Highway to Hell

Chained to this sinking stone

My feet sink into this unforgiving ground

The ground of earth so unstable

I call out for help but I know I’m alone

The fire under the ground kisses my heels

Ready to rise and bite my whole defenseless body

Nowhere to go, no one to save me

Moment by moment, the world’s pressure crushes whats left of me.

 

How could you do that to me?

Thrust the knife of trust and love into unarmored back

Then you twist with all your might

You just stood there, smiling at my bittersweet demise

I begged for life but you crushed my now silent voice

I was left there soulless and blooded, a shell of a man I once was

My eyes empty, my body burned, my hope destroyed.

All reaped by the world.

 

I sat there scattered. Remaining pieces falling apart fast

Chunks of my existence now wiped from this earth

The walls rose to defend what was left

A blacken heart now stored in an old rusty safe

My mind closed, only shown when it bleed then spilled on paper

My muses’ dead and gone, fading fast from my soaked up brain

A mask arose to hide the real me

A person so broken, he would never be seen again

 

Only a single flame remained

It danced alone in the dark, looking for something to spark

A single paper drifted in the wind

It hit the flame and sparked a life

No direction, no endless desire

Just a spark, catching fire

Nothing promised, nothing given

But a light burst onto the scene

Warmth returned, the walls rattled at the sight of maybe opening up
The mind tensed with excitement of hope

The blacken heart pulsed with a sense of love

A love not defined by the normal

Unconformed to what the world wanted

Or even to what I wanted

I don’t want to fall in love

Love fades, dies, crashing to the floor

But I do know what I want

That spark, that hope, that insanity brewing inside

I want you.

 

But then again, why should I hope for you?

My warrior inside is unchained but dead

When I told you I loved you, I meant it

But when I say those words, I understand the curse I set in motion

It’s only a matter of time till you run

Love is death for me

So I shall stay I’m the shadows

Lurking. Hoping and praying you never love me back

Reviews

[PaperLife]

The world is twisted in blackened memories feeding back to catch us sometimes. ANd when we find a hope, that hope is like a buttefly. We are afraid to crush it's soft wings and tear away its dust, so we let it go, hoping and praying that maybe it will just come back and land gently on our finger.

No one wants to love after we've been scrapped time and time again by the one thing we've only searched for. But when love comes back don't be afraid, let it soothe your skins and fill your pains with unending joy. The love you utter back is not a curse but a feeling of life to plant so gently like a silky spiderweb inside of the other person's heart. The spiderweb is a flower and it grows. Your warrior isn't dead, it's just buried and frosted inside of fear, but with love it can come back. Love becomes your warrior, and it comes in many ways.

Your poem has words of depth and meanings that test our own minds realistic observations. Troubling our hearts. But it will always be ok. :)

Well done.

[CHRIS ANDES]

darkness covered every word
good write
=]

[Odayin]

Beautiful poem.
I loved how you displayed and explained a common reaction in a non-sugar coated way. So many people don't even realize they have an allergic reaction to love and are forced to apply this shielding that hides the real them. I love how, not only did you realize it, but you bluntly stated how it happened and what youve done about it.
You vividly described your sinking and decimation to the point where I thought the only way you could've written it was while it was happening...not afterwards. Quite impressive.
I am just so amazed that some poepl understand what happens...how dangerous love can be...and how sometimes, we just need to straight out say how we've been defeated by it..and bring it to the allied light.
That's what you've done, and that's what you will do...no doubt about it.
Excellent job, really well done

[Satans Spawn]

"Love is death for me" my favorite words. I choose to stay in the shadows too. Nice and comfy here. Excellent write.

[Elisabeth]

I think, although people who have never broken heart or to the darkest phase in their life, just read this poem to make them get to this stage..
I must say, this is so noir! so intense!

[jennifer little]

good poem thanks for sharing with me

[Coyote Poetry]

"Love is death for me
So I shall stay I’m the shadows"
I like the direction and the ending of this poem. Sometime all we have is hell and escape. Last line made this poem complete. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Robbie~xoxo~]

What a roller coaster ride of emotions this piece is!... This was well written!

As I read on, I felt the torment.. the anguish... and then....
Wow!....
Yes, just Amazing work my friend! Very intense!
A Spark.... as sense of Love?... Hope?

"It’s only a matter of time till you run
Love is death for me
So I shall stay I’m the shadows
Lurking. Hoping and praying you never love me back"~ I hope you write the flip-side of this... maybe Hope and Prayer For Love?...to be loved?

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This is so sad...I love the description though, it put a picture in my head that took my breath away...don't be afraid to love. It's okay to be afraid to be hurt again but don't be afraid to be loved. Not everyone will run away.