A View From the Top of the World

White walls, glisten Empires, crimson Aching within Raging fire Sovereign, asphyxiate No conscience A solemn state Misguide, indoctrinate Accepted long held views When will there be a day when all of us Trust in love and peace? Burns bright for us When will the long-held truth be cast aside? Embrace our fellow man, no longer vilified Radiant we'll shine Heart and soul, one mind Illuminating all Answering the call Decisions by which to act Programmed, no turning back Call upon a switch turned on An ultimate price to pay Weeping mother too late to cry Hold the truth, can't ignore the lie Time to look it in the eye When will there be a day when all of us Trust and know in love and peace When will the long held truth be cast aside Embrace our fellow man, no longer vilified Radiant we'll shine Heart and soul, one mind Illuminating all Answering the call Fight or flight, both threatening Hidden thoughts are deafening Your guilt feeding the flame Tearful knowing it's a lie Desired might just past you by Rituals your funeral pyre Scars you can't erase If you choose to face There is beauty in us all Walk the higher ground There you will be found The writing's on the wall Will you wager your life? Radiant we'll shine Heart and soul, one mind Walk the higher ground There you will be found Illuminating all Answering the call Answering the call

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 25, 2025

Some will be driven by conflict Others will fight the good fight Some will rely on the darkness Some will rely on the light Some elevate with compassion Yearning for knowledge and peace Some motivate through aggression Selfishly serve their own needs Shadows disappear at night Buried out of fear Driven underground Hidden lies the rage inside Like a ticking bomb That doesn't make a sound People will obsess With suffering and death Questioning their own desires This morbid fascination Renders us possessed By our violent and destructive side When we lay our armor down Fragments of our love Slip through the cracks of hate But the raging storm below Will never go away If it is not embraced Shadows disappear at night Buried out of fear Driven underground Hidden lies the rage inside Like a ticking bomb That doesn't make a sound Shadows disappear at night Harmless as a dove Clever like a snake Hidden lies the rage inside Like sleeping giant One we dare not wake Standing under the eclipse Are we sheltered and concealed Or bathing in its glow? Our desires and ambitions And our need to believe There is good in this world Spin a common thread

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 25, 2025

Drifting in a far off place I roam the countryside Seeking wings of thought Waiting in the blind Enchanted and transfixed I am pulled into the still By a backward ticking clock Held against my will Illusions turn to dust Scatter to the wind Like dreaming while awake Signals in the mist Altered state of mind Stars in the abyss Transcending time Midnight in the garden Digging for a spark Where seeds of inspiration Lie buried in the dark Attention starts to wonder As the poet lifts his pen And the critic from within Is silenced once again Limits leave no trace Ashes in the rain Lost and far away Signals in the mist Altered state of mind Stars in the abyss Transcending time Signals in the mist Stars in the abyss Euphoric obsession Without conscious intention Being pulled by the current On a vessel steered by someone else Transcending time Transcending time Transcending time Transcending time

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 25, 2025

Finding your way On a frozen path where the air is thin The angel of balance Keeps you alive A flower unfolds A heartbeat brings new meaning to the universe The angel of balance Keeps you strong Discovering what has been all along Spinning through life Lost in the spiral of time Turning the stone Circles of darkness and light Remember hereafter You made it to the top Just to find out You're only halfway there All along missing the point of the journey The will of the soul Like a peak so high You look inside to rise Searching out a dream Climbing, reaching further And the voices of the angels bring you closer Spinning through life Lost in the spiral of time Turning the stone Circles of darkness and light Remember hereafter Spinning through life Lost in the spiral of time Turning the stone Circles of darkness and light Spinning through We balance the heart and the mind Turning the stone Embracing the truth that we find Remember hereafter The end of a chapter Awaken the master Awaken the master

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 25, 2025

I: THE CROWNING GLORY The fire that burns within us To carry out a dream Chasing new ambitions Determined to succeed To stretch beyond our limits To blaze a brand new trail Bold enough to conquer Brave enough to fail Sheer determination Taking nerves of steel Always digging deeper Danger all too real To rise above the challenge To push to the extreme To the daring, there can be no in between See a view from the top of the world Take a ride on the crest of a wave The adrenaline rush over and over again See a view from the top of the world All my natural instincts Are begging me to stop But somehow I carry on Heading for the top A physical absurdity A tremendous mental game Helping me understand Exactly who I am To face a new adventure To conquer the insane Lured into madness Addicted to the pain Reaching for the summit On the threshold of defeat Rightfully joining The ranks of the elite See a view from the top of the world Feel the wind on the edge of the sky Take a chance you may die, over and over again See a view from the top of the world II: RAPTURE OF THE DEEP I begin the blind ascent To a place no one has seen Returning to the womb On the fringe of the unknown A journey into darkness beckons me Like a blind man in a maze Who somehow finds an open door The beauty and the danger And the yearning to explore Always keeps me coming back for more III: THE DRIVING FORCE The moment that you recognize Just where your limits lie Hanging on the brink of death You're never more alive When you reach the pinnacle The world is at your feet Welcome to the mind unleashed The impossible is never out of reach When barriers are broken, greatness is achieved Self belief will build a life of legacy

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 25, 2025