The Words
The words were tasteless with no hint of tact
The punctuated syllables crawled into their ears
And drenched their nerves in an unending attack
Unrelenting, crass, assaults of repetitive expletives
Some recoiled in horror
As others stunned into silence & stared
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Deviant
The deviant child
Cursed the world with his syllables
His parables shifted tectonic plates
His words rocked into storms
& slapped mouths from taste
God & the devil made a pact
When the child spoke
They were just going to have to...
Wait
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Original artwork by Cazouillette
The Secrets We Hide
The secrets we hide
Blanket the canvas
Like a cheap, washed out paint
Creating a less than desirable foundation
Paint over & paint over
Still, the undertone remains
Wincing at the thoughts
Well I lied about that too
I didn’t pick up the phone
Didn’t pay attention
I didn’t pray at all for you
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Friends
I have friends
Some of them antagonistic
Some patient
Some of them up
Some down
Some of them kinda mystic
Some of them left
Some of them right
Sometimes, they switch places
Some sob
Some laugh
Some seriously addicted
Yet somehow
They always find time to listen
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Child in Bows
Little child in bows on the swing
Watches with eyes of devilry
A mischievous bully comes out to see
She looked like easy pickings
Until she beat him half to death
With her belt buckle mary janes
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Jugular
The words sliced my mind's jugular
No torniquet would suffice them
The letter fell to the floor
I too fell right through with it
Let them wash over
Just take it
The words would grow murderous
If I tried to placate them
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Make War, Not Love
Forget making love
Let's make war
Strangle the stale
Shatter the hesitant
Make the guilt in our souls crawl
Throw our doubt in the garbage bin
Tear the shame in us to pieces
Rip through the placated days
When we'd rather watch television
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River Styx
The river sprawled out in front of us like a corpse
Floating through the waters of Hades
Where the gods are born
& where the gods are broken
Bring coins to cover your eyes
They don't take plastic
You will get declined
Your spare change will bring you eternal passage
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Horns
From the center of the circle
Lilith rose
Horns protruded like a crown
Bridled in silver & jet
Deep scarification set in them
Like a lost & dangerous language
No one dared speak anymore
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In This Room
Candles poured gold over shadows
Jet black blankets the floors and walls like velvet
All the Saints & demons won’t save you from
A type of nothing destruction
The mind is an ironclad prison
It gives you the key and makes you swallow it
Just stare at the walls and wait for physical death
Let the body catch up to my mind’s suicide
Where the shadows strangle the gold into oblivion
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Mechanized Curse
A present for a child
Wrapped in bows & flowers
A windup toy bird that teeters & totters
Left at the door by an admiring stranger
A present of nightmares
Had by a girl before her no longer
A kind of mechanized curse
Now a family heirloom forever
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Veins
A monster runs through these veins
It's quiet & locks down any thought outside of
"Get more now"
It's a prison that I pay for
The monster added extra padlocks of
Shame, degradation, shaking depression
Just for good measure
Good luck getting out
In fact, don't even bother
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Ophanim Gates
Flesh eating Ophanim anchored to God's throne
Enter the gates of pearls, gold and precious stones
A life of eternal hell fire awaits
Those names not chosen
His Ophanim eat you alive to be digested
To be tormented in a chilling lake frozen
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Ophanim Angel
The Ophanim angel's eyes opened
It's presence, a present from the heavens
Somewhere between awe-some & awe-ful
But awe all the same
Each eye blink shows a shade of life, death
& a billion of everything in between
It's presence presents a present of divine madness
Forget sanity
Ghoulish
Ghoulish man in a three piece tailored suit
Priceless mask he paid for easily
With the money made
From being a greedy crook
Wash away his sins by people looking away
Not realizing that they will be the ones
Who will most definitely pay
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Whale’s Breech
Whales breech only to sink back down
To say "Hello" & "Goodbye" in one turn
For a moment it meets the sky & into the clouds
Back down into the crushing depths
And further & further down
Into it's cold, black, liquid tomb It finds peace all around
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Satanic Primadonna Prodigy
In hell's river the demon plays
Devilishly dances and sings
In glowing gold embers sweetly
Accepted her invitation there with alacrity
The devils play the lyre
Round and round she pas de bourrées
A Satanic primadonna prodigy
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Modern Day Tower of Babel
Meet you in seconds in your native language
No problem
Trade cat pictures or solve world hunger
Does it really matter?
It's too new to fret & understand yet
Ride the wave & hope God doesn't strike us
Down in seconds
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Bawl
Arms are empty
No Netflix & chill
Instead I'll Youtube & bawl
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Halloween
The hallow way
Of the weighted void
Will ween the ghost
From any body
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Warning Label
Warning: Love potion may contain side effects which include loss of copious amounts time, loss of character, horrid nightmares, day dreams, laughing, crying, rage induced seizures, loss of focus, blurry vision, sleep walking, alienating friends, over eating, loss of appetite, diarrhea & in rare cases, death. Consult a medical professional before taking.
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The Satanic Attic
The attic bedroom
Where Satanic nursery rhymes
Roll off the tongue
Not sure how many times
Maybe once Maybe six
Maybe six six six
Maybe hell is where I should be
With all of the dolls, spirits & freaks
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Your Symbols
Show me all your symbols
An upright or inverted cross
A Star of David or a Buddha bust
Your symbols won't get you a free pass from me
I only care what 's in your heart
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Maritime Dreams
Orcas & Indescribable sea monsters
Drift through maritime dreams
The currents roar beneath a calm black sea
The ocean seems so serene
Don't dip a toe in
Those monsters will drag you so far deep
Your lungs will forget how to breathe
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My Own Serial Killer
Words spilled out on to pages
A type of self-flagellation
This mind rarely provides any type of congratulations
My own blood stains the pages
I'm my own serial killer
Pushing my soul out onto paper.
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Satanic Saint
Once upon a time
She read sainted holy scripture
Life became grey, horrifying
Anything but simple
Now the lady reads Satanic notes
With fiery zeal
She can't wait to find out what the next
Devilish syllables reveal
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Satanic Recherché
A table set with Satanic recherché delights
Adored with oynx candles & topped with gold glowing light
An always 6-6-6 course meal
Sometimes 9 It depends on how many flights
I drink Of the devil's black enchanted wine
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*Image by Dr. Brimble
Spring Blade Mask
My #springblade mask off
Thank you so much I handmade it with precision
What's behind my kind eyes
Will slice you shreds in an instant
The blade is so pretty
But don't test me Sweetie
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Image prompt by @Zuuhl82
The Dance
Blood intestines pour through the ceiling
Wall-to-wall savagery
As they eat through the flesh
Pour out their rage and hearts
As they continue to dance
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Fresh Apple
Twitter Poetry Prompt by @PGPayT
Fresh grave waiting
Like a newly purchased apple
On the kitchen counter
Can't wait to bite
Sweet? Bitter? Sour?
The shiny fruit calls out for us all
As I has cheeseburger while it rots & sits
The apple says "Don't worry. You'll be like me next."
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Folie à deux
Twitter poem prompt brought to us by @FancifulFables Word: Flee
Fleeing Eden with Cain
Nothing for us here
Nothing but fleas sucking our blood
Folie à deux
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The Satanic Orphic Prodigy
Poetry prompt from Twitter's @PGPayT
Orphic thoughts transcend and conquer
Where the mind disintegrates then morphs
In time with bubbling & blistered waters
Thoughts of red poppy regrets
Oceans of time lost & pondered
The horror railing on the mind
The only way to move is forward without wander
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Plastic Demeanor
A Christian house
A thin vail of happiness & purity
Made of pretty plastic smiles & religious #demeanor
Hides the pitch black hallways of control
Hostility & earth shaking anger
Their house is only for show
Please why don't you take a picture?
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Great work! I'm curious if the uncited imagery is your own?
Mighty fine poetry!