More Broken Verse

[FleeingFox]

PSIREN JUDDERS

Take Time, Look Hard, Witness Me;

Snatch Your Hands From Those Eyes;

Gone Now, The Chance To Turn Away;

Nothing Else, Left To Do;

Am I Pretty, Do I Excite You;

There Is A Universal Man Law;

Only The Beautiful, Are Worthy;

Is This Flesh So, Are You So Sure;

Can You See, Beyond The Veil;

Get Up, Open Your Lazy Minds;

Tragic Err, Will Note The Final Hour;

Within Beauty, Slumbers The Beast;

Have All, You Can Devour, Help Yourself;

Each New Day, More Exciting Conquests;

Approaching Targets, With Blind Gluttony;

Insatiable Appetite, Roll Those Peepers;

Flutter Those Lids, Pout Rose Red Lips;

No Care, For The Person Inside;

Slippery Judder, Now It Is All Over;

Onwards, Onwards, Ever Roving Onwards;

Just Once, Look Over Your Shoulder;

The World Is Not, As Your Ignorance Believes;

We Are Here, We Are There, We Are Everywhere;

Eternally Watching, Eagerly Waiting;

Still The Cold Black Hearts, Sole Desire;

Kiss Savage Flesh, Lick Bones Clean;

Drink The Very Last Drop Of Blood;

As Ghosts In The Shadows, We Await You;

Nothing Is As Real, As The Final Gasping Breath;

Dreamers, Of The Sanguine Shores Awaken;

Psirens Of Vengeance, Offer Deepest Pleasures...

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[FleeingFox]

JUST MAYBE

Words Spoken So Long Ago, Deafening Echoes;

No Matter How Much It Costs, Willing To Pay The Price;

Just To See You Smile Once, Pure Ecstasy;

Even Hell itself, Could Never Destroy This Desire;

Surely even the Angels In Heaven Would Weep,

Upon Hearing Your Voice;

Moving Of Mountains To Stand Beside You, Done It;

This Sense Of Loss, Cuts Like Steel Razors;

Prayed To God For Mercy, Begged And Pleaded;

Draw Breath, Can Taste You In The Very Air;

Never Expected To Be Alone, These Hands Tremble;

Somewhere Inside, Dwells A Nagging Doubt;

With Each New Day, Fresh Pain Strikes Deep;

Living Every Moment In Fear, Want To Wake Up;

Cannot Cope With Whispering Voices, Ever Mocking;

Nothing Keeps The Void At Bay, Is This For Real;

Go To Sleep, Know Those Dreams Are Coming;

Remain Awake, A Living Hell Persists;

Such A Lonely Place, Need To Escape This Abandonment;

Was Raised Together, A Promise Of Forever;

Truth Is Only Truth To Fools And Children;

Dreadful Lesson, Well Learnt, Life Full Of Lies;

Fearful Of How Much More, Must Now Be Endured;

One Day, You Will Swell With Sibling Pride;

Maybe Then, Just Maybe, This Pain Will End;

Been Waiting So Long, For That Wondrous Day;

Despite Bitter Experiences, Always Stay True;

None Can Put Asunder, This Love Carried Within;

Still Believe, I Know You Miss Me Too;

Will Never Give Up Hope, Can We Go Home Now...

[FleeingFox]

PASSION OR POISON

Burnt Out, Still Raging On;

Blood Thunders, Coursing Through Blazing Veins;

Get Up, Get Out, None Dare To Stand Before Me;

Future Carved In Stone, Rebellious Soul;

Take On The World, Standard Fight, One And All;

Reckless, Ever Ruthless, Not A Care In The World;

Slowly, The Wind Began Its Whispering;

Unreal, Acts And Masques, Life Of Regrets;

Find The Relic, Of Hopes Last Conquest;

Have To Slow Down, No Time Left To Run;

Care Now, Dance No More, Play Not With Danger;

Down On Your Knees, Hearken Unto This Abuse;

Riding Fast, Hitting Hard, Sickened Confusion;

Hell Itself Is Surfacing, Burning Every Bridge;

Each New Path, Leads Back To The Beginning;

Is Not Truth, Valued Mightily Above Trust;

Birth Versus Death, Battle Of Giants;

Open Those Bruised Eyes, They Are Not So Numb;

Pitiful Tears, Have Been Shed, Wake Up Now;

Fought So Hard, Testament To Pain;

What Reward Attained, Still No More Than Nothing;

Unable To Save The Self, Dig Deep Down Inside;

Passion Or Poison, There Is No Way Out;

Scrabbling Around In Darkness, Unable To See;

Not One Can Return, All Must Go On;

Try With Desperate Force, Screams Go Unheard;

Answers Sought, Questions Yet To Be Asked;

Easy Enough To Let Go, Hunger For The Psycho Life;

Are You So Unwilling To Listen, Lust For Blood Blinds;

Little By Little, Seek The Meaning Of Life;

Raise Your Pounding Head, Ignore Not The Wind;

Death Awaits The Maniac, Glance Into A Mirror;

Who Stares Back, Chaos Has Its Limits...

[FleeingFox]

CRIB DECAY

Golden Laughter, Echoes Sweetly, Upon The Air;

Merry Songs, Fills The Heart, Of Blindness;

Cheery Smile, As The Infant, In Joyful Play;

Look Harder, Look Longer, Do You See It;

A Single Tear, Wells And Swells;

Too Late, Salt Upon The Sheet;

Tiny Fingers Investigate, New Found Toy;

Once More, Comes The Glance, In Numb Decay;

A Single Tug, A Final Juddered Thud;

Again And Again, Gleeful Squeals, Childs Delight;

Why Can You Not See, A Crimson Ribbon;

Those Child eyes, Of Serene Blue-Green Yet Grey;

You Refuse To Hear It, You Never Feel It;

In Silence, The Agonised Despair;

Thick And Heavy, That Defiled Scent;

Now Rotting And Stinking, In The Crib;

My Golden Spree, No More, Infant Squeals;

Mummy, Mummy, Where Are You...

[FleeingFox]

LIVING DEAD

I Have Tasted, Your Bitter Hatred, I Still Love You;

You Know Nothing Good, Will Come Of Your Show;

Coming Now, You Will Be Crippled, By Your Own Venom;

Stare Long And Hard, In The Mirror, It Never Lies;

No Matter How Much Poison You Have, It Will Not Kill Me;

This Frail Body Is Aching, Yet Still I Scream For More;

Never Ends, You Are So Black Inside, I Feel Sorry For You;

Chase Me Into The Shadows, You Cannot Surprise Me;

For So Long Now, Have I Tried To Reason, Why You Are So Sad;

Like A Junkie, You Crave My Silent Screams, Take Them;

If Only You Could See, Inside Of My Mind, I Am In Hell;

No Matter What You Do, I Would Not Wish, This Pain Upon You;

We Have Only So Much Time, You Have Stolen So Much;

Will This Human Horror Show, Ever End, You Have Broken Me;

I Keep Picking Up The Pieces, But You Smash Me Down, Again;

My Tears Could Drown The World, Still Not Enough For You;

Razor Streaks, I Bled For You, I Have Wept For You, Wait;

Such Sorrow, Locked Deep Within Your Soul, Still You Hate;

Black Storms Thundering, In Your Poisoned Heart, So Hollow;

Ignore This Cry For Forgiveness, Do You Not See It Coming;

Our Time Is Finite, Break Free, Of Your Sick Delusion;

What Kind Of Monster, Lays Down Its Head To Rest;

Nothing Left For Me To Do, Again You Beat Me, Black And Blue;

Always Hating, What I Stand For, I Always Forgave You;

I Am The Living Dead, I Despair, You Are All So Blind...

[FleeingFox]

SHOW YOU EDEN

Take Care How You Beat The Child, Innocent Sin;

Your Pleasures Cut Deep, Deep To The Bone, Hypocrite;

Look At Yourself, What Have You Become;

Fear And Pain, Your Only Strength, You Make Me Sick;

Nothing Can You Say Or Do That Is Original;

Sorrow, For Your Deep Self Loathing, Do I Have For You;

Within This Weak, And frail Child, Is Your Desire;

Brute Force And Violence, Will Never Win The Day, Pathetic;

Go On, Lash Me With The Whip, I No Longer Care;

Laughing Inside Now, You Are Nothing, Laughing;

Try As You Might, All You Can Do, Is Hurt My Flesh;

Cut Me To The Bone, Bruise My Body, I Know Your Game;

All Those Crushing Words, You Voice Your Own Anguish;

Suffer Unto Me, Such Self Loathing, My Heart Hangs Heavy;

Like Raindrops Falling Frenziedly, I Weep For You All;

Do You Think You Are So Pure, How Can You Be So Cruel;

I Could Let Me Die, You Would Like That, Go On, You Do It;

Mercy, I Used To Beg For Forgiveness, I Do No Wrong;

The Angels In Heaven Weep, They See What You Do To Me;

Come With Me, Just One Last Time, I Will Show You Eden;

Open Your Hearts, It Is Not Too Late, Let Me In;

Your Spirit Is Decaying, I Can Heal Your Wounds;

Touch Me One Last Time, I See The Pain On Your Faces;

Still You Crush Me, I Pity You, One And All;

You Are All Monsters, In The Garden...

[FleeingFox]

BONE WHITE SCREAMS

Rain Comes Hard, Upon The Marble Heart;

Storm Clouds, Shadow The Rays Of The Sun;

Pain, Is The Only Hope, In This Desolate Land;

Hunger And Thirst, But Faded Memories;

Taste The Steel Whip, Cuts Deep And True;

Warm And Sickly Sweet, Comes Her Cry;

Look Out And Hear, Footsteps Upon Clay;

Hearken, The Voice Of The Child, Scream;

Freeze, Do Not Move, It Is Closer Now;

Can You Feel The Heart, Pound In Its Cage;

So Softly, Come The Bruises, Upon Flesh;

Do You Not Feel Me, Can You Not See Me;

Listen Harder, The Screams, Silent No More;

Trickle, Fire Opal, Upon The Aching Tide;

Bone White Pain, Burns, To The Core Of Lust;

Here I Am, Taste My Stench, Upon The Air;

Life Eternal, You Will Never, Escape…

[FleeingFox]

ETERNAL KISS

Decaying, To The Perfect Ripeness;

Enduring, The Ecstasy Of Ugliness;

Savour Each Moment, Of The Eternal Rest;

Open Eyes, In The Darkness To See Me;

Bitter Now, Comes The Urge To Love;

Lust Dances, Upon The Stale Wind;

Only Deafness Will Hear, Deafening Screams;

Ice Fire, To Fill The Void Of Gluttony;

Whispers, Loud As Thunder, Go Ever Unheard;

Scented And Perfumed, Comes Your Stench;

Cold And Pasty, Comes Her, Tender Embrace;

Tighter And Tighter, Just One Eternal Kiss;

Rasping And Gasping, For Breath Ever Stolen;

Ceaselessly, Rivers Of Sorrow, Burn Dry;

Empty Now, As The Final Drop, Is Swallowed;

Slipping, Into That Abyssal Chasm;

Waiting, For The Stench, To Sweeten Its Rage…

[FleeingFox]

CRIMSON HEART

Passion Pounds As Thunder, Deafening Silence;

Darkness Falls, As A Veil Upon The World;

Love And Hate, One And The Same, I Hear You;

Flesh Trapped, Within Crystal Wire, Silence;

Crimson Tide, Floods The Aching Emptiness;

Sweetly, The Fire Consumes, From Within;

Agony, Becomes The Bride Of Sorrow, Listen;

Tighter, Brighter, Tighter And Brighter;

Silence, Is The Only Sound, As My spirit Dies;

Mercy For The Weak, Is The Word Upon The Wind;

Betrayal, Of Love Unfound, I Bleed For You;

Harder, Faster, Harder, Pushing Me, Into Silence;

Never To Be Heard, Only Whispers, In The Night;

I Waited, I Yearned, Yet Here, Do I Bleed...

[FleeingFox]

ESCAPING PAIN

Dawn Chorus, Of Angel Wails, Sobbing Sorrow;

My Spirit, Dead To The World, Life Of Loneliness;

Witness In Darkness, The Beauty In A Beast;

Feelings All Gone Now, All That Is Left, Is The Wind;

At Birth I Was Blessed, By The Devils Own Rage;

Why Has My God, Deserted Me, I Made Amends;

A River Of Crimson, Have I Bled, I Am So Alone;

Follow My Hand, It Reaches, Deep Inside, Empty;

No Words To Quiet, The Wails, Of Infant Sorrow;

Those Golden Days You Promised, Not Even Memory;

Shrill Shrieks, Rent, The Silent Night Air;

You Lurk, In The Shadows, Devouring My Innocence;

Love And Desire, All Illusion, Hope, Nothing But Delusion;

My Hands Reach Out For You, I Touch A Cold Heart;

The Stench, Of Death Draws Closer, My Time Is Coming;

Wounds So Deep, End This, Cold Existence, I Beg Of You;

So Much Pain, In But A Single Lifetime, Only Silence;

Familiar Screams, So Silent, They Are Deafening;

Enough Tears Shed, To Drown The Whole World, What Am I;

Please Wont Someone, Take Me Away, I Am Already Dead;

My Heart Pounds, Like Thunder In My Chest, I Am Falling;

You Do Not Dare To Catch Me, Let This Monster Leave Now;

I Cannot Be The Beast, I See Reflected, In The Mirror;

This World, Has Never Loved Me, I Can Feel Its Hate;

Wounded, As The Greatest Warrior, I Am Burning;

Let These Flames, Consume Me, Heaven Is Calling;

Step Aside, Let Me Go, I Need To Escape, All The Pain...

[FleeingFox]

UNSPOKEN DEAFENING SILENCE

Dark And Gloomy Room, Giving Life, To Mischievous

Shadow, Happily Horrifying, Imagination;

Long And Hard, Have I Stared, Into The Gloomy Room;

Waiting, Watching, Wanting;

This Place Has Only Empty, Self-Sorrow To Drown;

In Every Dark And Gloomy Room, Do I Stare;

No Sign, Was To Be Found Of You;

Wispy Clouds Of Irony, Fill The Stomach Churning;

Twisting Gut, Faltered Bladder, Accompany The

Storm, Within The Mind;

A Glimpse Of The Imperceptible;

A Taste Of The Tasteless;

The Sound Of Deafening Silence, Stifles;

Look Now, See Now, Hear Now, Taste Now;

Water Has Dried;

Fire Chills The Ice;

Wind Fills The Air, Full Of Stagnant Stench;

Lightning, Brought Darkest Black;

The Fish Walks, As The Man Swallows, Hook;

Feasts Leave, Starvation;

Bounty Harvest, Bring Famine;

Laughter, For Torturous Sufferance;

Crucify The Innocent;

Bear Witness To All, Do Not Slumber;

Eyes That Hear, Only As They Speak;

How Will I Know, When I Have Found You;

Will You Ever Know, I Have Seen You;

Deafening Silence, Is All I See...

[FleeingFox]

ONE MORE KISS

Fear Once Ruled, My Frail Infant Heart;

I Cannot Stop It, It Wants Me To Scream;

No More, Silent, Infant Wails, I Am Afraid;

Over And Over, I Stood, At The Edge Of Hell;

Legs Burning, Threatening To Buckle, Never;

You Think I Fear, The Kiss Of The Knife;

I Defy You, Please, Feel Free, Help Yourself;

My Crimson Tide, Is Yours No More, I Am Falling;

Can You See, What You Have Done, Weakening;

Drink Long, Swallow Hard, Fucking Choke;

I Tear, My Flesh From Bone, Why Will You Not Come In;

You Chose, To Release Me, From My Slumber;

For Your Remaining Days, Will Come Darkness;

Pick It Up, The Slashing, Gashing Razor Kiss;

I Will Never Stop Offering, My Flesh Unto You;

From The Cruellest, Heart Of Darkness, Here I Am;

You And Your, God Damned World, Can Rot And Decay;

Look Into The Mirror, You See The Dark;

Just One More Kiss, For Old Times Sake, Biting;

There Is Nothing I Can Do, To Quell My Rage, Burn;

Are You Ready, Slash Deep, To Bone White;

I Am Ready, Mop Deep Inside, Infant Wails, Scream...

[FleeingFox]

DELUSIONAL FANTASY

Dreams Beyond Realms Of Passion;

Some Are Worth Chasing, Decision Quandary;

Not Believing, In The Unbelievable;

Where Are Those Forbidden Places, Heaven And Hell;

Locked Deep Inside, Tiny Puerile Minds;

Beg Forgiveness, Of Immortal Sin;

Way Up High, Or Down Below, Pained Existence;

Again And Again, Question Tainted Vision;

Moved Mountains, Felled Ogres, Drank Oceans;

Collapsed Just As Quickly, Unaided Demise;

Look To The Darkest Hate, Prayers Wasted;

Never Knowing, Which Way To Turn;

Wishing For The Light, To Brighten Shadow World;

Abundance Of Foes, Wait In Line;

Cannot Control, Desires Of Desolate Wraiths;

Baring Naked Throat, Make The Cut True;

Sink Teeth, Into Pulsating Flesh, Love Eternal;

Externalised Perfection, Delusional Fantasy;

Witnessed Blind Hatred Raging, Come And Get It;

Midnight Moonlight, Ignite Parasite Plight;

Raining Tears Of Opaque Depression, Tidal Flow;

Last Shred Of Reason, Dies With Giddy Delight;

Drowning Under Torrential Insanity;

Shards Of Light, Surrender Unto Perpetual Darkness;

Whispered Taunts, Float Upon Savage Winds;

Eyes Close For The Last Time, Agonising Monstrosities;

Warmth Engulfs Finally, Which Reality Beckons;

Is The Sleeper Waking, Is The Once Awake, Now Sleeping...

[FleeingFox]

SWEET AGONY

Running Barefoot, Through Memories;

Cannot Escape, The Eternal Darkness Within;

Fires Burn Fiercely, Yet The Cold Cuts Bitterly;

Desperately Seeking, The Meaning Of Life;

Turn Another Blind Corner, Heading For A Fall;

Millions Of People, Yet Utterly Alone;

None Care, For The Nostalgic Child;

Over And Again, The Price Of Pain Is Paid;

Animal, That Is All Can Be Heard, So Cruel;

Hold Out A Trembling Hand, Slapped In The Face;

Lake Filling Tears, Swell And Burst Free;

Trying Harder Still, Cannot Get Out Of This Place;

Keep Your Cold World, Let Me Out Of Here;

Weeping Ceaselessly, For Parents In The Grave;

More Wounds, Upon Already Bruised Flesh;

Nowhere To Turn, No Shelter Can Be Found;

Wailing And Screaming, Senselessly Pleading;

Can This Stabbing Pain Be Universal;

All That Hatred, Forced Upon Innocent Frame;

Do Not Care What They Do, So Afraid, So Alone;

Please Stay, It Is So Cold In Here, Do Not Go;

Anything You Say, Whatever You Ask;

I Do Not Like Being Here, Do What You Like To Me;

Felt So Much Already, A Few More Screams;

Another Swollen Eye, One More Fractured Bone;

Violently Have I Been Loved, Sweet Agony;

The Good In You, Died Long Ago, Take Mine;

Wash Your Feet, With These Bloodied Tears;

I Will Behave Mommy, Do Not Leave Me Mommy;

No Mommy, Please Mommy, I Will Be Good Mommy;

It Is So Lonely Here, Mommy, Do Not Go, Mommy;

Tender Flesh, On Childs Back;

Are You My Mommy Now, What Is That Belt For...

[FleeingFox]

NEVER BELIEVED

With Each New Day, I Wonder What You Do;

Amongst A Million Voices, Yours Is Whispering;

No Matter How Hard I Try, I Just Cannot See You;

Why Did You Leave Me, I Am Lost And grieving;

Every Fibre Of My Being Is Burning, I Am Crumbling;

Do You Not See The Pain In My Eyes, It Is Crushing Me;

Your Face Is Carved Into My Memory, Blazoned;

Now You Are With Me, I Am On Fire Yet I Am Freezing;

It Is I Alone, Who Knows The Sorrow I Carry, Deep Inside;

This Bitter And Poisonous World, It Never Changes;

I Cannot Keep On Going, I Yearn To Join You, How;

Draw Breath, Can You Not Smell My Fear;

What Is Going On, People Wont Stop Playing With My Head;

Feels As My Entire Being Is Jarred With Broken Glass;

My Spirit Yearns To Hear You Say, See You Tomorrow;

When Will I Ever Get To Look Into Your Eyes Again;

I Am Really Starting To Ache, I Am Becoming So Hollow;

Veins Swell And Sag, Yet Still Am I Dying;

Each And Every Glint Of Light Teases My Sight;

Some Where Out There, I Know You Are Hiding;

Are You Waiting To Even The Score, I Wont Resist;

There Are No More Rays Of Hope, I Feel Like Sleeping;

If I Lay Down, Will You Take Me In Your Strong Embrace;

Deep Inside, I Am Screaming, I Cannot Deny My Loss;

To Live Without Your Presence, It Is Like Being In Hell;

I Never Believed You Would Go Away, I Was Such A Fool;

Now I Walk In These Empty Lands, Utterly Alone...

[FleeingFox]

PERFECT

The Sun Will Not Shine In Me Anymore, Only Dark Storms;

So Much Pain Dwells In This Cold And Empty Shell;

Begging And Pleading I Scream For Your Tender Touch;

Gone Are The Days When I Could Have Held Your Hand;

Cold And Lonely Tears Fall From My Sore Eyes;

I Tried So Very Hard To Put The Past Where It Belongs;

Taking New Paths Makes No Difference, Locked In Pain;

Misery And Sorrow My Only True Companions;

Will Not Someone Lead Me From This Savage Land;

My Back Breaks Under The Strain Of Your Hatred;

You All Think Yourselves Perfect, You Are So Blind;

Why Will No One Put Down The Weapon;

None Of You Realise, I Am Betrayed, Let Me Hide;

The Truth Knows Your Sick And Twisted Lies;

Never Escaping The Injustice Of This Venomous Spite;

Break My Bones, Gash My Flesh, Gouge Out My Eyes;

Still I Forgive You, When Will The World Forgive Me;

Push Me Down Upon The Ground, I Will Not Resist You;

Your Scent Is Heavy Upon The Night Air, Take Me;

Level The Score, Have Your Pounds Of Flesh, Have It;

I Am What You Made Me, I Can Feel You Weaken Me;

Take A Long Hard Look, Kick Dust In My Face, It Is Okay;

Cut Deep Into My Heart, I Cannot Stop This Eternal Pain;

Nothing Can I Do To Hide, This World Frightens Me;

Soon You Will All See My Tears, A Crimson Tide;

Darkness Surrounds You As It Devours Me, Sorrow;

I Have Surrendered To Your Demand, Do Not Go Now;

For The Final Time, Turn Out The Light, I Am So Sleepy...

[FleeingFox]

LION PRIDE DIES

Wildest Dreams, I Want, To Be Loved By You;

My Body Aches, For Your Embrace, Do Not Let It End;

The Call Of My Heart, Is As The Wild Beast;

Savage And Unrelenting, I Can Almost Taste You;

I Am Sinking Down, Into Blackest Sorrow;

You Cannot See Me, Hold My Arms Out For You;

Take My Hope, Destroy My Peace, I Surrender;

Do Not Crack The Whip So Hard, I Am Still Bleeding;

Listen Now, My Words Echo, Softly On The Wind;

Slumbering No More, There Is So Much To Gain;

Eden Is Burning, Can You Not Feel Her Sorrow Now;

Sweet Angels Weep, As They See, My Crimson Tears;

Pride Of The Lion, Goes On Into Oblivion, So Tired;

Your Rage Weakens Me, With Each New Day, Stop;

No Sympathy, For The Infant Wailing, In The Crib;

Just One More Kiss, From Your Venomous Lips, Poison;

Boiling In My Own Terror, The Sight Sickens You;

My Destiny, Was Carved In Stone, The Rock Has Crumbled;

Nothing Left, For Me To Do, Asylum Seeker, Wasted;

In Me, You See, The One You Love To Hate, So Cruel;

Take A Look, Inside My Mind, You Will Not Believe Your Eyes;

Rejoice, In That, Yours Is Not Mine, I Still Bleed;

Why Can You Not See, What You Have Done To Me, Weeping;

I Cannot Take The Strain, Too Much For Me, Cut Again;

Bitter Memories, Dance In My Mind, Private Hell;

Free Me Once And For All, Your Cold Embrace, Take Me...

[FleeingFox]

Hiya everyone who has interest in my Broken Verse, this thread is complete now. I may post more at some future date, but for now I feel VERY exposed , it's very difficult for me to allow folk to read my Broken Verse, it's a very big thing for me in posting it here.

If anyone has anything they wish to say about my work in this thread, please feel free to comment in here now.

Thanx all, take care guys n gals,

Fleeing Fox.........