Breathing World
Like withering leaves locked to the patterns of the whirling movements of a violent hurricane Like pouring blood traces the shape of open wounds Guided by the constant pounding rhythm in our veins Huddling in formless bodies, skinless and raw. Left lying lonely in the pouring rain Living on the doorsill of the apocalypse, a lifetime wasted waiting to exhale sinking below the waterline swallowed up and washed away You burned our homes You poisoned our living grounds Left naked and exposed Loveless, destitute and lone We’ve nested by signposts Built shelters out of bad advice Anxiously watching the skies Day by day, hour by hour Forever lost here, orphaned and forgotten by an ever absent architect Exiled to wander lost in our miseries blind to the crumbeling traces showing us the way sinking below the waterline swallowed up and washed away
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025
I’m not feeling right I’ve been gnawing my tounge all night I’m not feeling well I’ve had visits from the deepest realms of hell Dark is seeping in While the Shadows dance within Gates are opened wide And my Inner worlds projecting through day light To claw my way through all this mental weight All letters point to the collapse The walls contracts the chest cave heave and shakes Reliving memories of past The day is rotten black - from this day so am I await the burning morning aftermath The roaring wildness will subside Within the crumbling shell a seed take root The treasures brought in by the tide The day is rotten black - from this day so am I The long nights waking thirst - slaked with sacramental wine Have you ever felt the morning light blaze up inside As sun and moon hangs dark while stars fall from the sky have you heard the lifting fury of the trumpet call as you loose all sense of self and identify with all I’m not feeling right I’ve been gnawing my tounge all night I’m not feeling well I’ve had visits from the deepest realms of hell
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025
Carnal communion dropping character and shedding skin Sacrifice on silken altar Two instruments interlocked within Polar shifts planets realign Slip into and out of mind Entering your second nature The spiral dance along the spine Liberation Feathered wings caress my reptile skin Hearts in union Pumping centering the act Steady grip on slippy surface Balancing two heavy halves Harmonic noise vibrates the air Stare mortality straight in the eye Vital energies released Reach through flesh and light Liberation Feathered wings caress my reptile skin
Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025
I found a way, to dissuade, and slip into that place again I sown the seeds, Through gifts received, but I'd give it all to see your face again White feathered whispers caress The cooling shelter of your wing The heavens linger on your breath To quench my thirst in your sweet spring A shining soul to breathe holes through this wet compact darkness An honest passion to illuminate A wise companion to guide my corrupted spirit through these troubled waters A sturdy rudder to steer me straight Have pity on this feeble flesh Keep shining til we meet again Embrace me in your tender breath Keep shining til we meet again Each single breath a silent prayer for your safe journey Each blink of eye a retrospect My haunting ghost, My fleeting angel I'll keep you with me always Each heartbeat sing for your embrace Take your rest in my hard labour Find your comfort as I transform Mother/child/mind of light Through this tension I`ll be reborn
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 26, 2025
Close the books Pull every page out the frame Withdraw your roots out of the earth Leave any signs of hunger Torn asunder Find your way Within the foreign shores inside To see with clarity Determinetely close your eyes Live aside leave, far far away retreat into nourishing shades Fade out - exit the stage retreat into nourishing shades I walk into the murky waters No fear to cloud the cold descend Feeding the hungry ghosts around me They'll be my guides throughout the end Stay focused on the breath within breath The tide and ebb of thoughts subside Illusatory veils surround me Pierce the lies to the other side Im falling within To the birth of man and eternal sin The pulsing tone of life surrounds me in my cell I'm drinking from an everflowing well Planets spin but time stands still The world revolve around my will I'm one with the one and all that ever was All signs of personality is lost I weave full tapestries of new worlds I rewrite the language of life I concieve of ancient lives past by I am all and nought an always will In this realm Invaluable treasures hide Find your way to these shores Determinately close your eyes
Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025
Blinding flashing red, A thousand angry thoughts scream inside your head Tendons strain and nerves ache Statues break in this Frozen, raw communion Minds awake Sharpen your mind on that whetstone Gritting teeth, Unloading wailing ghosts here spirits flee Sit with this suffering A Path through pain to purify Grieve and cleanse your sins A Path through pain to purify Sit with this suffering A Path through pain to purify Breathe and look within A Path through pain to purify Broken but Clean, The open wound in your mind Cleansed of pus and dirt Healed, pure, cool and sound Fluttering butterfly wings Lifts the dust and clears the view The flowing tears washes away mud and caked blood The hardened soil loosenes the barren landscape fertile once more Dig through the layers to within Cool, untouched water The still pool offers wisdom Drink and recieve the knowledge that was always yours Stand aware
Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025
Crumbling stone brick breathe Shimmering in the dim setting sun tree roots roaming the streets Heading for the one gone beyond Sleepy dust trails crawl Gaping building are howling Wandring Unbeings callw Surrounding forrest stand bowing Deep within the city core Winding trails from time before Unobstructed passagways to daylight In the sighing midnight winds Echoeing sounds of wisdom sings Whispering words that guide insight We`ll ligh the torche We`ll spread the flame along Amidst the silent stars Face the final fears Appearances are emptiness World of man disappears Nothing left to affect this day Renunciate Cut through all the stale vexations The dream destroyed Reality is void Silent inner mass Collective strength change pace Atoms spinning fast Temple life leads the way We`ll ligh the torche We`ll spread the flame along
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025