The darkness never breaks, The shadow never lifts. Thoughts flutter in fog Unable to escape. The weight of […]
Darkness
The shadow stretches And grows As the sun sets Into the sea, Until all is darkness. From daybreak […]
Fall onto knees Under the shadows, Shivering, suffering, Praying for a way out, Waiting for Gadot, Sir Lancelot, […]
The darkness only lasts Until the dawn, Storm clouds are Eventually split By the heat of the sun. […]
Death bookends all life Darkness borders the light Silence follows every sound Blankness every verse. Oblivion catches all […]
The cold taste of steel In your mouth, The faint scent of gunpowder Stings your throat. Just a […]
Darkened stormy skies Humidity is rising Rain is on its way 4/3/18 My fourth poem for National Poetry […]
Standing on the river bank, Clothed in the night, Screaming into the darkness At no one, At everyone, […]
Light banishes dark Yet the darkness still exists The light casts shadows 8/22/17 This is my response to […]
An old darkness Weaves her webs, Strands and cables From rock to cliff Covering the valley From peak […]
John W. Leys 