Writing Prompt

A single ray of light,

piercing through the veil of night,

Ignites the soul within,

Awakening the soul’s hidden den.

The warm morning sun shines through my window.

The birds chirp, a familiar sound.

Eyelids flutter, consciousness stirs.

Every morning, over and over again.

Its the same thing every day.

But this morning is different.

The colors seem more richer.

A spark ignites deep within my ches...

I was there, laying on

A mossy patch of rock

As a brook gurgled by,

Fresh with glacial waters.

Birds flew above earnestly,

Clear conscience on spread wings.

Tips of pine trees poked

Out holes in the smoke-filled sky

headed for the early afternoon Sun.

Tree blossoms picked

Up by the dense air twist

Away in the wind to welcome

The distant droning of

Sirens, growing until the

Forest itself slows do...

I watched his face fill with tears, 

The silent horror slowly reaching toward every part of his delicate body. 

His ocean blue eyes drowning with a sadness that had no place there. 

And I had apologized for my actions, but I never wanted it to change this egregiously. 

I apologize for my sporadic responses and immature behavior. 

It was like reading a book, where the main character slowly turns in...

Stars aligned with clouds in the sky

I closed my eyes and started to reside

In a house that would soon be mine

Sleep came hitting me and my mind pined

For a home and loved ones by my side

Soon they would wake up and find

A strange shadow tiptoeing in white lights

So i forced myself to get up and try

To find a sharp knife and hide in plain sight

Once the father came out, he laid in scarlet dye

And...

I could’ve done better.

I sit and ponder where I went wrong.

I could’ve done better, so why didn’t I?

The simplest answer is because I didn’t think.

So what is thinking, I ask myself ?

So many questions spinning around my head.

I toss and turn,

Searching for an answer, everyday.

I ask myself; why didn’t I think?

I don’t know. My mind is fogged, clouded with pain.

The pain that no one else sees.

...

Umbra Mortis, Umbra Mortis.

Cur me torques, Umbra Mortis?

Umbra Mortis, Umbra Mortis.

Quid Mihi Vis, Umbra Mortis?

Umbra Mortis, Umbra Mortis.

Qui Coles, Umbra Mortis?

Umbra Mortis, Umbra Mortis.

Me Solum Relinquatis, Umbra Mortis.

**_MORI, UMBRA MORTIS._**...

I heard him crying like he was dying

Silent wrenching tears that left his face a mask of pain and sorrow from all my lying

It was a noose I was tying

I’m out of control

So deep in a hole

And I’m thinking that life isn’t so great

It may be too late

But each tear that fell from that endless well

Came down to me in my chemical hell

I feel change is coming

I feel it, I can tell

I’ve torn down t...

Shadows recede, light seeps through,

Dormant senses stirring anew.

A veil lifts, once clouded eyes clear,

Revealing truths both far and near.

Chrysalis cracks, wings unfold,

A transformation ages old.

From slumber deep to conscious flight,

Embracing day, shedding night.

Roots reach deep, branches climb high,

Breaking through an ashen sky.

Seeds of change, long buried, sprout,

A quiet revolution ...

Awakening metaphorically,

a slumber deep and dark,

a dreamless state of being,

where the soul feels stark.

A stirring in the silence,

a whisper in the night,

a call from within,

to bring back the light.

The soul begins to tremble,

as it slowly starts to rise,

fingers reaching for the stars,

tears welling in its eyes.

Awakening metaphorically,

a fire ignites within,

burning away the shadows,...

Every time I think about

What I would want

In a relationship,

Or imagine what

I’d like to happen…

It leads to you.

It leads to me

Imaging you kissing me,

In my arms.

Your hand in mine

Painting each others nails.

Your love for me…

I can’t tell what it was to you

We never became a thing

And that’s okay

My heart wants you

But my brain tells me

Give

It

Up....