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I’m not scared of the dark

The dark itself gives me no fright
Its gothic veil does not bite
It is simply the silent night
Why then, do I bear this blight

The unknown is my fear
It’s mystique casts a drear
What could appear
Come and leave me in tear

I’m not scared of the dark
I’m scared of the unknown
that this country we
all inhabit and that
inhibits
all,

this country of
"Unknown Origins"

is a land that should always be
capitalized
Mey-owkai Sep 20
Our desire for emotion in people's craft often forges our unseen path that sometimes may lead to confusion in the process—which sometimes leaves us to hunger for what still lies beyond.
To put it simply, it is about how we get inspired by people without understanding their journey. Everyone's path is unique, so we might not achieve the same results, leading to confusion and making us keep searching for how to get there ourselves.

PS. In the process of our search, our ideas broaden, which can shift our preferences (mostly).
J Bjork Sep 20
Our worlds were mixed
like a glove with
the perfect fit
until I fell away
into demons that were
only there to satiate
a temporary fix,
and now that I have
broken free of their chains
I can accept the mendacious
nature of my past apologies;
now I can encapsulate
how dreamers sometimes
forget to breathe

So I’ll keep watching the way
you float in detached grace
not only for you, but also
for me: it is no longer child’s play,
there is no more blinking
in regard to capturing
the ascension we need,
in regard to securing
your heart

Like water in my veins
answers are converging with
my bones-
I want to re-assess that fitment,
to be your missing part,
and hold onto our sacredness
until it is in togetherness
where we embrace
the ever pulling unknown
09/19/25
Samuel Sep 18
and who knows
maybe Tomorrow
will bring Clarity
once and for all
but until then
we'll have to wait
just a little more
in search of clarity
is a lifelong process
Jasper Sep 15
I want love. You do too, do we all? No,
Not me, to you. Apparently, I
Don't exist. Do you?

I could feel my love
That I don't have -
This being alone,
Wearing the open air
Like Nakedness.

Vision dressed in
Nobody, not even
I.


Prayers answer every god.
Just some more experimentation, for the most part.
Esme Calder Sep 10
If we were made to write down our thoughts
and to draw out our pains
I'd have nothing to write
nothing to say
I'd stare at the paper, as you asked me why
I'd say sorry for something I couldn't explain
not to you, and not to them
these things are to be said and forgotten
a way to keep together, a way not to lose it
And if I could move again, i'd move my hand
to lift up the pencil, my body feeling like sand
Height continued to increased as they forced me to mark
down my problems, happiness, and skills
but what emerged became scribbles
to turn the paper black
the thing that I swore to you
I promise wasn't there, it was just the sense I lacked
If I were to explain how to say the words
I would choke on myself, to turn into ash
that's all that would remain
Taija Sep 10
an angel and a devil materialize on each shoulder,

standing beneath the stage lights,

empty-mouthed, waiting for a whisper of a line,

but who is to say what’s wrong or right?

i know I’m not.

their playbook dances in my head,

so if not me, then who?

n.h.
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