My Possession

With this possession I profess
It gives me great pleasure and I digress
A ring on my finger which means much to me
As a bee is to honey and a leaf to a tree

It pains me to part with it for this short while
I miss the intricate carving and gold style
All for a purpose and goal I say to myself
And my possession sits alone tucked in my shelf

So now I am thinking was it wrong or right
That I deprive myself of this both day and night
I feel I am unworthy of what it represents
This has a meaning and I hope it prevents

What occurs all too frequent and causes lament
The harm that I have caused was never meant
I must stop doing this and fully repent
I must give it my all, 100% percent

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

I asked for a random topic on Twitter, somebody said shine, and it brought out sunshine.  I was playing Fallout 3 last night, and somehow this poem wound up erupting from me.  This is kind of like a mix of shine and fallout 3 into a poem.  Let me know what you think.

Sunshine

A light shines through a broken window
A small plant clings to life in the dirt
A broken building filled with broken dreams
Lifeless objects clinging to dust

This ray of sunshine is all life needs
A small plant can find nourishment
Grass grows in an empty field
Green so vibrant it grasps ones soul

Where have all the people gone
On this haughty cloudless day
You ask yourself but already know
The answer lies in mans own fate

In finding peace man found only hate
All it took was one mistake
Life ended with but a single word
It had to be caused by nuclear

So where is mankind did any survive
Sunshine shows us what is left
Plants regrow and thrive on light
The rest of the world is bathed in night

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Why Does Mommy Cry?

My daddy loves us as does my mommy
Why does my mommy cry?
What do they discuss behind closed doors?
Did we do something wrong?

Pretend I don’t know anything
I am older and can take it
But I don’t understand why
Why does my mommy cry?

I am a child they say I don’t understand
I know love, fun and they are right
Why would mommy and daddy fight?
We are a family that loves I thought

I don’t care who is at fault
I just want for you two to be happy
While you discuss we sit and fuss
Hurting but trying not to show

I don’t want to know
why does my mommy cry
I know that I only
Want it to stop for good

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today I decided for an extra challenge to create 2 poems, one light and one dark based on the same set of provided words.  6 words were provided and are highlighted in blue.  These words provided by the following people on twitter:  @summerbreeze80, @wizard1974uk, @brullig, @WebBetty, @lejonprime

• Dark Poem

Giving In To The Succubi

Do not be fooled by this voluptuous succubi
Her heart as dark as an ebon star
Heretical prophecies have foretold this fate
of a man who will give in and succumb

At first the words of the seductress fall on deaf ears
Her words do not fit together like a palindrome
But the more you listen the clearer she becomes
Just maybe you can be the one who wins her affection

Temptation is weakening even the strongest resolve
You decide to take a chance her body too sweet
You indulge in her pleasure and rapture is met
Just when you are sure you chose true

Her smile reveals fangs meant for you
You try to escape but now pandemonium erupts
Was it worth giving in to this temptation
She shall smear your blood across her lips

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

• Light Poem

Chemical Reaction

You were told not to pursue this heretical pursuit
You had a hunch that this tree would bloom fruit
The project was greenlighted, you were given permission
Now to produce the components for fission

Smear some molecules on a frame
Induce a reaction with a flame
A chemical palindrome is one possible result
With a colleague you decide to consult

Pandemonium at a subatomic scale begins to occur
The reasons for this you begin to infer
A voluptuous sight to witness this display
colors explode in red, yellow, gold and grey

Ebon deeper than the color of black
Then something amazing happens with a sharp clack
The formula completes and the computers tests are true
A disease has been cured and it all began with you

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Swallow

Take this pill and the pain will all go away
Your hurt and suffering will be over
Your body will feel no remorse
Swallow it down and be rid of it all

You believe these truths in your heart
Empty from years of worshiping a false god
Intangible hands cradle a heart that is broken
All these tales are hard to swallow

So wrap this up already and make a decision
Sink or swim some would say to you
Wade in the waters and don’t look behind
Or take the pill and end it with a swallow

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today’s random twitter poem consisted of six words that are highlighted in blue and provided by the following people: @reginasuniverse, @lejonprime, @benjphoto, @coyotesqrl, @SurfCityJay, @tami_squeak

Seeking A Pact

Tired of this world and these unending toils
Looking in the mirror day after day
Only to see the same face staring back at you
Desperation drives you to find something else

You have tried therapy to no avail
Hypnosis fails to induce sublimation
Drowning your sorrows and boredom in wine
On some days you teeter on the verge of death

With a flagrant disregard for your own life
You call upon the dark evil governance
And meet on a frigid icy moonlit night
You hold palaver with the demons of the dark

In exchange for a new purpose and new life
They may have your soul in the end
You awake the next day a king among men
Wealth and power are at your fingertips

You walk among your people who cower in fear
Those who derided you now show you respect
All seems to be going as planned
A slip on a walkway then breaks your neck

-Dragon Blogger

Wrote this poem while in Las Vegas in a conference about how each of us has both light and dark inside.

I Am Light, I Am Dark

I bring the light which shines your path
I help those who look for salvation
I comfort your children and your elderly
I am the one who inspires morality

I bleed the dark and feast on your future
I am the one people fear to meet
I stand alone with your shadows behind me
I am the purveyor of all your sins

I am the light who fills your life with hope
I am also the vast dark who keeps your secrets
I am everything both light and dark within you
I am just a phantom of your reflection

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Seeds of Darkness

Come forth creatures of night
From the shadow you are birthed
Ancient horrors have come to be
Sanity is cast from reality

Visions have foretold this very day
Of monsters and ghasts with one intention
To rend your soul from your possession
And add it to their tally

Demons snarl and banshees howl
Your ears betray you and you mind unravels
Look upon these evil beings
And see your own reflection in the mirror

Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today people submitted me six words and voted for a dark poem to be written. I compiled the following poem fitting together a theme from the words provided which are highlighted in blue. Let me know what you all think.

The Final Dream

Shake me from this unending dream
The voices of death echoing in my head
This turbulent sleep will cause my mind to become unscrewed
As the most dreaded of nightmares this one takes my mortality

My dream speaks of how my life will end
But is told in an obscure and circumlocutory way
I stand catering to a crowd which gazes up at me
As a mariachi who plays for an audience

Hang him they yell, crucify him they say
I cannot fathom which deed I have done
My hands our bound and my mouth is roped shut
Blades are unveiled and I will soon be cut

Give me a moment to say a quick prayer
then the heat of the knife as it singes my hair
my skin tears right open and my blood begins to spill
the crowd cheers teasingly amidst my own screams

Show him mercy they jest and I know its a lie
They throw stones and sharp glass and I lose my right eye
so I start to fall but the ropes hold me tight
this is how my life ends on this terrible night

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Thanks to the following people for providing me the random words: @Imantion, @crimsong, @siteminder, @SurfCityJay, @Coyotesqrl, @mebanded