4 Short and Sweetly Dark Poems

~~Once~~

I had a friend once

I saw them die... Just once

They loved me once

I wish I could have loved

Just once

~~Done~~

My heart's a beating drum

my brain it knows the thrum

C**k back the hammer and squeeze

Now the deed is done

Now the devil's won

~~This~~

I run emaciated fingers down a bar of chilled steel

Over and over until my nails chip off

Over and over until my skin peels off

I do this thing because I'm just trying to feel

I do this

~~Why?~~

There are eels and snakes inside me

Under my body

Under my skin

Eating my blood

Drinking my sin

I don't know how they got there

I don't know where I've been

Author's Note

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Reviews

[ImSJ]

Ah! The tortured mind of a Renfield reveals itself here. Confused and suffering for abominable revelations
of his psyche engendered by he what he cannot comprehend. Perhaps you should name the wretch and offer more of his story? I hope he stays out of my neighborhood.

[Regina K. Pride]

Your words are very blunt and honest. I liked these four poems. My favorite were done and why. Done reminds me of shrugging your shoulders once you've done something. It's sort of like giving up but it's giving up as in you did what you did, you took that chance and you can't turn back. No regrets sort of thing. Why reminds me of suppressing the demons within a person. You don't necessarily know what you did to get that way, but you just are. I feel like I need to know a little bit more back story for "This." Like what is the action that the speaker is doing? For the first poem, I like it, but I need some clearing up. Is the speaker wishing they could've loved the friend back or to have been able to know love in general? Good job! :)