Forgotten Experssion

[demonic790]

Forgotten Expression

A harbinger of dread
Approaches the swinging pendulum of dismay
Forfeiting his hand
Before the ghoulish trap
And signals.

Within rusted, dirt filled corridors
Screams of the unsettling
Erupt with every demeaning reflection
Of the dreadful blade.

We catch a glimpse
Of the blinding candle fires
And stare momentarily
Into a thousand point of eyes
Through times everlasting flares.

We are but prisoners
To the demon of past undertakings
And future pursuits,
Glaring into an abysmal aggression
Of prophet and augur.

Searching for a way out
From the invoking, bestial frame
That falls silent
Between each burning swing
And every muted strike.

Our ashen faces weigh heavy
On the forgotten expression
Of the attained and besieged.
Blurred voices deemed lies
Descend sinfully
Upon a pile of ruin and ash.

And as you lay chained woefully
In the catacomb of shadows
Stare into the tool
And witness the void in the darkness
That screamed forgiveness long ago
And remember...

[Delta40]

if ever I imagine a place of torment, this is it.

[demonic790]

if ever I imagine a place of torment, this is it.

Glad to have captured the emotion.

I find it difficult to write about rainbows and flowers for various reasons..

Anguish is a feeling I like to portray in almost all of my pieces (I also use photoshop and visually display these themes within my paintings as well). I'm not exactly the praised child and have experienced such acts of torment and grief myself. Which might explain to you better my forms of writing and how I go about such topics.

[hillwalker]

Truly a dark vision - but rather confusing and murky in places, so many images of darkness that tend to cloud the overall picture (when a little holding back of the dramatics might have been more effective).

Verse 3 stands out as the best

[PrinceMyshkin]

Dark indeed and that final line "And remember... " with its ellipsis is very affecting.

[demonic790]

Thank you everybody for your kind comments.

@Hill

I understand completely with what you're saying. I found it also difficult to visualize because of how over the place some of the verses can be. I had so many ideas and I guess I just used each one a bit too...distintively.

When I get back home from school, I will be sure to go back and touch it up so that it flows and sounds a lot smoother. A re-vised version will be up shortly.

Glad you enjoyed it.