Who claimed endings couldn't be beautiful?
Written at 3:47 am on 08/16/2015.
© L.J. Slaferek
There is a beautiful glade Covered in white roses Shimmering in the sunlight Ranks of tall trees with golden le… Surround the glade
What is the blackness other than n… Could it be something tangible? Something you can embrace? What if it is the one embracing? Every night, as you lie
Writing poetry at 4 am Is not as romantic as the poets sa… It is not with love I write Or hatred It is neither
Fade away We all fade away We suffer In silence And the world likes it that way
The frost on the trees Glittering in the morning light A shroud of purest white Lies upon the field A blanket with the waves of a sea
Raging rivers of hurt Ending in Cascading waterfalls of sorrow That crash into A deep, dark lake of responsibilit…
Tossing and turning in bed Whilst dark thoughts crawl in my h… Finding it impossible to fall asle… As the madness begins to creep Like a serpent slithering
Putz She laughed, sometimes Made me smile, a lot Raged, sometimes Made me run for the hills, occasio…
The smile hides the tears The laugh conceals the pain The jokes save them from his suffe… “I’m fine” he says “I’m okay” he says
Is it dark? Or am I blind? The spirals of encroaching night Betray the trust of the light. Shadows wail beyond the mist
He is lost Alone Is he dead? Is he alive? Trembling hands
What is the surest way to kill a m… A man strong of body Murder his soul Take his meaning Tear it to shreds of
'Tic Toc’' The clock struck one There is a young man Who did not feel so young Who envied a clock the time it had
What is the most painful word? Is it hate? That abject raging emotion that… Hate can be fulfilled, one way or… Or maybe it’s sadness?
Where do I go Where do I run When each breath means pain The pain of going on Which is far worse than