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Paranoia - Poetry by Nobody: 4:29am On May 20, 2017 |
I know this isn't dreaming; The voices of the night. I hear them clear; So near. But I do not talk back. Have you searched the darkness in its depth, To find the thing sitting on your nose? I fear, I've fallen through the cracks, I'm caught up in something - lunacy? Feels like a fast moving train, My head stuck out the window, The wind rushing past my ears. I'm fluttering by, but resisting still, And back in my room, and in my bed. Let myself go. Hopefully, to sleep. But I travel again, wind rushing past my ears. And I hear other voices too - familiar ones, people that I know - my sister? She lives miles away, a different town, But she's complaining to her husband, "You almost gave me a heart attack!". And I know I'm not there, but yet I am. Lunacy? Maybe this is the realm of spirits. I hear everyone of them, but I do not talk back, Some are living and some are dead, They want to hear my voice; so, they goad me, There's one thrashing out violently, In that empty space beside me, A king-size bed with me in it and my terrors, It feels like my denial is the only thing, Holds off the grave assault, from beyond the grave, But the night is full. Full of ghosts. 1 Like |
Re: Paranoia - Poetry by Nobody: 5:49am On May 20, 2017 |
Wow! My talented sister This is a beautiful poem, in all it's darkness, it is beautiful. Great job babe. 1 Like |
Re: Paranoia - Poetry by Nobody: 7:30am On May 20, 2017 |
Dimples182: Thanks, dearie! I appreciate your comment. |
Re: Paranoia - Poetry by Nobody: 9:10am On May 20, 2017 |
RaggedyAnn: You are very welcome hun. 1 Like |
Re: Paranoia - Poetry by Nobody: 6:22pm On May 20, 2017 |
Re: Paranoia - Poetry by Nobody: 10:01pm On May 20, 2017 |
RaggedyAnn: Thank you darling 1 Like |
Re: Paranoia - Poetry by OneManLegion(m): 4:01pm On Sep 28, 2017 |
It's not beautiful in the conventional sense, it's spooky. The poem starts slow then quickly picks up pace, chilling your bones, curdling your blood with bare, unadulterated fear. In the poetic sense, it's beautiful. It's lyricism at its finest. 1 Like 1 Share |
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