death

The Art of Human Suffering

We exist in ennui 

Lost in formulaic riddles and obstructed prose 

The mind becomes a moonless night 

So many thoughts and none that shine 

Reflections of deflections 

Loathing and Loving 

And somewhere in between

Complex simplicity

We’re always wrong but we never see 

 

We exist in ennui 

Lost in formulaic riddles and obstructed prose 

The mind becomes a moonless night 

So many thoughts and none that shine  

 

Filtered out and filtered new

On the outside, you can be pretty too

Stagnant and free from form 

Endless trees that bear no fruit 

 

So, you fought, so you won 

But here we are again and again        

Aimless and listless 

Just around the corner’s edge 

To the cornea's path 

 

Blind to the smiles 

That cover blind arrogance 

Blind to the self-induced madness 

Suffocating on the illusion of bliss

         

We’re always wrong but we'll never see

Hanging low, diseased and rotting 

Endless shifts of celebrated nullity

We are the saviors of nothing 

 

"It's a slow death without reason 

Prolonged by human weakness"

 

I don't remember when 

We were not divided by incompetance 

So much beauty in this world destroyed

Abused, forgotten and left by the wayside 

 

I've had hope that the future is brighter

But hope is my cognitive death 

If religion and philosophy can't heal 

Is there anything left?      

 

We are grasping for a tranquility that rides the cusp of a failing species 

In the mind's eye we see ourselves as heavenly, but in reality we are cosmological fiends  

    

Burn it all down

Burn it all away

and like Rome we will fall 

and like Rome we will stay 

 

The Ultimate Response or,

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Times in 2023

The Ultimate Response or,

 

Death .....

Has a special,

Prescient .

For men at war.

It can humble....

Most.

But it does ,

kill a lot.

 

A, final reminder.

Giajl © Jim Love

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Alone

When in doubt, take a knife

Slice it across the vein along the wrist

Don't go soft, make it count

Make that shit bleed

Watch as it pours over the skin

Do you feel it?

Do you feel any different?

Probably not!

Feeling that coldness along your cheeks

That's still not enough

The tiled floor is within reach

Do you feel it?

Do you feel different?

Probably not!

The knife is still within your hand 

Slide it along both your thighs 

Make it bleed

Come on now

Don't be a baby

You want it to go away

You know how to do it

Not once, not twice, three times is nice

You're beginning to feel it now

All that pain is starting to ease

The wall is crumbling

The salt pouring along your lips

Yes, let it all out

If this isn't enough and you've had enough

Let the cold water cover the skin

Relax and lay back

Let it all out

Take your last breath cause it's time

Now you are going cold

Do you feel any better?

I'm sure you do

No more pain

No more complaints and disappointments

No more worries 

Now just hope you end up where you want to go

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So Many Ways to Die

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New Lyrics

There are so many ways to die

 

Maybe it will be on a hot sunny day

Maybe it will be when I'm weathered and grey

Maybe it will be from a car accident 

That I didn't see coming from a mile away

 

Or maybe it will come for me in my sleep

Maybe it will leave me lost in a dream

Maybe it will be from sickness and disease 

That will take me down, bring me to my knees

 

And I may never know just how it all goes down

 

It's like a bullet to the head/ A knife right through the chest

There are just so many ways to die

It's like a noose around your neck/ A fatal heart attack 

There are just so many ways to die

So many ways to die

 

Maybe it will happen in the freezing night 

Maybe it will derive from a homicide 

Maybe there won't be any signs of a fight

And it will go down by way of suicide 

 

And I may never know just how it all plays out

 

It's like a bullet to the head/ A knife right through the chest

There are just so many ways to die

It's like a noose around your neck/ A fatal heart attack

There are just so many ways to die

So many ways to die 

 

And no one really knows how their story fades out

 

It's like a bullet to the head/ A knife right through the chest 

There are just so many ways to die 

It's like a noose around your neck/ A fatal heart attack 

There are just so many ways to die 

So many ways to die 

 

11/23/21

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Wrote this one just over 1 year ago, but just put the finishing touches on it.  Let me know what you think.

11/23/21

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to my dear friend, Idy

i know, i know

you’ll see me soon

and you’d better greet me with a lovely tune


for your absence has left quite the hole

so it’s only fair that you pay us back in full


i want a joke for every tear i shed,

a brilliant smile as solace for words unsaid


or even one last look at you could suffice instead


i may be asking a lot but it’s only because

you’ve officially become my friend who once was

 

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The Day My Heart Died

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Depression

With this letter I say goodbye,

As the daylight fades to night,

Tears roll down my cheeks,

Pen trembles in my hand,

My lungs gasping for air,

The monsters under my bed,

The voices in my head,

Hypnotised by the shiny metal,

I feel numb and dead inside,

Totally zombified but without purpose,

Lies and lies that have been said,

Pumped full of chaos,

Traumatised by the outside,

For as long as I can remember,

I have wanted to die,

Feeding off my broken heart and mind,

Despair swirld round like smoke,

Emptiness becoming normal,

Fill my veins with formaldehyde,

The day has finally come,

The day my heart died.

Never Give Up

These words I write cannot contain

The anger, the guilt, nor the pain

Of losing someone you hold most dear

 

You went to her house for advice

You just complained, yelled and got frustrated

But she just listened, hearing every word

And now she's gone, gone, gone

 

You think about her constantly

She never leaves your heart, mind, or soul

Her advice was always solid

Her words blunt and meaningful

But now you can't hear them

She is just gone, gone, gone

 

We move on, hoping to hear her call our name

But she can't anymore

We hope to feel her grasp

But she is out of reach

 

Just remember where she resides now

In the darkest part of your heart

Waiting for you to ask again

When you find the words

When you heal

 

She's not here

She's not there

But she is everywhere

She. Is. Home.

She. Is. Happy.

She. Is. Always. Watching.

Waiting

Hoping

 

Always loving was her speech

She told you how it was out of love

She was there when you were a baby

She was there your whole life

 

NOW HOLD HER CLOSE AS YOU SAY GOODBYE FOR THE LAST TIME!!

YOU'LL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN!!

THE PHOTOS DO HER NO JUSTICE!!

DON'T SHED TEARS FOR HER!!!

REMEMBER HER!!

 

The death of a loved one

Is an unending sadness

But never give up

They will watch you

Help you

Save you

Never give up!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I lost my aunt in July. Sorry it took so long Tarolyn!! I love you

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War Photographer, Shantiswaruplaara

 

At a distance the photograph of the bombing

of Gaza portrays only streaks of light.

It is those who are bombed who smell the blood,

hear the screams, and see the panic as dead

children are pulled from the rubble. The victors have bulldozers, tanks, drones, the homes of those they've evicted. The poor have slingshots, but like ancient David they will prevail against this modern

Goliath. It is time for the UN to mediate and enforce a peace treaty.


SHANTISWARUPLAARA


Sanskrit for a human being fashioned of peace

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Good Old Mother Death

Good old Mother Death

For at the ends of our troubles

We can run into her arms

Sleep the endless sleep

And dream of better things

 

These harlequin masks I've worn for so long

They won't come off of my face

Every day, with different people

A separate reflection looks back at me

 

I do so many things

That I don't want to do

“Oh be careful little eyes,

Oh be careful little ears”

For what we've experienced

Will never leave us

 

Why do I want people around me

When all I do is push them away

Why do I build myself up

Only by tearing others down?

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This was on my phone since forever, wanted to post it so I could clear up the space

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