Merle Van Dee : Writing

Uncertainty of Life

Uncertainty of Life

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


Scaring ourselves to death over our own death sentences.Birth is just the poison we all drink. Life but the moment between swallowing and our last bre..
Red Velvet Lips

Red Velvet Lips

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


Fishnet legs and Red Velvet lips Midnight dress with crimson heels in hand. Everything I have ever wanted Swaying to the rhythm of my fears.No doubt s..
Monster in Me

Monster in Me

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


The older I get the more that I see, There really is no light inside me. It’s all thistles and thorns, A life that’s quite torn. I loo..
Without You

Without You

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


Nothing really heals a broken heartTime just reveals decayMore damage done than battles wonHeart-strings strung outPlucked to produce the melancholy s..
The Sound of an Everlasting

The Sound of an Everlasting

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


the last drag of hope falls with the ashes of my cigarettethe medicine man and dark magic can't save me now. my thoughts run rampantat the cost of ev..
Cheshire Grin

Cheshire Grin

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


Cheshire grin in the West,Red and White planetary eyesWatching over me.Luminescent mothsStrung together on polesLighting my way to Nowhere.You spinnin..
A Cold Night's Thoughts

A Cold Night's Thoughts

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


I sit out and ponder tonight Under golden starlight. A colder wind blows, Winter is just around the bend. Soon summer will end, The ..
Darkness Sets

Darkness Sets

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


Light gone Darkness risingA different dawn. Midnight hoursSpent in the warmth of your love, Lost in wet sheets.Guidance from above From voices below....
Raw

Raw

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


A life lived raw.. You can embrace no greater flawNor live a life more honorable, Taste no truer freedom.Heartbeats of brutal honesty Pump blood as pa..
Carnival of My Conscience

Carnival of My Conscience

A Poem by Merle Van Dee


Conundrums swirl in my mind Like one twirls a fine wineOr the passage of time Mythical concoctionsOf rhyme and reason Paint symphonies of unanswered q..