The Nox Anthology - Dark Poets Against Abuse
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Distortion
by Moonfyre
distorted views of reality
swim across jaded eyes
the sky opens and hell falls down
crushing sanity
scrambling perception
surface of distortion grows
panic grows in anxious minds
the earth cracks and terror climbs out
swallowing thought
destroying reason
fragments of certainty crumble
blowing into clouded thoughts
the wind blows and pain seeps in
overwhelming senses
devastating psyche
then come the screams
and all is silent
(c) 2001 Moonfyre
by Moonfyre
distorted views of reality
swim across jaded eyes
the sky opens and hell falls down
crushing sanity
scrambling perception
surface of distortion grows
panic grows in anxious minds
the earth cracks and terror climbs out
swallowing thought
destroying reason
fragments of certainty crumble
blowing into clouded thoughts
the wind blows and pain seeps in
overwhelming senses
devastating psyche
then come the screams
and all is silent
(c) 2001 Moonfyre
Photo (c) 2005 Fyrewind Productions, Inc.
Fine Line
by Moonfyre
A fine line
Separates obsession
From desire
Acceptable attention
From unwelcome
Love can only be
When that line
Is never crossed
When the desire
Is always welcomed
From both sides
The taint of obsession
Sullies love into
A fearful place
Changes romance
To terror
(c) 1999 Moonfyre
by Moonfyre
A fine line
Separates obsession
From desire
Acceptable attention
From unwelcome
Love can only be
When that line
Is never crossed
When the desire
Is always welcomed
From both sides
The taint of obsession
Sullies love into
A fearful place
Changes romance
To terror
(c) 1999 Moonfyre
This Pain
by Moonfyre
This pain
Brings tears to my eyes from deep in my gut
I have never felt anything like it
And the horror of it
Demands I push it aside
I cannot look at it
I cannot allow those tears to spill
What if they never stop?
They tear through my chest
And rip apart my throat
I choke them back
Distract myself by writing words
Try with powerless determination
To stem the outbreak of them
A single tear
Escapes
And I begin to win the battle
The pain subsides,
Sinking back into the quagmire
To the realm that I forcefully forget
As the tear dries on my face
Leaving behind in its wake
The deepening ache
And empty numbness that I cannot
Figure out how to quell
Or what to do with
This pain
(c) 2004 Moonfyre
by Moonfyre
This pain
Brings tears to my eyes from deep in my gut
I have never felt anything like it
And the horror of it
Demands I push it aside
I cannot look at it
I cannot allow those tears to spill
What if they never stop?
They tear through my chest
And rip apart my throat
I choke them back
Distract myself by writing words
Try with powerless determination
To stem the outbreak of them
A single tear
Escapes
And I begin to win the battle
The pain subsides,
Sinking back into the quagmire
To the realm that I forcefully forget
As the tear dries on my face
Leaving behind in its wake
The deepening ache
And empty numbness that I cannot
Figure out how to quell
Or what to do with
This pain
(c) 2004 Moonfyre
Police Winter Day
by Mykel
Sun-sparkled
Single and frozen
A tear upon her face
Head pillowed
by the pristine snow
Body curled
under its frigid blanket
We, chosen by fate
to chip her from
this icy, shallow grave
We gasp, we choke,
we curse, we cry
We shake our heads
We wonder why...
this morbid winter
has no conscience
Sun-sparkled
Single and frozen
...one drop
of mourning, no doubt
for her unborn
(c) 2000 Mykel
by Mykel
Sun-sparkled
Single and frozen
A tear upon her face
Head pillowed
by the pristine snow
Body curled
under its frigid blanket
We, chosen by fate
to chip her from
this icy, shallow grave
We gasp, we choke,
we curse, we cry
We shake our heads
We wonder why...
this morbid winter
has no conscience
Sun-sparkled
Single and frozen
...one drop
of mourning, no doubt
for her unborn
(c) 2000 Mykel
A Crack
by Mykel
There was a crack in the
canvas
When they began to paint my
life
A flaw
...they thought
....I suppose
As they tried to paint around
it
Handing me the brush
They said as much
In fading voices...
As I painted its beauty
Into my existence
(c) 2001 Mykel
by Mykel
There was a crack in the
canvas
When they began to paint my
life
A flaw
...they thought
....I suppose
As they tried to paint around
it
Handing me the brush
They said as much
In fading voices...
As I painted its beauty
Into my existence
(c) 2001 Mykel
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Moonfyre is a Canadian Metis woman living in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the author of the
book "One Woman's Journey - Traversing the Human Condition". Her poetry has been used
by counselors and other healing professionals to help reach out to people and assist in
creating an empathic bridge between the counselor and client. To view more
of her work, please visit www.pocketuniverse.org.
book "One Woman's Journey - Traversing the Human Condition". Her poetry has been used
by counselors and other healing professionals to help reach out to people and assist in
creating an empathic bridge between the counselor and client. To view more
of her work, please visit www.pocketuniverse.org.
Mykel is a German born Canadian living in Edmonton, Alberta. He is a respected and
accomplished musician in various genres, as well as a talented poet. He is a director with his
partner of Fyrewind Productions, Inc -- creating and marketing their music, publishing poetry,
producing guided meditations and atmospheric music, along with presenting workshops and
lectures. For more of his work, please visit www.pocketuniverse.org.
accomplished musician in various genres, as well as a talented poet. He is a director with his
partner of Fyrewind Productions, Inc -- creating and marketing their music, publishing poetry,
producing guided meditations and atmospheric music, along with presenting workshops and
lectures. For more of his work, please visit www.pocketuniverse.org.
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