the beach

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The Beach

Stepping out… on to the shifting sands

As the grains move beneath my feet

Wind whispers restlessly

As grasses bow to greet

Ever changing moving on

Nothing stays the same

Lost anchor’s wash on to rocky shore

White horses crashing down again

Salt lie thick within the air

Encrusts upon salted cheek

Climbing ever higher on crumbling cliff

as ragged breath falters... at finding that of which I seek

ALL HALLOWS EVE

ALL HALLOWS EVE

As nights dark veil draws across the land

Your life’s timer runs out of rushing sand

All that crawl, or creep, or fly

Are aiming for your soul, as night goes bye

Night’s dark creatures that feast on fear

Preying on terror and a child's tear

Arise the dead and all celebrate

Devour the living till your hunger does abate

Flaccid, festering, flesh hangs incomplete

As decayed, animated corpses shuffle on rotting feet

Their foul putrid stench fills your lungs full

Tonight is the night for the dead to rule

As they seek to find you their prey

Will you make it to another day?

Hide with your covers tight over your head

If you think that will stop the advance of the dead

If they don’t succeed in feasting on your soul

Other night’s creatures might eat you whole

As hell erupts for this night alone

Are you safe hiding in your home?

“Come forth terror

Come forth fear

Come forth anarchy

Its that time of year

Bring death

Bring fetid breath

Bring pestilence and poison

Bring unrest”

Vampires, ghosts, ghouls, complete

Werewolf’s, zombies, hells hounds to meet

Witches warlocks secure to walk the land

Marching with the will of the devils hand

All screaming and searching for your soul alone

Do you really think they wont visit your home?

They hunger for your company

To tear you between them to have you for tea

so

first off

apologies for not participating last week those of you that read im sure will realise why

on to this week

unresolved with those involved

conflicted emotions, a love long dissolved

an unmourned death

a passing unremarked

no regrets from yesterday

no tears within the dark

no one knew nor noticed

non cared or cried

an absence marked by mere relief

no one knew that he had died

the death of a tyrant

his hold now long forgot

his only mark upon the planet

was the damage that he wrought

compelled to control

he drove them all away

his final companions ?

the mere shadows of yesterday

One Stop Wednesday

Once a boy upon my knee

I saw the man that you could be

Full of hopes and dreams that could

Full of promise, of things that should

But now i watch as you march away

and gone is the child of yesterday

Head held high, the past is done

A salute to the man my son has become

On Who D.I.D It

merging mentality's

what once was two shall now be one

dark shadows flee from the rising sun

new light of day chases the past away

what was once was beat... now shalt not stay

dissipate to reassimilate... tasks are shared between

discarded chore now cast ashore.. before the shade is seen

the last resolve before dissolve.... an echo in the breeze

lost part... with in the dark.. theres more thats left unseen

a new beginning with a brand new day

a debt indebted will now be repaid

what once was taken shall remain undone

a new view revealed with the rising sun

a part of me... did die today

but we knew that part just could not stay

an echo in the breeze of last resolve

till job is done then too dissolve

dissipate to reassimilate... tasks are shared between

discarded chore now cast ashore.. before the shade is seen

the last resolve before dissolve.... an echo in the breeze

a thousand fold... more tales told... a truth half heard to tease

do unto others as they would do unto you

this lesson taught well to a shaded fool

past commitments must be up held

but for future the lessons learned well

a guarded moment changed in time

many a hidden word warped in twisted rhyme

who to the message ? who to the spell ?

lost meaning to the blind fool who will never tell

dissipate to reassimilate... tasks are shared between

discarded chore now cast ashore.. before the shade is seen

the last resolve before dissolve.... an echo in the breeze

more to thought... than lessons taught... and more that words can mean

looking glass

take a look into the looking glass

with in a moment

you are there

as the dark dank tunnel tumble’s you,

within the darkness

feel the terror feel the tear

torn too with fascination

split by fear and dread

dead paths revealed before you

as you wonder where they led

theres one traveled trail of gravel

this path pulls to draw you on

one real resolution

to find out what has gone

through bramble that grasp the glowing orb

as they strangling out its light

barbed fingers clutching, cutting flesh

as roots sternly seek

to clasp you tight

onward over boundless cavern wide

spanned by slender, fragile rope

can it bear this extra weight?

can you risk to hope?

darkness flys around you

as you seek safe sanctuary

will you find that peace of mind?

or merely stark insanity?

through slender hall

with grasping hands

make small yourself and speed

they reach without despairing bars

upon your soul they’ll feed

the open space of desolate

fear flys in dark’s disguise

souls shrieking sorrow creeping

hunting ...waiting

till the prey is once espied

hunting as you run for cover

a tower looms up high

locked door and pitted walls

for cover you must climb

howling figures dive

as the you strive to reach the top

whispers in you frozen ears

that urge you now to drop

aloft a window hope’s a fire

as you stumble through the aperture

no going back now for what you see

you wanted answers?

what could it be?

alone a maiden sprawled on her bed

lifeless

is she dead?

a mirror affixed the door

fragment reflections upon the floor

a fist a belt a shoe ?

who broke this mirror ?

was it you ?

did sharp words reverberate?

was it more than it could take?

besides the mirror a trail of blood

each piece fragment caused a cut

can you see into the shards ?

do you know now where you are ?

CAN YOU SEE INTO THE SHARDS ?

DARE YOU LOOK FROM WHERE YOU ARE ?

now take a look into the looking glass

any piece but have a care

take a looking within the looking glass

in a moment you are there

but as you walk within the shadows

as you feel reality tear

can you escape the looking glass

or are you trapped in there

deeper and deeper

can you escape in time

take a look into the looking glass

welcome to my mind

wall of sound

Fight the over whelming noise pounding at your head

Trying hard to decipher anything that’s said

Unable to tolerate the wall of sound

As you fight the chaos attacking you from all around

You feel you stand alone merely tolerated by those so near

No aspect of you links you to others you hold so dear

Your mind throws slanderous thoughts around in to your mind

A candidate for loneliness your own company all you find

Extracted from life… a walking carcass all that’s left

Thoughts blend with reality… a heart that feels bereft

Echoing sound… silence all around… the words in your head pound

No peace no quiet no solace to be found

fragmented reality

Shattered fragments fall… onto the rocky ground

Piecemeal reflections… shinning back… at the tearful clown

A myriad of mockery …

a distorted smile… is shown

No one to see the jester smile… shows over…

he’s all alone

Mirrored desolation … Casts back the memories to the blackened soul

Faded hopes of yesterday…many a failed goal

Lost laughter wars… with faded dreams

The ghost of things… that could have been

Smile painted in broad cast beam

Nothing… ever… as it would seem

Tears mar painted false facade

Wash the grease paint… smile’s fade

Mirrored shard… held tight in grasp

Blood washes present… heals the past

Scar the marred fragmented soul

Let pain of body… hide pain of soul

Lost in a world of distorted view

Hidden from most but the chosen few

who

Peace? … natural sedation?

Loss of concentration?

Am I loosing my mind?

Look into the blank eyes what do you find?

Loosing reason… cohesion

No thought or exertion

Slowly slipping away

Or allowing sanity to stay?

Fragmented thoughts

Feelings distraught

Abstract reality

Is this the real me?

Confused… bemused

Feel lost and used

What is peace of mind?

Is it something I can find?

Thought…dancing in my head

To fast to be read

Is this insanity?

Could it be the real me

Who am I?

What am I?

Where am I?

Why am I?

Alone I cry

Am I just an empty shell?

To selfish to tell?

To lazy to heal?

To scared to feel?

Damaged merchandise?

Dead dull eyes?

No completion

Permanent deletion

Chase friends away

Deserving non-to stay

Isolation?

Natural sedation?

Self-destruct

Disrupt

Why?

Who am I?

who am i

Who am I? … I am no one just a cold dead frozen heart

What am I? … I am nothing but a shadow in the dark

Where am I? … I am every where and confined to the pits of hell

Why am I? … I am the balance… I live so you are well

When am I? … I am all time … my being echo’s through the past

How am I? … I was created from a demons last repast

How can I? … My soul kills and perishes those I hold so dear

I take away your anguish I take away your fear

How long will I? … For all of hells bitter sweet eternity

I am nothing I am no one I am poison this shadow which you see

On Songs

Darkness calls

isolated by your side

as darkness cloaks,

(sibilant whisper)envelops... the mind (sibilant whisper)

hearts close, as roles defined

alone..

and yet...

fates intertwined

primeval instincts taint the kind

(sibilant whisper) survival left, the only line (sibilant whisper)

so

bring up defences

and build up the walls

(back ground) the assault is upon us all (back ground)

(all) and darkness calls (all)

the time is for standing

theres no time to fall (pause 2,3,4...)

(all) and darkness calls (all)

no time left

to fly the heart free

(sibilant whisper) no will left its deserting me (sibilant whisper)

no hope no chance, theres nothing to see

no where to go and nothing to be

(back ground) forsake the mind for insanity (back ground)

(sibilant whisper) lost within deep despondency(sibilant whisper)

so.....

bring up defences

and build up the walls

(back ground) the assault is upon us all (back ground)

(all) and darkness calls (all)

the time is for standing

theres no time to fall (pause 2,3,4...)

(all) and darkness calls (all)

the enemys upon us

within our midst

one step taken

the other missed

wanton destruction

from the one i kissed

the final betrayal

the final twist

so......

bring up defences

and build up the walls

the assault is upon us all

and darkness calls

the time is for standing

theres no time to fall (pause 2,3,4...)

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and darkness calls (fade out)

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mind merge

Minds merge… across an ocean wave

As two souls… meet as one

Untangle threads of mystery

New tapestry… begun

Hesitant eyes opened

To hopes and thought and dreams

To understand the darkness

The light the shadows…. In between

You took my hand and led me…

From darkest night… to shinning day

You took my heart and held me…

Even though your far away

Our hearts are joined… through flickering screen

Past treachery undone

New strength is found…from out your heart

New melody is sung

You took my hand and led me…

From darkest night… to shinning day

You took my heart and held me…

Even though you far away

Sought… from out dark gathering

You offered… to lead the way

Soft words to soothe the fractured mind

To hold the crowds at bay

To know the strength in loving you

The joy the sorrow it can mean

You took the time to look at me

To know nothings, as it seems

You took my hand and led me…

From darkest night… to shinning day

You took my heart and held me…

Even though you far away

But as evening falls… our voices part

I feel your presence fade

The emptiness of missing you

Of wishing you had stayed

where are you

the darkness falls around me

and theres no where left to go

the darkness starts to bind me

im a long long way from home

where are youuuuuu

i need you by my side

where are youuuuuu

iv no place to confide

the demons haunt my mind and soul

they take me far away

the echo of your laughter

and the games you used to play

the darkness starts to take me

as the memorys start to fade

regrets soon overwhelm me

and i wish that you had stayed

where are youuuuuu

i need you by my side

where are youuuuuu

theres no place left to hide

the wheels keep on turning

as the road keeps flashing by

can feel my heart still yearning

but i dont enjoy this ride

i thought to out run memory

i thought to out run grief

i thought that i could out run death

and a life that was to brief

where are youuuuuu

i need you by my side

where are youuuuuu

now that a part of me has died

the echos of your laughter

still float upon the breeze

as memory fade

the hints remain

of the life we held to brief

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lady love walking out on me

i saw my lady love

down on the shore

she was lost in love

reaching out for more

and as i closed my eyes

it was then i could see

how much i needed her

and what she meant to me

i watched those waves roll out

heading back to the sea

and i see my lady love

walk away from me

oh baby

wont you come home

oh baby

back where you belong

then as i close my eyes

i can only pretend

that id been what she needed most

that id been a friend

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the raven

the raven how she rocked you

i dont know how she made it though

once more she took good care of you

and then she up and flew

the red head how she bled you

she lied with what she said to you

she mislead and she hurt you

and now the fires gone

the baby carriage took you

but the wedding song was wrong to do

she cheated and she stole from you

now the heart has hurt so long

but no matter if you make it through

or if you feel its time to do

you cant find another lover

till the other lovers gone

the past was made to seal and heal

before old scars were meant to feel

you got to let it fade away

to let another stay

move one to tomorrow

dont let the shadows follow

cos you cant find another lover

till the other lovers gone

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in the moonlight

in the moon light

when i watch you drive away

in the soft light

whilst im wishing you could stay

hidden head lights

catch the tears upon my face

in the moon light

forbidden moments we must chase

as i watch you drive away

i feel my heart begin to fade

as the shadows grow

and the dark will soon invade

as i watch you drive away

and in my heart i cry out ............... stay

in the moon light

with the tears upon my cheek

in the soft light

as i feel myself grow weak

hidden head lights

catch the words i can not speak

in the moonlight

my heart breaks till we next meet

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castle round my heart

I can feel the walls… rebuilding

Round the castle… to my heart

You felt so close fear held me

Till… we finally we moved apart

Each time I felt… your heart beat

Or your touch… upon my skin

I could feel the tide returning

Felt the warmth… held deep with in

Did you feel emotion calling?

Did you feel… the empty space?

Did you feel the walls rebuilding?

Did you feel… the slightest trace?

did I ever hear you whisper

Calling softly out my name

Now I feel the walls rebuilding

Will it ever feel the same?

I feel my hands… they tremble

As I wait upon your call

Each moment… I wait fearing

Building yet another wall

Confusion… flows around me

As I hesitate… to say

Will I ever hear you whisper

Could you ever really stay?

Could you feel emotion stirring

Could you feel my empty space

Could you feel my walls rebuilding

Could you feel the slightest trace

will I ever hear you whisper

Calling softly out my name

Now I feel the walls rebuilding

do you ever feel the same?

I could never… hold the promise

To open up… my heart

Confused and lonely’s… how I feel

Fear… lost within the dark

I know how much I miss you

Every moment your not there

Could I ever really tell you

Would I ever really dare

Do you feel emotion calling?

Do you feel… the empty space?

Do you feel the walls rebuilding?

Do you feel… the slightest trace?

Could I ever hear you whisper

Calling softly out my name

Now I feel the walls rebuilding

Will love ever… feel the same?

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moonlight walks

Moonlight walks and starlight skies

Those stolen moments last good-byes

A lingering loving final parting kiss

.

The time is drawing nearer

When we soon will have to part

This lonely crushing sorrow

Feeling lost within the dark

so

Save a corner of your heart for me

A part that’s always there

A promise that you never will forget

I’ll keep a portion of my soul for you

And hold it in my heart

My thought my hopes my dreams of you

For when were far apart

Through lonely days and rain filled skies

Through troubled moments and family ties

“Remember how we danced within the dark”

Save a corner of your heart for me

A part that’s always there

A promise that you never will forget

Those moon light walks and starlight skies

Our stolen moments soon flew bye

Remember how we cherished every time

So save corner of your heart for me

A part that’s always there for me

And promise

That you never

Will

Forget

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Thank you

You walked from out of darkness

Chasing shadows far away

Your voice the sound of reason

Kept the nightmares safe at bay

Such warmth held in your loving

I felt the heat course through my soul

The waking of my dead heart

Though your loving took a toll

Quickened heart and captured breath

Kisses color a pale cheek

My thoughts turn to my sweetheart

As I smile… finally… within my sleep

You are my smile in the rain

You are my thought that keeps the clouds at bay

You bring the joy that hides the pain

You are my sunshine in the rain

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fires

fires grow, from with in the soul

built from the embers... held within the heart

i need to feel right next to you

even though were miles apart

the fleeting time we spend together

can barely help me bear

the emptiness i feel within

when i know... that you are over there

the miles that stretch between us

makes me wonder if we should

but within the dark of lonely night

your memory’s make me feel... so good

i know though miles part us

whilst you live so far away

to be held close within your heart

is where i want to stay

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when you walk away

when you leave my side,

and you walk away

a part of me is dying ...whilst the rest of me is crying

wishing you could stay

when you walk away

when im all alone

not by your side

i can feel the emptiness... of the part thats died

when im all alone

and theres no one home

and i cant feel you any more

do you miss... me im not sure

the doubts that flood my mind

will the distance find

that your no longer mine

and i cry.....

when you leave my side

and you walk away

and a part of me is dying.... whilst the rest of me is crying

wishing you could stay

and i wonder any way

as the darkness falls

and the loneliness calls

were we meant to be

for all eternity

could we ever be......

side by side for ever, with a certainty

when you leave my side

and you walk away

a part of me is dying .... whilst the rest of me is crying....

please just stay

dont go away

dont leave me here

full of doubt and fear

by your side i know ill make it

with your help no one can take it

if im by your side

ill know...

i wont of died