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Posts Tagged ‘hell’

nothing and nothing at all

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 11 February 2012 at 4:10 am

nothing
no thing
no nothing
no

begin
at the middle
go back
to the end

then circle round
to finish
at the beginning

once you figure
it out
let me know

I’ll be waiting

(D James)

right before

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 15 March 2010 at 2:35 pm

the moment
just before
the moment

almost as good
as the moment
itself

you can
hear it
tensile

stretching
anticipation
to the point
right before

all hell
breaks loose

(D. James)

blap

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 3 March 2010 at 8:59 pm

there are
all these words
and feelings
and messy things

spilled out
on the floor
like blood

seems there’s
no place
to put them all

can’t swallow them

try stuffing them
back into your gut

but they
no longer fit

feels like
you’ll die without
them

seems like
you’ll die with
them

where will you …
how will you …
what will you …
why would you …

go on?

(D. James)

a side of me

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 23 December 2009 at 3:50 pm

there is
a side
of me

I do not
like

a part
that feels
unheard

it rages
and I am
in its grip

lost to
madness

there is
a side
of me

I do not
like

and
I have
to live
with the
consequences

of my actions

cannot erase
what I’ve done

there is
a side
of me

I hate

and wish
never to see
again

(D. James)

we ride when the sun sets

In art, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, writing on 12 June 2009 at 3:34 am

And I will
rip up the night

raise hell
for the hell of it

ride until the
road rolls up
behind me

until my tires
burn off the rims

and the sun
comes up to
stop me

dead
in my tracks

(D. James)

the one they call by no name

In art, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, writing on 25 May 2009 at 4:18 pm

I hold tight
the reigns
and like Atlas
with the world
on his shoulders

I struggle
and raise hell
above my head

to find my
flat blackened soul
laid bare

would if I could
pick it up
but I’ve not
a hand to spare

(D. James)

conscious contact

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 15 April 2009 at 5:03 pm

can’t write my way
out of this

tomorrow
brings more
of the same

like a rat
on a wheel

being aware
doesn’t seem
to make it
any easier

though I keep
hope alive

(D. James)

LA in the rain

In art, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, writing on 17 February 2009 at 10:04 pm

dirty white t-shirt
watching out
the monday morning
window

the rain reigns
comes down
as if trying
to snuff out
the fires of hell

damp chill
numbing
chapped digits

waiting for something
like the sun to appear
let us know
the world
will be alright

(D. James)

the dog at the end of the tunnel

In art, bad poetry, bad sex and bad breath, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, snuff poems, writing on 18 October 2008 at 1:42 am

yellow toothed dog
stares through
blood-shot eyes
in my nightmare

drooling
I know he
wants me
for his last meal

I’ve run from him
for hours now
maybe even days

in the end
he’ll have his way
because that dog
keeps me honest
because that dog
is me

his hot breath
rank with death

the only escape
is to wake
but either I can’t
or I already have

I’ll know in a minute
as he approaches
and I am too weak
to move

One way or the other
it ends here

(D. James)

nightrider

In art, bad poetry, bad sex and bad breath, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, snuff poems, writing on 10 October 2008 at 4:00 am

The half-moon laughs
as we tear up the road
screaming at the night

With nothing but chrome
and black gloss
we ride ’til dawn

Our piece of heaven
forged in hell
hanging with the
fallen angels

And when the sun rises
we’ll put another night
to rest

(D. James)

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