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A Message Between Lovers

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Mitchel David Ring18 Comments

How full of fear are the streets tonight How heavy the air with the smell of it And still over it all flies a message between lovers Come and meet me at the death of day...

Posted in PoemsTagged death, fear, love, memory, message, poetry

Light Beyond the Gate

November 6, 2019November 5, 2019 Mitchel David RingLeave a comment

Here is your mind on paper Ink and emptiness become you Each new thought scratched out and examined Long after you’ve forgotten you ever had it...

Posted in PoemsTagged fear, key, mind, poetry, power, revolution

The Breath of Waiting for This Moment

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 Mitchel David Ring7 Comments

The voice that calls out across the field Calls out in beckoning, come ever closer With fists clenched hidden at its sides And the breath of waiting for this moment thick in its mouth...

Posted in PoemsTagged depraved, Earth, fear, longing, monster, poetry

Madman on the City Wall

September 5, 2019September 3, 2019 Mitchel David Ring2 Comments

Union of wind and sky over this seascape Shores in the distance moving away— Let them go, there are more ahead of us Unfurl the sails and catch that raging wind...

Posted in PoemsTagged city, fear, madness, memory, ocean, poetry

Please Go Away

September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 Mitchel David Ring4 Comments

I think he’s laughing at me I wasn’t even sure he could see me but now I know he’s coming toward me I wish I could run but it’s too late he’s seen me if I ran he would chase me he would catch me...

Posted in PoemsTagged fear, imagination, laughter, poetry, speak, stream of consciousness

Edge of the Cliff

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Mitchel David RingLeave a comment

The hand that was not there broke my world The voice with no mouth an echo of insanity And the first step off a cliff I’d always chased Edge over the black depths of silent whispers.

Posted in PoemsTagged cliff, fear, lost, nightmare, poetry, sanity

Little One

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Mitchel David RingLeave a comment

Little one at the edge of Moon Lake Eyes cast upon the surface Hand grasping at wisps of fog That roll translucent out of the dark waters

Posted in PoemsTagged dreams, fear, lake, monster, poetry, reflection

Hiding

April 9, 2019 Mitchel David Ring1 Comment

Why are you hiding down there?There’s nothing out here that will hurt youNothing to be afraid of.I see you breathingIt’s the only reason I noticed youThe soft rising of your chestOr is that your back?I really cannot tell.Now I see you movingComing slowly out into the light.Please go back.I did not realize— You weren’t hiding… Continue reading Hiding →

Posted in PoemsTagged breathing, fear, hiding, monster, waiting

The City I Dream

April 3, 2019 Mitchel David RingLeave a comment

In my dreams I walk through a cityI do not know which, but it is ancient.All around are the great works of its peopleThough they appear unweatheredTheir craftsmen are nowhere to be found.The beauty fills my heart with sadnessAnd my mind with fear.Over everything lies a deep expectancyAs if I am waiting for the comingOf… Continue reading The City I Dream →

Posted in PoemsTagged city, dreams, empty, fear, lost, waiting
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