The Light Cannot Hide The Dark

 

Light

 

Noise trickles into the room

Echoing, Reiterating, Recapitulating

A jumble of words

Mixed together, Indistinguishable, Identical

Peals of laughter leak through

False friends uttering synthetic snickers

Fake, Mocking, Deceptive

 

I shiver

Freezing, Chilling, Glaciating

Frozen by the jeering insults they throw

Taunting, Sneering, Scoffing

I hide

Warming myself in this world I created

This beautiful, delightful, majestic, divine,

Decaying, corrupt, noxious, impure realm

That I am forced to inhabit forever more

 

It’s because of you, don’t you see?

Your harsh words fell off your sharpened tongue

And pierced me

Scarred my soul

Stabbed me in the back

Punctured my beating heart

Until it stood still

Blackened by the fire which escaped your mouth

Frozen by the avalanche of hatred which fell from your tongue

Destroyed by the poison which dripped from your lips

 

But you made a mistake

You didn’t think

I was cemented to my creation

Fastened to my prison

Anchored to my dungeon

With only my anger to sake me

Vengeful, Sinister, Wretched

And I planned

I plotted, schemed, contrived

My revenge

My sweet, darling, fantastic, lovely

All-consuming, crippling, rotting, devouring

Revenge.

 

For without my heart,

That you inflamed, congealed, annihilated

And ripped out

Taking care to step upon as you strode away,

There was nothing to stop me

From exacting my perfect vindication.

 

Darkness

 

Reviews

[She]

this is quite honestly the best poem i have ever read. period. i am in awe of this piece of writing.

[Andromeda]

i like! just please don't come after me w/ an ax or anything ;)

[Owlecks]

ghees, very dark. I'm scared now!

[Sara]

Your use of adjectives with such strong connotations is excellent.
I admire writers who use interesting vocabulary rather than common words.