Half past deliverance ~

_wicked nightmares, perhaps_

Where the moon sets

     and crimson darkly rises,

living color in helter-skelter

      dreaded dreamscapes 

deafening core truths are pitted,

  inflamed hideous creatures

show their true nature's twist, 

posh ghosts reintegrate from dust

  reenacting on frosty terrain's 

     biting master plan scenario, 

haunting reverberation's, escort 

  splintered runaway strangers

     to have their own way

       free falling from the skies,

startled shortwave shocks 

   half past deliverance's aberrations 

            never to be assuaged

    in smoke and mirrors evocation, 

wounded eyes blink circumstance

      whilst incriminating prisoners

      strike as chord's regrets

          locked under surveillance,

appeased at the gates 

    of bloody damnation's incrimination

 reality's dawning light wavers subdued,

burbles of denial's bubbles popping

    fractured in existing frailty

    breathes contentment 

       in wakes allayed suspicions,

             daybreak filters on chance sanity 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Frontier]

" runaway strangers
to have their own way
free falling from the skies" - wonderful line! Love what it says and the flow.

You and Kubla have such similar styles, was this a coincidence or do you inspire each other haha.

Lots of good sinister imagery. :)

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Frontier, I didn't think so but many people have said, that's quite the compliment since I think Steve is genius. :)

[beautiful dreamer]

whoo bring on the darkness and the eerie jeeries while i read this in the dead of the night. great word choice as always. i didnt have to use a dictionary so college must be doing me some good. great as always frieda

[Cassie]

Hey Frieda, this review is way past the due date, let me say I did enjoy this am glad to be back

[Bright Ocean Star]

Another great! You are just amazing to me.
"haunting reverberation's, escort
splintered runaway strangers
to have their own way
free falling from the skies,"....just a few of the endless incredible lines from which to draw inspiration. Great write, Frieda P! :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

This piece was written beautifully! The song goes so perfectly with your words, another excellent poem!

[Sarai Lee]

I love the last line! "Daybreak filters on chance sanity." This is beautifully said, and the whole thing is beautifully written. I like the play of all the action verbs really giving movement to the train of thought from one image to the next. This was so frantic and yet brilliantly haunting all at the same time. Well done!

[KAREN]

Filled with so much pain and fear, and the imagery took me to all them places. Your poetic pen is on fire.

[Frieda P]

Woo thanks, muchly appreciate your kind words....!

[KAREN]

Well, it is so true, and you are very welcome.

[Tate Morgan]

This one put me in mind of an acid trip

[Frieda P]

...and how would you know that, pray tell Tate? ;)

[Hitchhiker]

You covered every emotion, fear and longing, plus a few emotions and situations which I find indescribable. That, then is the real meaning of "nightmare," I'm thinking. Oh, and to cap it all off that last line was a kickass last line.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Hitchhiker..

[DIVYA]

A nightmare so darkly engrossing...I would not want daybreak and sanity to intrude...till I have slayed every dark shadow lingering in my realms...Amazing poetry from you Frieda...

[Frieda P]

Thanks Divya, not easy to slay a nightmare, those krakens are wickedly sneaky.....

[DIVYA]

I know Frieda, but you put portray the nightmare so well, We are tempted to try our best.

[Frieda P]

That's when we put our monsters to ink and paper, and hopefully their voices aren't so antagonizing...