here's two poems I've recently entered into the poetry contest

Son of no man worth mentioning
Child of no god worth serving
I walk alone
On this trail of bitter tears
Tears stained with blood
Pain hollowed by remorse
Grief depraved by anger
Alone
I lost it all
Though I never had it
Long nights of cold emptiness
Reaching for a mother's caress
Yearning for a father's warmth
Love?
How can I love when innocence is tainted?
How can I feel when feeling dies?
Steel my tempered spirit with apathy
Show no emotion
Reveal no pain
Sit my tormented soul by the unforgiving ice
Hide the flame of rage from my shadowed eyes
Cloak myself in impassive enigma
I roar from behind the bars of my solitude
Can nobody hear me scream?
Can nobody sense my pain?
Still I cry
But I shed no tears
Here I stand on a bitter path
In this realm of bitter steel
Son of no man
Child of no god
And I face my end alone

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For You

I heard your call
I felt your anguish
Like an intangible shroud of darkness
You noticed me not
But I watched you brood
Bereft and alone
As shadows lengthened behind your hunched frame

What pain lurks behind your cynical eyes?
How much suffering can a single mind hold?
Take your cold hand in mine
Let me unveil the light
Let compassion steep your spirit
Warm your blood
Learn to forget
Learn to look to the august horizon

Remember the days when we were one
When our hopes and dreams outshone the sun
I gave you my love
I showed you the truth
Why can't you see all I've done for you?

I fought an endless black abyss
I bridged a yawning chasm
I found the recess of your soul
Branded with fire
Lanced with ice
The sorrow I harbored
For you

I gave you my life
I placed my trust in your hands
I suffer the burn of tears
For you
Living each day to see you smile
Living each moment like an age
Embrace my trembling form in your arms
Whisper to me that you care
Wading in something much too deep
I scream one word at you
"Why?"

Remember the days when we were one
When our hopes and dreams outshone the sun
I gave you my love
I showed you the truth
Why can't you see all I've done for you?

Can one heart bleed as much as this?
Can one being feel such pain?
Betrayal
Denial
Sear my heart with acid flame
Douse it once more with thunder
You never knew how much I cared
You never understood my grief
Tear out my heart
Bleed fresh the wound
I do this for love of you

For you I sacrificed everything
For you I cut open my soul
I loved you
I helped you
I showed you the light
For you I'd take my life

Remember the days when we were one
When our hopes and our dreams outshone the sun
I gave you my love
I showed you the truth
I weep for the memories
Of you

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Great writing LDM!
I like the first one the most... I like the choice of words... I have to admit I just read through it briefly and I might read it more thorough later on, but my first impression is really positive!
The second one For You... it's good too... I'm no learned poetry expert but it seemed a bit too long for my taste.. well, you didn't really ask for critique so I'm just gonna do with; great job!! I would love to read more from you!!

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thanks, Ea! here's one I wrote a while ago

Throat tightens
Like the gates of oblivion
Stark emptiness
That precedes the gray limbo
Between heaven and hell
Deceiving veneer
Blinds stinging eyes
To hope
To dreams
To joy
Death is where the soul awaits
To embrace pain
Everlasting pain
Cleansing agony
Eyes burn
Like fiery brands
That water threatens to douse
Douse it does
In sorrow incarnate
Vent the frustration
The grief
The rage
Can't cry
This is the end
Can't cry
No path circumvents
This obstacle of obstacles
This doom of dooms
Hanging there
Between heaven and hell
Jaw tightens
Tears show weakness
Fists clench
Tears are for weaklings
Fist punches something hard
Feel the keen pain
Revel in pain
Concentrate on pain
Fist punches harder
To strike the gray void
With a lance of crimson
Cleansing agony
Until exhaustion overcomes
Fire slips away
Eyes sting no more
Oblivion fades
To yield
A trickle of clarity
Weary resignation
Bitter resignation
Throat untightens

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