mirevolver

I am no fencer and that was no joke. It was a way to point out how good of a point you made.

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ForgottenKnight

I still got a laugh out of it!

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mirevolver

The Demon that Lurks

You know me not,
But I’ve learned of you.
You thought you spoke to him,
But ‘twas me you spoke to.

In the shadows I lurk,
And watch what you do.
Your actions displease me,
He knows this too.

When the time is right,
A demon I will become.
The demon of your mind,
But beautiful to some.

But there is still time,
Time for you to repent.
Sorry is what you should say,
For the demon to be spent.

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ForgottenKnight

(in evil voice and tone)"...excellent..."

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vonstalhein

i think 'Insomnia' is superbly composed. I like that type of introspective poetry.

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ForgottenKnight

(minyn is typing) uh oh.

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SSJwrestler

the imagery you use fantastic. nice work!

Eldaire

You are not alone. You have all us tilted wierdos here!

mirevolver

Zuschauen

Ich habe dich zugeschaut.
Ich schaue dich jetzt zu.
Ich werde dich zuschauen.

In den Schatten lauere ich.
Du kennst mich,
aber ich weiß dich,
weil ich dich zugeschaut habe.

Du bist in seiner Zuflucht.
Du denkst daß,
du ihn da schaden kannst.
Aber ich weiß anders,
weil ich dich jetzt zuschaue.

Seine Zuflucht ist deine Falle!
Sie werdet dich zerstören!
Ich werde alle diese sehen,
und ich werde lachen,
weil ich dich zuschauen werde.
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I have chosen not to translate this because the English version doesn't do justice to the emotion conveyed by the use of German.

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ForgottenKnight

Very Nice! I hope the rest of you guys understand it.

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mirevolver

The duality of the universe.

Life, death.
Tick, tock.
Love, hate.
Tick, tock.

With the tick comes the tock.
Without one, the other is not.
Life cometh with the tick,
But death takes life upon the tock.
The tick shows love to us,
But hate comes to us with the tock.

Hope, gloom.
Tick, tock.
Dreams, fears.
Tick, tock.

Equal but opposite.
All that begins must also end.
Tick’s wings fetch us hope.
But gloom and despair ride with tock.
Dreams carry us with tick.
And our fears grasp us on the tock.

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Everything is defined by its opposite.
It is the law of duality.

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ForgottenKnight

Great Piece! I very much enjoyed reading that one!

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mirevolver

Das schönes Mädchen

Ihr Lächeln dringt meine Wände durch.
Sie lächelt mir an,
und ich kann nicht nein sagen.
Ihre Stimme ist so süß wie das Lied eines Rotkehlchens.
Sie spricht mit mir,
und meine Verteidigungen sind weg.
Ihr Gelächter klingt so schön wie eine Sinfonie.
Sie lacht über meine Witze,
und ich vergesse meine Probleme.


Translation

That Beautiful Girl

Her smile penetrates my walls.
She smiles at me,
And I cannot say no.
Her voice is as sweet as a robin’s song.
She speaks to me,
And my defenses are gone.
Her laughter sounds as beautiful as a symphony.
She laughs at my jokes,
And I forget my problems.

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mirevolver

I don’t care.

Day to day,
It’s all the same.
I’m in a rut,
It’s all so dull.
Nothing matters,
None of it does.
Why should I stay?
Why should I go?
Incentives are gone,
I can’t find any.
I can’t see the end,
It’s too far away.
The others around me,
They don’t care.
I have only one,
There is only me.

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ForgottenKnight

You can always lean on me. That's what friends are for.

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mirevolver

Transliteration
Ya ne mogy spat’.

Ya klal moya golova na podushku,
i ya zakryval moi glaza.
Malinovka letela v moey golove.
Ona vkhodila moikh myslyakh,
i ne razreshala by menya spat’.


Translation
I Cannot Sleep.

I laid my head on the pillow,
and I closed my eyes.
A bird flew into my head.
It entered my thoughts,
And wouldn't let me sleep.

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mirevolver

An Eve on the Precipice.

Here we sit upon the precipice.
The eve of darkness is upon us.
Off in the distance we can see it.
Coming fast in a furious fit.
Tonight we wait and look at our past.
Wondering how we got here at last.
All that we did and all our mistakes.
We all want to know for all our sakes.
But we do not have time to reflect.
For dawn brings the horror we expect.
The darkness comes to consume us all.
We must band together lest we fall.

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ForgottenKnight

COOL! I like that one! Together we stand, together we fall!

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mirevolver

One thing I love about German is how dark and malicious the language can become. It is the perfect language to express rage, anger, and all those dark thoughts that dwell in the darkest recesses of your mind.

Here is an Example that I wrote:
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Ein Heulen in der Nacht

Er ist ein Vollmond am Himmel,
aber die Nacht ist finster.
Das Mondlicht scheint auf mir,
und ich kann ein Tier fühlen.
Ein entferntes Heulen höre ich,
und wieder aber nahe.
Das böse Geräusch gebe mich um,
und es reist in mich ein.
Ich fühle mich ändern,
bevor ich die Jagd anfange.


Translation

A Howl in the Night

It’s a full moon in the sky,
But the night is dark.
The moonlight shines on me,
And I can feel an animal.
I hear a howl in the distance,
And again but closer.
The evil sound surrounds me,
And it enters me.
I feel myself change,
Before I begin the hunt.


For more examples, I would suggest listening to a Rammstein CD

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mirevolver

Would you understand?

Had you been where I have been,
Had you seen what I have seen,
Had you done what I have done,
Had you thought what I have thought,
Had you met whom I have met,
Had you said what I have said,
Had you felt what I have felt.
Would you understand me?
Could you understand me?
I doubt you could.
Because I still don’t understand me.

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mirevolver

The storm and I

A storm is brewing,
I feel it coming.
It’s here to claim me,
It knows what I see.
I should run from it,
But here I shall sit.
Let it come to me,
For I will not flee.

I feel the darkness come,
A victim I will become.
I know I can’t evade,
But I am not afraid.

Thunder calls to me,
It echoes with glee.
I stand to face it,
I’m ready for it.
I can hear it scoff,
But I shake it off.
I swallow my fear,
And let it come near.

The darkness has me caught,
But a victim I’m not.
So I draw out my blade,
For I am not afraid.

With courage I fight,
Using all my might.
The chaos swarms me,
But cannot harm me.
I strike against it,
And deal it a hit.
It reels back in pain,
For me, it can’t claim.

The darkness I have fought,
A victim I was not.
I stood and watched it fade,
For I was not afraid.

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ForgottenKnight

Very Nice use of dark imagery! I very much like the lines:
"So I draw out my blade,
For I am not afraid."
Good Work! Keep it up!

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mirevolver

My Suppressed Life

These feelings I have, they are not welcome.
The world won’t accept them yet they are mine.
So I bear these feelings so cumbersome.
Keep them in and act as though all is fine.
The burden is heavy, tough to bear.
But letting them out would bring much trouble.
So I find new ways to hold back my fear.
Lest the weight reduce my life to rubble.
I take these raw feelings and push them down.
Evil thoughts sent to the back of my mind.
Suppress them so my sanity won’t drown.
For if I don’t the rage will leave me blind.
But a great danger lies in suppressed rage.
When unleashed it has a force I can’t gauge.

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mirevolver

Tried to mix up my style a little with this one.

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The crossroads.

At the crossroads I have stood,
Many months have passed since I
Arrived at this fork of paths.
I thought as to where and why,
But I could not find reason
To set foot on either road.
So I stood there and pondered,
About a mountain abode
That the first trail went toward.
Then to the desert looked I,
And peered down the second path
To gaze at all the cacti.
For months I could not decide,
But now I have found the way
To the future right for me.
And so with all this delay,
I must travel on my way.

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ForgottenKnight

Which path did you choose? The desert or the mountains?

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mirevolver

I chose the path I am on.

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mirevolver

My mind.

To know me is not to understand me.
Look into my eyes and you will know this.
For the eyes show what the mind is doing.
But look close for there’s something you might miss.
Because my mind never ceases, never stops.
Never will my mind have a moment of bliss.
I can focus it, but cannot stop it.
If it stops, I sink into the abyss.
You ask to know what goes on in my mind?
I ask you, why would you seek such madness?

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ForgottenKnight

Are you sure you're not describing my mind as well?
I LOVE IT! GREAT JOB! !

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mirevolver

The cursed blessing.

An awkward situation arose,
One that needn’t have been so.
Tension placed on me, she didn’t know,
Thank God it didn’t slip out,
About the sex dream of her I had.

This isn't really that great, has a pretty bad rythym, but I couldn't find any other way to say it.

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mirevolver

The Epiphany of the Threshold.

I have reached it, I am at the threshold.
I stretch out my hand, I touch it gently.
Its energy flows through me uncontrolled.
It gives me pleasure that I feel greatly.
Enjoying this feeling I push harder.
I want to break through, I want what’s beyond.
Feeling so great, I push myself further.
With all my might I push against the bond.
I feel as though there’s nothing to stop me.
The desire’s in me as I push on.
This energy feels so great within me.
All that has mattered to me is now gone.
For my mind is focused on just one goal.
Now I strive for it with my heart and soul.

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mirevolver

The Wolf of Insomnia

Here it comes and there it goes.
A flash of sleep and then gone.
I am tortured with these woes.
They stay with me until dawn
The hour of the wolf is nigh.
She bares her teeth in my keep.
So now let’s dance you and I.
You bitch, just let me sleep.
Around with the wolf I go.
She growls at me all night long.
In the moonlight her teeth glow.
Then with dawn a bird’s sweet song.
Suddenly the wolf has left.
She took my sleep, ‘twas her theft.

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ForgottenKnight

I like that! So cleary is the wolf painted in my mind... insomnia may never look the same again.

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Angel

You have a talent beyond any words I can express. I am absolutely impressed with your work and versatility.


"That Beautiful Girl".....I have been her, your words took me back to a feel good past. Thank you!

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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.
~Albert Camus

ForgottenKnight

*bump*

Great Thread. Trying to keep it on the first page.

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mirevolver

Thank you Angel; Niceguy.

I would post more, but I'm away from my computer in Phoenix, and I like to save a copy of everything posted here for archives. More will be added once I return to Phoenix.

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Angel

Whenever I have had a "just start typing" moment here in lit and I want to keep it, which is always, I will copy it and send it to my personal email account and then file it properly once I can.
Just a thought!

BTW...I just re-read The Wolf Of Insomnia again and oh how it hit right on the spot for me! I have been up, up, up and your poem describes it so perfectly well!

Looking forward to more!

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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.
~Albert Camus

mirevolver

Thank you for the advice Angel. I'll remember that if I get in that mood while I'm here.

As for "The Wolf of Insomnia," that was from one night when I couldn't sleep and suddenly this very clear image of a Wolf appeared in my head.

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Minx

Thanks for expressing something that plagues me all the time.
Now I have a "face" to my nemesis.
Beautiful words....please keep writing and sharing with us.

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mirevolver

Thank you Minx. I'm sure you'll also appriecate this next one. It was something I wrote when the wolf visited me again a few nights ago.

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The Return of the Wolf.

Once again I lie awake in my bed.
In she plods with her fur of grey and white.
The bitch is back to mess with my head.
I'm so tired I've lost my will to fight.
She leaps on my bed and snarls and growls.
Her nose wrinkles as she stares down at me.
In full moonlight she arches back and howls.
The sound of it grips me with strong degree.
All I ask for is to sleep on this night.
To walk on through the many worlds of my dreams.
But my request is denied by her bite.
This torture is endless, or so it seems.
For with the first light of dawn from the east,
She leaves to the west to find her next feast.

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mirevolver

Dread (Dedicated to a girl from my past)

Deep down, I can feel it dwell within me.
In the back of my mind it’s been set loose.
I have suppressed it so you cannot see.
But I feel it around me like a noose.

On the surface I am a sturdy rock.
But beneath my skin is total chaos.
I feel it come with every tick and tock.
I don’t know what to do, I’m at a loss.

My best efforts failed, I know she’s coming.
I don’t want that naïve little bitch in my life.
But I know she’ll come, that is my feeling.
And I’ll use the pain she caused like a knife.

I want to shatter her naïveté.
And reflect the pain she caused, back on her.
But yet I dread this revenge and its way.
It blinds me from a path I might prefer.

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