The Ills of Modern Man

Plunged in bitterness, Seduced by an ocean of disconcertment Carrying an everlasting smile with insouciance Cultivating this disconnection with every single interaction You won't lure me any further I've been drinking too much shadow and now maybe I shall blossom This misconception of human loneliness must be disregarded I will stare at life like I never did before This game is useless and everything so deceptive My ambitions may look low but so is the price, I cannot win What's the meaning of this precious souvenir? Suppress these feelings Forget the man you were Even if we both know that you'd rather be unloved and... Forget the man you were ...nameless than be fictively surrounded Carrying an everlasting smile with insouciance I honestly know that demons will not hear me scream and angels won't see me cry Isolation is in fact the only thing I require No false promises await in my nightmares Nothing, except my own predestined downfall Look at this smile and think I'm cheerful like you always were...

This in audible voice has flattered my ears An unreal sound of distress, a sensation that aroused my being This moment was all yours but the pleasure was all mine All the weight I've been carrying vanished for a valuable instant One day when this curtain will fall Masks will be shattered Your eyes silently scream astonishing grief The satisfaction I devour is not retribution Your sorrow's my devotion I'll be rewarded with your degradation Nourished by bitter passions, My hunger for human deprivation will be quenched No retribution Your sorrow's my devotion A furtive monologue This unspoiled opus wasn't meant to persist eternally Masks and disguises returned to their relevant closets This theatrical masquerade will be lead to its irrevocable ending One day or another, One day when this curtain will fall Masks will be shattered

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 24, 2025

I have done it again I could not avoid the soft comforting touch of your presence any longer Increasingly isolated. I slowly find relief in silence I sense the spirited child in me gradually letting go Its golden smile grows weary with every disappointment I miss the old days and I know you feel the same way How can something this special become so distant? The exhaustion of boredom has taken its toll Wash these walls and and throw away the ashtray Feel it coming I've slept away too many days Take me back to a place where everything makes sense again I never meant for things to turn out this way No matter what the outcome is, The good times will always remain as intact as a static little perfectly drawn portrait Holding on to them seems like the only thing pure enough to drive me at times Increasingly isolated, I slowly find relief in silence I sense the spirited child in me gradually letting go Its golden smile grows weary with every disappointment I miss the old days and I know you feel the same way How can something so special fade as time goes by?

Submitted by Cyberwaste — Apr 24, 2025

I have had it easy for most of my life Adulthood has brought me a series of complications Swallow these nails, turn away I must not look back The ills of modern man are much larger than my own personal battles It feels like I have been fighting for nothing The ills of modern man are much larger than my own personal battles I have been too caught up in this crying game and I want out I am sick of hearing myself whine Drink this wine and choke Here I am, still screaming away the same problems that have fuelled this engine for years I have bathed the faceless in a cesspool filled with my own tears The ills of modern man are much larger than my own personal battles It feels like I have been fighting for nothing The ills of modern man are much larger than my own personal battles I have been too caught up in this crying game I quit Deep down there is shade in all of us but there is also luminosity My flaws have now been exposed by its brightness

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 24, 2025

I remember that brief moment when I shouted "end this day" Mistakes and lessons have since gone my way The same regrets lie noiselessly for now within these poor isolated walls Something this sacred should not have been taken for granted My vow of secrecy must be kept Something this sacred should not have faded with time I've failed you once again yet you still hold my hand I desperately dig within to recover that sweet innocence that shined upon us I loathe myself for every time I was moved by someone else's loveliness All those precious moments we have shared have been violated by temptation's venomous kiss If only I could look at you again with the same eyes that once cherished every single step you took My heart aches whenever I think of that night you fervently whispered "je ne te connais plus" This is the end of something beautiful

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025

In those woods, I still remember the odours The moistened bed where I chose to sleep Surrounded by my own crimson liquor of existence, I started to to fade in history At that moment, Only the sound of pulsations through my arms consolidated my seclusion Anesthetized by fury and desolation, I inflicted myself capital retribution As the leaves were coloured with my constitution Grief and lamentations suited me with astonishing cold As the dark sky vanished before my eyes, Fragments of consciousness could only illustrate parcels of this affair I sadly can't restore every event in tits respective time: Agitated voices, strident sirens and blistering pain in both arms

Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 24, 2025

I crave for even the faintest touch of inspiration Its rivers have seemingly dried up The past weeks have silently gone by like nameless citizens in a waiting line Scattered grey clouds have altered my strategic game plan I must dig deep An amalgam of taunting voices wittingly took the limelight away from the notes that should be treasured I have been comfortable wrapped in discouragement for far too long Words and actions have somehow lost some of their sweetness I need to regain my thirst for optimism Deaf will be these ears to you serenades Blind will be these eyes to your charades Cold will be the front that welcomes you Scattered grey clouds have weakened my strategic game plan

Submitted by The Void — Apr 24, 2025

Tears of the blameless Dancing in mist, bordering greed Filthy, dirty and so fucking pretty What I hated is born inside my devoured heart Demons can surely be worst but they're only ethereal Concrete evils are now facing the mirror Within my putrid soul Hate has my integrity Please shed these tears in privacy Don't look at me, close these, these striking eyes Concrete evils now facing the mirror We'll both participate and afterwards, I'll claim my damnation Don't say a word, ignore it all Ignore it all Kiss me; let's intertwine our lips for one last romance Miles from here, you're being used as a gate to my heaven I caused my own decline You're so fucking pretty What I hated is born Dipping this spear was my only goal

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 24, 2025

The bliss of a young man smoothly slivered in an instant Obscured memories puncture through an opaque blindfold Eyelids carved swiftly with oval shaped incisions A breach in one self's fortitude reveals a radiant smile struggling to resurface Nostalgia plays its snivelling violin I bleed pristine tears Recollections of the son I once was Stabbed my past with oxidized scissors and turned away Awake, to salvage what is left before it dies away An oath destined to be forgotten Strong words are nothing more than heartfelt clichés The times have changed and so have I Childhood dreams reduced to pale aspirations Familiar faces have shed their skin, Spawning a newfound identity A never ending pursuit of distinctiveness as blurred strenuous bonds in its path Awake, to salvage what is left before it dies away An oath destined to be forgotten Strong words are nothing more than heartfelt clichés

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 24, 2025

The acid reflux in my throat hasn't appeased my taste for bitter blondes I've twisted so many necks and now their souls daily blind my mind Your presence, I took for granted I deceived your confidence I'll never achieve emotional numbness, Nor will I enjoy a single peaceful rest Your presence, I took for granted I deceived your confidence Your angelic hand touches my venomous spine through overwhelming nightmares I now stand under this Damocles dagger I'll kill again to lighten apathy towards me The amazing brightness that makes you so precious and exceptional tears me apart I need your presence but my shadow is tarnishing your radiance I feel remorse but unfortunate events make my world uglier this morning Repentance hurts but not enough Let's start again tonight

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 24, 2025