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Victim of a John DoeDo you want to hear the story
of how I died?
I promise it won't be boring
so if you would
just take a seat, have a drink
and listen.

Past memories reach,
I met the most amazing man
who spun words of silver and gold
with a tongue more fine than silk.

He told me he could do no wrong
and I, young and foolish, believed him.

And when we went home,
his eyes shining with new excitement,
things were perfect.

Then it shattered.

Nothing more intense
than feeling my own blood
trickle down my body.

Cruciation
stares traveling down
blood spattered knife
a gaping wound

cries of shock
gleaming white smile
solid drops of blood
and

HopeHope:

She waits for him
at the gates that stood when even the world crumbled
She sighs
knowing that her own name will soon be forgotten

Where once she carried the weight of the world
now her strength is but the tiniest whisper
A single spark, left to crackle amongst the shades
until all is lost in the endless folds of time

It's getting colder
though she still continues to stand by the gates
She is getting older
and thus her memories must fade...

Angels gather to watch her in these final moments
and they bow their heads as a sign of respect
For even now, as the life leaves her body
Still she continues to wait...

-Chen Yuan Wen

Whispers of the MadWhispers of the Mad:

Your lips remain painted with the scars of torment
Carved so as to split with every word of speech
The glass that slices through your softened flesh
Bears the marking we know as 'Vinashuka'

And now he lies beneath the falling sand
Drowning in a world that is sinking away
Though his feet will seek the stability of ground
He finds himself caught by 'Vinashuka'

A disturbing word that rings hollow at best
For it carries the tone of a tainted solitude
A heart that has been corrupted by physical pain
Can only scream 'Vinashuka!'

How does a man know when he has gone insane?
To descend into a world where logic is na

Every Time With The Same BrushEvery time with the same brush
This girl paints so many strokes
Each one speaking of emotions
Louder than the words she wrote

So where does the magic lie,
Allowing this girl's mood to swing?
Is it in the paint or the colours,
The feeling of release it brings?

She lets go of those emotions
That are too painful to express
The open ear of a loved one
Now an empty white canvas

Cathartic is the process
With her dainty little strokes
Thick layers of paint will take us
To land's nobody else knows

Now she paints with love for us
And happiness in her heart
The trees, the flowers, the sunset
The smiles, the eyes, the stars

Every tim

A HeartA heart does not have eyes,
so it is blind,

A heart does not have ears,
so it is deaf,

But a heart does have a beat,
and it beats for you, my love.

CorvusCorvus:

Black feathers falling through the empty sky
A whisper upon the winds, better left unspoken
As a glimmer of sunlight catches my eye
I am drawn to the worms that writhe below

Each one pulses with the desire to live
endlessly tunneling through the sands of the earth
With nothing more for them to give
I'm afraid they are quickly eaten...

One, two, three and four
Each one swallowed by an open door
Five, six, seven, eight
They know not love nor petty hate

It makes me wonder if they feel this pain
of being consumed by the one they fear
They sprout and dance in the lovely rain
Not knowing of that which lurks so near

-Chen Yu

Poetry,She is stardust leaving sweet bones
in her wake. A trail of poetic destruction
conceived in verse--answering questions
with kisses. There is a hunger in her
freckled constellations, like spider webs
woven together with golden thread.
Like the wild roses she braids in her hair:
She walks backboned and head held high;
the strongest of letters on a page
left to rest in your mouth.

Do's and Don't'sDon't be a glacier
cold, icy, unfeeling, brisk
Don't be a fire
searing, infuriated, lusting, fervid
Don't be a storm
disruption, tempestuous, hasty, aggravating
Don't be a breeze
pushover, simple, childish, easy
Instead
Do be a breeze
playful, easygoing, relaxed, aplomb
Do be a storm
strong, active, persevering, mighty
Do be a fire
bright, warm, enlivened, cheerful
Do be a glacier
Crystal, beautiful, reflective, secure

GluttonHis caramel covered fingers caress my coffee skin
An epiphany aged in its own beautiful winery,  
A honeyed breath drawn in a moment so heated,
Its oven like intensity roasting any kind of chastity.  

Irreverently juicy, pleasingly sinful,
Succulently divine in its every form
Lovemaking at its most beautiful…
Moans that echo sheer gluttony.

I never knew passion was edible,
nor lust so delicious in its impassioned call 
Until he showed me why chocolate
is the most deadly sin of them all.

Shatter PointShatter Point:

Can you see
what all the world has-
Done to me
I've locked away my-
Sa-ni-ty
I wanna break
Huma-ni-ty
(Kiru oh!)

My shatter point, my shatter point
I'm up against the wall at my shatter point
A thousand faces keep calling to me into the night
Their whispers drive me further up and away from the light!

Waste Away
Just fall again and-
break today
I want you down and you'll-
Fade away
Just stop breathing and-
Die today!
(Kiru oh!)

The shatter point, the shatter point
You know that you are up and against the wall
The shatter point, my shatter point
Leave me breaking against my shatter point

A thousand faces

I'm a WriterI'm shy in my words,
And bold in my text.

Emo"Why do you cry over such the littlest things?"
They ask.

"Why wear dark clothing all the time?"
They ask.

"Why must you bleed yourself all the time, you pain loving freak!"
They say.

"Wouldn't you too if you were put down,
Had shame thrown upon you over anything you do,
And no one there to lend a hand?"
We answer.

"Why bring color into such a sad, sad world?
Do you not see all the pain people endure,
Are you that blind to the light before you?
What if it is just our style?"
We answer.

"Do you not know the suffering we put up with,
Day after day,
Week after week?
We all need a bit of distraction,
And don't think of it as u

After Words"I wish you would give it back to me."

"Why? You'll just break it again."

"It's my heart. I will do whatever the hell I want with it."

"Yeah? Well, you take terrible care of things that are yours."

"Fine. Keep it. I am equal parts concrete and soul anyway."

"You say that, but I'm not entirely sure that you are. I think you're deep, and fragile and broken, and that makes you beautiful."

"Again, concrete and soul. "

"I wish you wouldn't make this so hard."

"So hard? I'm making this easy. You gave me dreams of half feathered swans and a stupid house on an endless beach and a city made of an ocean, and now you're taking it all away. But a

Society Is Ugly.Society is ugly.
Not you.

Beauty is defined by
How you act.
Not by the number on the
Scale.

Starving doesn't work.
Purging doesn't work.
Pills don't work.

The girl you see
In the mirror is
Perfect
Just the way she is
Now.

Don't get upset because
You don't match up
To the media's
Expectations.

Cutting won't work.
Crying won't work.
Dying won't work.

Remember this:
Society is ugly.
Not you.

FeverMy fever is growing stronger and I'm feeling rather faint
I can see the walls are moving like dancers in the paint!
They cartwheel and turn as they soar through the air
I wonder how they do it but all I do is stare

The clock is ticking madly and soon it starts to chime
I think I'll probably turn this into another crazy rhyme
I appear to be creative but I'm really rather ill
In fact I'm only typing by sheer force of will

My eyes are actually closing as my fingers tap along
It seems my love for poetry is really rather strong!
But before I slip away to sleep I must complete this work
I'm afraid my need for excellence might be my only

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What Are We Living For?We were all sent here,
With a purpose,
At least that's what,
The churches preaches.

We're given ten rules,
A book full of guidelines.
With added Cheat-Cheats, Studyguides
and suggestions,
To get it just right.

But what do we live for?
To find self contentment.
What do we live for?
When all of those teachings,
Fall through our fingers.

Do we continue to live,
With morals and standards?
Do we fold into chaos,
forgetting all what we know?

CoverTape my mouth shut,
Cover up my eyes.
Don't allow me see,
The damage I'm about to do...

Cover my grave,
Under six feet of dirt.
Seal up my life,
Forget what I tried to live for.

Place me in the ground,
In the back of your mind,
Hide me away,
I'll eventually drift away,
Into a bad, unwanting memory.

Cut.I will cut your memory away,
I will drip each ounce of you out.
You will not live under my skin,
Anymore, you've been there
For far to long.

You'll becoming a dying memory.
That will soon mean nothing,
To me.

I'll cut all of our ties,
To all of our lies.
We'll become distant,
We'll grow to hate,
Each other like we have wanted to,
For all these years.

Father.Father, please tell me,
Tell me why I can't be good enough to be your daughter.
Tell me what am I doing wrong, that I can't have your love.
The love, my heart hurts for.
Why can I never make you proud?
Why can I never earn your smile?

Do I not live to your standards?
Is my soul to dark?
My mind, too far fetched?
Is it the scars on my arms,
That keep you at such a far distance?

Why do you not want me?
Why is your back,
Always turned to me?
Why have you always shut me out,
To watch me shut down?

Father.... Do I disgust you?

PrisonerPrisoner held hostage,
Handcuffs wrapped tight,
Cutting the circulation to my hands.

You hold me down forcefully,
Making it impossible to move.
Unable to rebel against,
To turn and fight, not ever take flight.

You bind me to you.
You tape my mouth shut.
You enslave me to you.

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Chick-fil-A

by ~DarkestPriestess, Aug 1, 2012, 1:27:15 PM
Literature / Poetry / General Poetry / Free Verse

I rode past your store.
Hungry and Bored
I was debating on stopping-by
My God those lines...

I still pulled into your lot
Found a spot in line.
Chicken and soda.
Extra waffle fries.
Damn the thought of it
Brought a tear to my eye,
The taste is just so divine.

Then I checked my facebook
As I waited for food.
An article on the Huffington Post,
Informed me that this line consisted of mostly homophobes.
5 million dollars donated to Gay-hate groups.

So I went next door
To get some Taco Bell.
No hate tacos
Sounded just as good.

Chick-fil-Aby ~DarkestPriestess

Literature / Poetry / General Poetry / Free Verse

It's been a few months

)

With this whole thing with Chick-fil-A I thought this would be a good way to come back to life.

Update: I respect CFA stance on this. But This is my opinion. I hope some of you can understand this.

~Boyoflol Jan 29, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Just because the founder/proprietor of Chic-fil-A doesn't agree with the idea of gay marriage, it doesn't make the company gay hating.

~RavenXNevermore Aug 26, 2012 Student General Artist

I keep reading this poem, because it is awesomeness put into words.

great job!

~DarkestPriestess Aug 27, 2012

^_^ Thank you so much!

~Liara-Shadowsong Aug 10, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I've never eaten at Chick-fil-A (while there are a few in the city where I now go to grad school, there weren't any within fifteen miles of my hometown, or fifty miles of where I went to undergrad, so if I went to a national chain restaurant I'd just pick one I was actually familiar with), and with the current fiasco, I don't ever plan to (if I want chicken that I don't have to cook myself that badly, I'll go to KFC or something). Very nice little poem, simple and to the point (free verse poetry is generally my favorite kind). CFA can have their opinions (even if I disagree with them), but funding hate groups just isn't right regardless of one's personal beliefs.

=NekoVWMike Aug 14, 2012

please do your research before posting ignorant, incorect statements. CFA has never once funded any "hate" groups. some of those groups are against homosexual marriage, but they are not hate groups. again, since when does disagreeing with someone automatically mean they hate them? please get your facts straight!!!

~Liara-Shadowsong Aug 18, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'm sorry if the degree of discriminatory action taken by groups funded by the CFA may be somewhat gray in my previous post. However, that does not change the fact that I strongly disagree with this individual's viewpoints and do not like the food provided by this establishment, both of which are legitimate reasons for not being a patron of the establishment in question. I am allowed my own viewpoint as much as you are and he is, and would greatly appreciate not being told that I am ignorant merely because our opinions on what degree of bigotry constitutes a hate group differ. They won't say so on their website of course, but as far as I've been able to tell from my own research, Family Research Council (one of the groups in question) actively advocates against LGBT rights, abortion, divorce, etc. They do say on their website, however, that the organization "champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilization, the seedbed of virtue, and the wellspring of society", and "defend and promote the pro-family agenda", and I'm sure they hate me plenty too for not actively planning to get married and have a bunch of kids. (My facts are plenty straight. Are yours?)

=NekoVWMike Aug 18, 2012

i never said you are wrong on your views. If thats your beliefs, thats fine, i respect that. if you don't want to support them, again i respect that. again, several of my best friends are gay/ lesbian, and even tho they know my stance on the issue, we still respect each other. disagreeing with each other doesn't mean we can't be friends, and hang out, lol. But yes, you are wrong in calling them a hate group. and no one is being a bigot in any way.

Bigot: "a person obstinately or INTOLERANTLY devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group with HATRED and INTOLERANCE.

None of the groups CFA funds show any hate or intolerance. this is my only issue with this ENTIRE CFA situation. they simply do not believe in this particular topic, and try to prevent such laws from passing. how is PEACEFULLY disagreeing, in any way hate? they also show NO intolerance. Dan Cathy has said numerous times, that he serves, and hires homosexuals, and welcomes them with open arms. how is that in any way intolerant? The KKK is a hate group. they believe everyone who's not white should die. that's a hate group. Nazi's are the same, if your not Aryan, they believe you should die. THATS A HATE GROUP. If you are comparing CFA and the groups they support, to extremist groups like that, then yes, that is ignorant. Thinking that CFA has bad food, yes thats an opinion (and i'd have to agree with you with regards to their chicken salad sandwhich, that thing is terrible, but their regular chicken sandwich, OMG its amazing, lol). saying they are a hate group, thats not an opinion, its an incorrect statement. In this country we are free to support whatever we want. so what your basically saying is that if you believe in something, you shouldn't support it? you believe in homosexual marriage, and you support it, correct? so what right does anyone have to say that they can't support in opposing it?

My whole (ONLY) problem with the way everyone is attacking CFA is that they are saying they are a hate group, and bigots. this is simply not true. if you don't agree with them, thats fine, but its not right to spread incorrect information to further your own cause.

And BTW, i appreciate the respectful tone of your message, and not resorting to childish name calling like matttwithonet is doing below (now he's a good example of a bigot, lol). If i sound insulting in any of my messages, thats not my intention, and i apologize in advance if i came across as such. Anyhoo, I just want it to stay a respectful, factual debate. thanks.

~Liara-Shadowsong Aug 20, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on the subject of CFA. I appreciate your overall calm and respectful manner of stating your own beliefs on the subject. Rants not only don't convince anyone, but don't facilitate peaceful discussion, after all! And it's nice to find people who I can agree with on that particular point despite having other philosophical differences. I'll not be continuing this discussion, however, as I have several more pressing matters to take care of, primarily pertaining to grad school.

~SherbertTCat Sep 11, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

"I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree" is such a pussy answer, when someone has you dead to rights.

~Liara-Shadowsong Sep 11, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Um... actually, it doesn't mean that "someone has you dead to rights", it means that you have other things to deal with besides trying to convince someone who literally cannot be convinced. Sometimes, there does not exist a single argument that can do a single thing in the particular situation. Human nature can be frustrating like that. Also, I'm sure you are already aware that the whole "pussy answer" thing is offensive, and that's why you chose it, so I'm not going to waste any more time with you.

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