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Array ( [sid] => 184608 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands [time] => 2017-11-03 05:15:27 [hometext] => About how people can be manipulated and self destroyed by others .Im sure we all know someone with this fate. Ive met people like this and the people who do that to them [bodytext] => Because of you I see the world in bitter hues of black
Salvation is a door locked shut down a corridor of pain
You bleached the goodness in my soul, tainted it with the stain of acid hate

I am part of a disconsolate army, a disciple of fears
Shackled to disenchantment, wandering the mist
Champion to torment, I hold its brutal banner proud

Salute me pessismism. I have rallied to your cause
My brittle shell encased in the steel of mistrust
Yet the wire noose of despair strangles and chokes

I am lifes captive, sleepwalking in the Shadowlands
Feet chained to hopelessness, shuffling through the dust
No escape from the sword you hold me under

The prisoner, locked in a world without walls
Damned to self-loathing, in a veil of self doubt
I see nothing but the emptiness of a candle snuffed out [comments] => 4 [counter] => 221 [topic] => 48 [informant] => puppy_dog_eyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => EmotionalPoetry )
Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands

Contributed by puppy_dog_eyes on Friday, 3rd November 2017 @ 05:15:27 AM in AEST
Topic: EmotionalPoetry



Because of you I see the world in bitter hues of black
Salvation is a door locked shut down a corridor of pain
You bleached the goodness in my soul, tainted it with the stain of acid hate

I am part of a disconsolate army, a disciple of fears
Shackled to disenchantment, wandering the mist
Champion to torment, I hold its brutal banner proud

Salute me pessismism. I have rallied to your cause
My brittle shell encased in the steel of mistrust
Yet the wire noose of despair strangles and chokes

I am lifes captive, sleepwalking in the Shadowlands
Feet chained to hopelessness, shuffling through the dust
No escape from the sword you hold me under

The prisoner, locked in a world without walls
Damned to self-loathing, in a veil of self doubt
I see nothing but the emptiness of a candle snuffed out




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Re: Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands (User Rating: 1 )
by JamesStockdale on Friday, 3rd November 2017 @ 08:48:58 AM AEST
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This was simply fantastic.
Awesome indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James


Re: Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands (User Rating: 1 )
by ming on Friday, 3rd November 2017 @ 10:53:04 AM AEST
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This is very powerful! I felt it.


ming


Re: Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands (User Rating: 1 )
by northernlights on Tuesday, 7th November 2017 @ 12:44:04 AM AEST
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"Acid hate," unfortunately very topical right now, great expression of the devastating long lasting effect of negativity introducing self loathing and mistrust. I felt the chains! Interesting you put "self/'/,destroyed by others. I have met people who have every reason to be destroyed but the stronger the fire of negativity the better the diamond. Always a pleasure to find your writing.


Re: Sleepwalking In The Shadowlands (User Rating: 1 )
by unknown_utopia on Tuesday, 7th November 2017 @ 12:23:08 PM AEST
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Excellent poem
I also know people who have become unraveled by the deeds of dreadful humans and although I reside in the shadow-lands by choice I have mingled with the crippled pilgrims driven there by manipulation.....




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