Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth

Sunlight shines On the clothes that lay on a chair A desk covered in clutter The floor covered in hair It shines on a figure, so thin and frail It shines on his skin, so sick and pale It shines on the wall, where for so long I have stared Breaking the spell of authentic despair As my eyes come into focus I turn to face the room The movement from the sheets creates a breeze Sweeps the dust from its place It so quietly swarms And hangs in the air It shines in the light And makes me aware Death is looming in here And it’s getting to you Under dust, over time It has been burying you It now stirs up the room As it enters my sight Rising up from the dark From the surface it lies As if hinting to me To choose day over night To leave all of this dark And seek the warmth of the light Outside this room where my life wastes away Her priorities lie In collecting corks from bottles she plans to make into things

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

I had built up all of my hopes and all of my plans Only to have them stand and cast shadows of humiliation Days would pass shadows would remain A reminder of all of my dreams I had to live humbled with The disappointment of what never came to be I vow from this day forward My grieving will be brief That I will continue to give to this world Knowing I may never receive I had come so far Before being stripped and sent back to the start It felt as though the air was tearing me apart A hybrid of seasons had come It swept across the land It spared the lives of everyone else While it destroyed everything I had done The frost came in the night My progress immortalized All that I had left undone Would be forever, frozen in time I became known for this curse It happened throughout my life It needed to continue to occur In order to keep my legacy alive Before I know my time had arrived It was already gone Cursing the cold winds of change My moment of peace was just the eye of the storm The will to live is easy You can exist without a care The will to die shows it meant so much That you couldn’t have it - and you couldn’t go on living without it The will to give makes the best of nothing It is a philosophy That states you will continue to give to this world Knowing you may never receive. Satisfaction will come and in time it will leave us unsatisfied As uncertainty returns Bringing back the excitement to our lives We can only enjoy so much stimulation Before we stop responding and become despondent again. I had built up all of my hopes and all of my plans Only to have them stand and cast shadows of humiliation Days would pass shadows would remain A reminder of all of my dreams I had to live humbled with The disappointment of what never came to be Those shadows still remain as landmarks of failed attempts In their shade I work away at building a tower of character One day it will be revealed and it will stand for man years Casting a shadow of its own and striking fear in hearts - as will I It is the discomfort that sets us apart That wakes us up, that puts us to sleep It is our pathetic moments Which make us desire to be great It is the starving itself That makes us hungry to want more Over time as you learn to fall You’ll rise to your feet faster than the time before Satisfaction is a peak on the verge of decline It will be over in the blink of an eye Take your time to feel every moment A gradual climb will let you enjoy it For your life is measured By the degree of dynamic from your life to your death The wait is long and the wait goes on But it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive Through the crests and troughs I will have seen both sides By the Pursuit of the Sun and the Allure of the Earth I will have earned and spent my life The will to give There is no destination There is only the journey

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

The sun was in my eyes It blackened my sight I was high with conviction That I was invincible The sun was in my eyes I was stricken blind I believed I could see through the dark As I followed the un-guiding light Pursuing the sun While causes of mine are still alive But barely carry on Pursuing the sun While friends lay in beds Recovering from their recklessness Give in to all the temptation Give up on all your beliefs Forget the feeling of the changing of seasons Wishing that summer would go on forever How long before it would get old Would you miss looking forward to when it starts to get cold The sun was in my eyes It came through the trees Consumed all of my mind It was all I could see The sun was in my eyes Something became of my life I left all else behind And starred into the light The sun was in my eyes Putting it off for a rainy day When it pours I’ll stay indoors To try to make things right The sun was in my eyes Thin ice on a summer’s day As I procrastinate It falls apart and melts away Pursuing the sun While causes of mine are still alive But barely carry on Pursuing the sun While friends lay in beds Recovering from their recklessness Going after the pleasures of summer Betray the comforts of our dark little space Believe their healing will cure all your trauma Becoming the person you’ve claim to hate True colors are shining through Trading the black for the yellow, green and blue The sun was in my eyes It came through the trees Consumed all of my mind It was all I could see The sun was in my eyes Something became of my life I left all else behind And starred into the light When summer came I was overcome Pursuing the sun and its hot summer days On the long road on the way to the grave

Submitted by Morgoth — Apr 26, 2025

The sun was in my eyes It came through the trees Consumed all of my mind It was all I could see The sun was in my eyes Something became of my life I left all else behind And starred into the light The sun was in my eyes I could not see Please find it in your heart To forgive me Pursuing the sun because you can But still tell the night you’ll still see each other now and again Let him down softly, be polite Reassure him all the same that things will be like they’ve always have been A fragile boy With needs on you he depends Who measures how much It all meant to you by how quickly you left A fragile boy With needs on you he depends With your negligence You have pushed him to the edge It was the darkness that kept us together… …It was the light that led you away You control our destiny Reduce it back to an idea I beg of you from agony Please conform to decency The sun was in my eyes It came through the trees Consumed all of my mind It was all I could see The sun was in my eyes Something became of my life I left all else behind And starred into the light The sun is shallow It will shine for anyone The night is loyal Only to those who are true Time will fly as you pursue the sun But the night will be long and cold And it will wait for you at home When summer came I was overcome Something lost for something gained Pursuing the sun and it’s hot summer days On the long, backstabbing back-road on the way to the grave

Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025

It’s no wonder I’ve felt so tired I’ve witnessed the careless all running past me While I’ve been told to ignore my desires And grow numb with understanding I walk through theses woods I carry this deadwood I am determined to see this through Driven only by the guilt and the shame of giving up I must complete what I set out to do - For you It stayed on a shelf made of my arms They had grown strong from giving support I knew that my arms could hold out forever It was my mind that’d grow tired And in time would let go It’s been so long since I have questioned What it is that I really want Instead I follow your directions As you lead me on I can’t use it to build my home It will not fulfill my desires Some wood can be used to help build a life This wood will be used for building a fire Why carry this deadwood with me… …when were I’m going there will be living trees Now close enough to carry it all to the end But throwing it all to the ground instead This bundle of deadwood The pieces they fall Corners indent the soil and accumulate on one another Tumble down and pile up It awkwardly spills like myself at a time Like the time it had killed Like every moment after it was collected and held I’d give up all that I started To pursue all that I wanted I may arrive empty handed But at least I will arrive

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025

Another era has come to an end You’ll return to where it began Wandering at night on Ypres Rd. To determine why you walk in the woods alone A piece of out history I used to honour They disrespected and disgraced They took the ground upon which I walked And rubbed it in my face To me these woods are but a forest of metaphors And nothing more A path through the woods of my past Where I was dragged across a forest floor They breathe in the stagnant air The poison sky shelters them from the sun No exposure, nothing grows No one ever wonders what lies beyond So set in their old ways They could only hope for change Instead they flaunt their stubborn pride Digging their own graves To me these woods are but a forest of metaphors And nothing more A path through the woods of my past Where I was dragged across a forest floor I see the truth hidden between the trees These tough woods are but delicate forest Everyone for themselves in the hallowed name of unity Finding comfort in their misery They were doomed beyond the reach of help Saved only by the unconditional love Of hate for a place they couldn’t live without All that I hoped to change Would not be reversed by words alone It would require all of their efforts The lack of which was already set in stone At a time when I could take no more I was dragged across a forest floor Sticks and stones The combined discomfort of hundreds of pains Thorns and Needles I pull them out of my skin While walking home Accept the fact that they’ve missed your point Conceal your motives and all your thoughts Keep your opinions to yourself Give them exactly what they want There’s no hope for understanding Our differences would not be solved For my survival and my sanity In time I learned to have tolerance for you all Bite your tongue until it bleeds Choke down the blood so no one sees Fight the tears Let them fall within While you’re here Never let your weakness show These woods are full of hope These woods are where I walk alone Even at times When standing still Strength and speed Still lie dormant within You will see me channel the pain As blood leaves my core and fills my veins These woods are but a forest of metaphors And nothing more The tall trees above They are the ones that exist The fallen leaves are those that have fallen to my feet The trails of broken branches These are the mistakes you make The seeds are the ones to be that I push in the earth With every step I take

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

How dare you subject me To Summer’s Envy I will shine brighter than the day you left me You will see traces of you in my revenge Which is in everything I do When summer comes Your spotlight is the sun You can do as you please And get whatever you want How dare you subject me To Summer’s Envy I will shine brighter than the day you left me You will see traces of you as I avenge Everything you put me through In the daytime When everyone can see It makes you look so good Being cruel to me How dare you subject me To Summer’s Envy I will shine brighter than the day you left me On that day you may have had my jealousy But in time I will have yours and you will envy me The summer sun may soothe your pain As you escape to bathe in its rays But you’ll still come home to drown in me Or at least where I used to be The things I’ve said The sound of my laugh My hopes and dreams Where I lay with you Your memories of me How dare you subject me To Summer’s Envy I will shine brighter than the day you left me One day I’ll be able to make my peace with you But not until years of revenge come true

Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025

There is a comfort in longing for Something that’s gone forever It shows how much that something meant to you When it was here To a person who claims To never having had anything They can be confronted by The empty space where something once was I could only remember feeling so bad When the present time was passing by Looking back now I realise That the best and worst times in my life Could coincide My greatest achievement is also my greatest loss The best thing I ever had is forever gone It is a dark and fulfilling feeling of frustration To reminisce and feel the opposite of anticipation It is a talent of the soul To discover the joys in pain Thinking of moments you long for Knowing you’ll never have them again A moment of euphoria Inspired by a photograph from that summer I remember how we hated everything And in that we managed to find comfort in each other Those days are gone, my heart goes on I long for the way it used to be When summer comes it will return That feeling will become again It comes on strong and so fast But you know that it won’t last It’s just the hauntings of The ghosts of summer’s past And though they are far behind me I can still hear them calling As if they were right beside me Tempting my comfort in longing

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 26, 2025

On a county road Under the purple sky Fields of nothing At our sides The End of August And into autumn We stood at the edge And watched the storm The End of August And into autumn We prepare to get serious again On a county road Under the purple sky Fields of nothing At our sides The End of August And into autumn We stood at the edge And watched the storm The End of August And into autumn A year from now I’ll be so far away On a county road Under the purple sky Fields of nothing At our sides The End of August And into autumn We stood at the edge And watched the storm

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025