees I beg,

For a creation unlike this cruelty,

that’s sent me straight to hell,

leaving me with this broken body ,

nothing but a shell."

[☯]

Very dark and inspiring. I especially liked the last line:
"For a creation unlike this cruelty,
that’s sent me straight to hell,
leaving me with this broken body ,
nothing but a shell."
Great piece, amazing job. :)

[Lily Mae]

To me this is a raw and intense reflective piece.. "waiting for a soul"...powerful write here..xx

[Helpless]

ending...wow....intense

[Ecko]

Oooh! Dark, meaningful... You really stepped it up a notch. Another great addition to the collection :)