~Leah's Song of Death~

By stuart_pid

~Leah's Song of Death~

Leah-
She stands on the horizon
of reality and dream.
Surrounded by the piercing sounds
of horrifying screams.
An angel lost in emptiness
which infinitely grows.
A countenance of sadness
is the only one she knows.
Her long and streaming silver hair
stands out upon her skin.
Her face is very soft and pale,
her body very thin.
Her eyes contain a glimmer
which she stole from hopeful men.
Her beauty is comparable
to nothing now or then.
And always very softly singing
sadly to herself,
intoxicating melodies
which lightly fade and melt.
A siren song of beauty
made from sorrow and from shame.
But once you hear the words she sings
you'll never be the same.
The Victim-
Awakened by the piercing screams
from memories of distant dreams.
Distorted views of grays and black.
The visions of a maniac.
He journeys through his wretched mind
on endless paths that twist and wind.
He looks beyond his growing fear
but only finds there's nothing there.
The happiness he used to feel
is nothing but a blur.
His world is slowly dying
and it's all because of her.
He brought her here to share with her
the beauty that it was.
Her presence made the beauty wilt,
that's all it ever does.
It used to be a paradise,
a place that he enjoyed.
But since he heard her song
it's all been wasted and destroyed.
And now he's trapped inside this place
with nothing but his fears
and Leahs song of death
forever ringing in his ears.
Leahs song-
(one verse)
"For everyone is running
toward a cliff they cannot see.
Their fragile hearts and empty eyes
is all they'll ever be.
The love they feel is fading
as it slowly floats away.
While on they run from everyone
through sorrow and dismay.
And when they reach the cliff
Their fragile hearts begin to crack.
They've run too far from home
and they would never make it back.
The darkness then, they stare inside
but find they can't see through it.
With no where left for them to run
they sadly dive into it.
I will see your blooming garden,
You will watch it wilt.
We can make destruction take
this world that you have built.
You are free to come with me
and listen to my song.
But think about the choice you made
when everything goes wrong."

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Copyright 2004 Ken Ashby
Published on Monday, September 20, 2004.     Filed under: "Graphic Art"
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  • lordshadow On Friday, December 24, 2010, lordshadow (153)By person wrote:

    This was absolutely wonderful. One of the most emotion-provoking poems I've read in a very very long time. I don't know how I missed it when it was posted all those years ago. Thank you.

  • A former member wrote: nice! Extremely visual!

  • MGood On Friday, February 29, 2008, MGood (63)By person wrote:

    flawless...i must say ~M

  • Elegant Kiss On Friday, July 29, 2005, Elegant Kiss (182)By person wrote:

    "whyd you leave punk?" I miss you like hell, Ken.

  • Sin On Wednesday, May 25, 2005, Sin (1168)By person wrote:

    not only a poet but an artist..my my you are talented...and this sing-song sadness pulled me in...both sad and lovely...brilliant write ~kristy

  • A former member wrote: the picture is worth a thousand words and you have said it all wonderful!

  • blue On Thursday, December 30, 2004, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    Damn! ...damn, that all I can come up with...lol. Cool drawing, great write. Bonus. ~b

  • A former member wrote: i love the pic, the words are awsome too!

  • Lotophagi On Monday, October 25, 2004, Lotophagi (333)By person wrote:

    holy dooley, that's is just absolute brillance. Is that ink? And the poem just fits beautifully, I would LOVE to go and see this somewhere, mounted beside each other..... I'm am awed. Completely.

  • girlafraid On Sunday, October 24, 2004, girlafraid (480)By person wrote:

    i clicked on this because i think your drawings are so awesome, but i stayed to read this beautiful piece as well. I think the way you keep switching the form really adds to the emotion of the words...very cool stuff, man

  • AbjectColloquialist On Thursday, September 23, 2004, AbjectColloquialist (32)By person wrote:

    Noich! The pic and the poem walk hand and hand into the favorites bar of many.

  • yslehc On Thursday, September 23, 2004, yslehc (334)By person wrote:

    holy crap... beautiful...

  • A former member wrote: ooooooooooohhh myyy.....i wish i could put more onto my favourites....*sigh*

  • Anth On Monday, September 20, 2004, Anth (1133)By person wrote:

    rhyme and flow fantastic,with pace and compelling,the picture awesome,great work

  • Zhee On Monday, September 20, 2004, Zhee (529)By person wrote:

    this was absolutely amazing.. i loved the picture.. . and the poem matched the depth and pain.. brilliant work!

  • DarkWolf On Monday, September 20, 2004, DarkWolf (415)By person wrote:

    The picture is cool. The Work is AMAZING. I so loved this one. Everything about it is awesome. The sadness, the mournfulness, the sorrow, exquisite beauty. -michael

  • A former member wrote: I like the art. I don't care for the poem. That's rude of me to say, since I didn't even read the poem. But who cares I like the art. Bleh.

  • Alacer_Cogitatus On Monday, September 20, 2004, Alacer_Cogitatus (140)By person wrote:

    whoa, you are talented, ill keep my eye on you. A_C

  • A former member wrote: wow man did u draw that pic?i need someone to design me a tattoo

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