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into the deep and the dark (50/30)



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dive below the crashing waves
into the deep and the dark; it's
painted green and blue
beneath the ocean's last wave.



So, I'm back because of course I am. you can blame @BlueAfrica for it this time

50/30

Previous Yearly Threads:
Spoiler! :

NaPo 2011
NaPo 2012
NaPo 2013
NaPo 2014
NaPo 2015
NaPo 2016
NaPo 2017
NaPo 2018

And that's the extent of Scar's NaPoingness! Enjoy!
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Finally got around to writing some poetry...after two weeks. Whoops.

Enjoy!

1. follow me down

i dream of solace and steel
when the sun goes down and
the clouds roll in;
thunder flash and lightning roll,
don't dream of solace
without me

i dream of the deep and the dark
when day turns to night and
the stars are obscured;
why don't you follow me down
into the deep and the dark?

i dream of discord and dissent
when the sun comes up and
the moon goes down;
lightning flash and thunder roll,
don't dream of dissent
without me

i dream of the deep and the dark
when day turns to night and
the stars are obscured;
why don't you follow me down
into the deep and the dark?

i dream of stars and planets
when the moon comes up and
the sun goes down;
thunder sing and lightning sigh
don't dream of dissent
without me

why don't you follow me down
(follow me down)
into the deep and the dark?
"With friends like you, who needs a medical license?" - Paimon, Aether's Heart


“It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” - Grace Hopper.
  





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2. right down to your bones

they say that winter is coming
but i say that it's already here;
don't you feel the cold and the dark
creeping up on you?
can't you feel the deep, frozen ache
right down to your bones?

they say that summer is dying
but i say it never lived at all;
can't you feel the deep and the dark
creeping up on you?
don't you feel the cold, lonely ache
right down to your bones?

they say that autumn is dead
and that spring will never come;
don't you feel the darkness rising?
can't you feel the deep, dark cold
of winter looming
just beyond the sunrise?

sometimes i wish for dragonfire
and hope it will clense my soul
but all i'm left with is this freezing chill
inside me that whispers
about the deep and dark and
the cold.

they say winter is coming
but can't you tell that
it's already here?
"With friends like you, who needs a medical license?" - Paimon, Aether's Heart


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3. purgatoy

when i die, you'll wish me forty years
in whatever heaven you like
before the devil knows I'm dead
but we both know that'll never happen
because the only place that will take me
isn't hell.

when i die, you'll wish me forty years
in whatever hell you like
before the gods know i'm dead
but we both know that'll never happen
because the only place that will take me
isn't heaven.

when i'm dead, you'll say
that my glass was always full
and that there was always a roof over my head
but we would both know that's a lie
because when i die, i won't be going up or down
before the devil knows i'm dead.

i'll be at the gates between heaven and hell
and both gods and devils
will know i'm dead;
they'll be waiting for me patiently
because neither gods nor devils will take me;

my rest will be forever in purgatory
in the deep and the dark
where only screams can be head.
"With friends like you, who needs a medical license?" - Paimon, Aether's Heart


“It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” - Grace Hopper.
  





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Here, have a haiku. Is it cheating? Pfft, no. >.>

4. one soul required

a dark spell to cast
just one fallen angel's soul
required; broken, bright.
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5. tomb

it's hard to sleep
when all you can hear
in the deep and the dark
is screaming

it's hard to stay awake
when all you can hear
in the deep and the dark
is silence

sometimes i feel like the
screaming is golden and warm,
and the silence
is deafening and cold

please, scream again for me;
it keeps me warm in the deep, dark
nothingness that is this tomb
so deep below the surface
where no sun will ever shine.
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6. don't let the light burn you

this darkness is so deep
and absolute
that i cannot help but think
of the sun or the moon,
a splash of colour and light
across stone and grass and trunk
but the sun won't reach me down here
in the deep and the dark
where only shadows and demons dwell

don't let the light burn you
on your way out
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7. to the bone

there is something
down here with me
in the deep and the dark;
it's a flare of fire and light
and something screaming,
bellowing,
echoing,
through these old, forgotten halls

please, someone save me
before it burns me down
to the bone

kudos to anyone who can guess what inspired this one
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8. flame and shadow

he tells me to run
but i am frozen,
watching
as flame and shadow
lashes out and
takes a hold of him

and then he is falling
down into the black
and the bellowing is loud
in my ears
until all i can do is
sink to my knees
and cry.

this is a clue for the previous one *winks*
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9. shadows

shadows dance across
the edges of my vision
and i could swear that
i saw him
standing there, telling me
to run, to flee
but when i look
the shadows dance away
and there is nothing left
but a small, broken
hole left
where my heart is
supposed to be.
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10. heartbreak

how is one supposed
to live with
a broken, shattered
heart?
to live in shadows
and deep
bone-aching
lonilessness?

someone please tell me,
somene please
save me
from myself and
my self-destructive
tendencies

and

whatever you do
don't follow me down
into shadows and heartbreak

because i will take
you
down
with me
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11. sometimes

sometimes i dream of the deep and the dark
where no sun will ever shine;
a dark spell to cast and
sometimes i wish for dragonfire
where only shadows and demons dwell
watching as flame and shadow lashes out
through these old, forgotten halls.
the shadows dance away and there is nothing left;
don't follow me down into shadows and heartbreak
before the devil knows I'm dead.
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12. don't dream without me

don't dream of the deep and the dark
without me, darling;
i'll miss you when you don't
follow me down.

don't dream of the sky and the light
without me, darling;
i'll miss you when you do
follow me down.

don't dream of fire and shadow
without me, darling;
i'll miss you when you refuse to
follow me down.
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13. beyond the deep

sometimes i wish
for dragonfire
so that I may
be swallowed whole
and dragged down
into flames and shadow
beyond the deep
and the dark.
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14. flames sing

shadows dance and
flames sing;
it's a song of shame
and lies, lingering
long after the last
note
has been sung

please don't repeat
my lies
and follow
me
down.
"With friends like you, who needs a medical license?" - Paimon, Aether's Heart


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