Killentime - Writing by Scott Killen.

Darkness

Posted on August 25th, 2009.

I gave you every­thing.
You were never too shy to accept gifts
and never found joy in giving.

I loved you, shar­ing myself with you.
You hid in the shad­ows of your heart,
care­lessly throw­ing dag­gers of self doubt.

I built you up.
You loomed over me
pour­ing flam­ing rage upon my head.

I nursed you back to health.
You poi­soned my heart with lies,
ensur­ing life would never taste sweet.

I cried vic­ar­i­ous tears for your tor­ment.
Your mirth still rings in my ears
when my trou­bled mem­o­ries fight to survive.

I would have died to see you smile.
You ate my fear and drank my screams,
my ter­ror was your sustenance.

I bared my soul’s throat to you.
You wear my blood under your nails,
cherry pol­ish for all to see.

This was writ­ten as a com­pan­ion to “Light.”

4 Responses »

1. 

   Dad

   August 25, 2009 • 2:20 pm

   Both are won­der­ful! Thanks for sharing!

   Dad

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     Scott

     August 25, 2009 • 10:12 pm

     Thanks, Dad!

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   Elysa

   August 26, 2009 • 8:52 pm

   Wow…very well done. You’ve got some fan­tas­tic imagery here! Very pow­er­ful, evoca­tive work. Love it!

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     Scott

     August 26, 2009 • 10:27 pm

     Thanks, Weeb!

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