Where I Am

There is silence where I am; silence that consumes.

It coils and devours; the most acidic of fumes.    

Ragged and torn, my soul is riven at the seams,  

until I am quivering and broken, deafened by screams.   

For there is silence, silence where I am.

 

There are shadows where I am; shadows that feast.

They prowl and skulk like some blood thirsting beast.

Unseeing and stupefied, I am pale and shaken  

blindly beholding the evil I have waken. 

For there are shadows, shadows where I am.  

 

There are phantoms where I am; phantoms that devour.

They engulf and obliterate �" lay waste and turn sour.

Thrashing and ensnared, I rip at my core,

until all that I am, is fleshy ribbons and gore. 

For there are phantoms, phantoms where I am.

 

There is blood where I am; blood that drenches.

It oozes and smoulders, a dark hunger it quenches.

Writhing and screaming, I crumble in defeat,

white flag raised, a rusted bugle sounding my retreat.

For there is blood, blood where I am.

 

There is despair where I am; despair that entangles.

It chokes and bulges, a dense mass that strangles.  

Forsaken and wretched, I bow my head and weep,

for there is nothing left; nothing to keep.

 

For there is nothing, nothing where I am.

Author's Note

Keep in mind that I am not much at poetry, lol.

Reviews

[R Smith]

"Not much at poetry" Then who wrote this masterpiece? Its full of dark, twisting turns and roads to creepy places we are screaming along with you into this night, the rhyming is perfect and the structure of stanza's is beautiful, you are very much at writing poems, very much indeed :)

[Tash Hill]

Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment! It really means a lot.
I say that I am not much at poetry because I've really only just started exploring it. I've only done a few pieces to see if I want to continue trying my hand at it.
Again, thank you. :)

[R Smith]

you are welcome and please do carry on writing :)

[NoelHC]

Very well written Tash, I enjoyed the pattern you laid this out with, and the repetition of the form was powerful, this is a good work, and shows you are as talented with poems as your prose I have enjoyed in the past.

[Tash Hill]

Thanks so much for commenting! It seems you never fail to do so and it means a lot! Yeah, I have come to realize that I actually quite enjoy poetry - though I do have so much to learn!

[NoelHC]

True, I never fail to read and review your work, for the simple reason that I think you are a powerful writer, and can describe so much, so efficiently. Keep it up, and keep letting me know when you have new work. I see a Read Request from you this morning and I shall head over there post haste.

[Skai Rain]

No. I am not much at poetry. This is amazing. I only wish I could right something this full of emotion. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to reading more.

[Tash Hill]

Well thank you for reviewing! It always means so much when people take the time to comment on something you write. I guess it is always true that you're often your own worst critic!

[Skai Rain]

Very true! I am the same. Don't be so hard on yourself!