Tiny Pieces
Tendon-like tentacles taunt
Wafting weightless with want
‘Neath a pregnant moon
They come
Seeking sustenance.
I feel them all about
Surreptitiously surrounding me
Leeching, lurking in the shadows
“I’m here again,”
I whisper hoarsely to myself
Something answers
“…We know.”
My skin begins to crawl
A welcome...
...I’ve known their touch before
My mouth hangs agape
Hands grope wildly
Seeking some solidity
Some purchase
Perhaps purpose
Tenaciously they’re upon me
Rending, ripping, raking my flesh
There is nothing I can do
They are ebony elixir
Cognizant, cohesive
In body and soul alike
As I sink
Into the mired muck
I feel their skin
Become my own
Cocooned in their airless shroud
My lonely, silent screams
Are shoved viciously down my throat
Driven deep down inside
Rancid rants of condemnation
To taunt myself for eternity
Somewhere, in my dark heart,
I must have wanted this
Needed this
Sought this
…deserved this.
What other reason
Could there be
For allowing it to happen?
They gather up
One tiny piece of me
Parts they need
To complete their collection
And I know
…they’ll be back.
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Comments
Wow this is dark n chilling in such imaginative expressive wording and phrasing that it is so poetically awesome indeed. It is admirable how u inagine a tentacled monster and compare it to your situation. And i like to use the word cocoon but how u used it was great. Kudos even though i wish n pray these demons vanish from yah.
I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and adult night terrors, S.zaynab.kamoonpury.
A lot of my poetry is based on dreams I've had.
I was in a much darker place when I wrote this.
I'm much better now.
Thanks so much for reading.
Have a wonderful weekend.
~Dean ???
Very Glad u better now. I still have the scariest nightmares ever still into adulthood and i too have unposted poems on them. So i can kinda relate but not describe so effectively n efficiently as u poet. Best wishes.
Best wishes to you as well. :)
Dark and Thrilling... I absolutely love it and somehow it feel familiar to me, that kind of darkness. Absolutely love it.
Thanks so much for reading and commenting on my work, WhisperingDream.
I'm saddened to learn that you could relate to this, but I certainly understand.
Thanks again!
Hugs,
~Dean ☠️
Hey DEAN!!..... what stands about your work to me (and I haven't read it all) is that it is consistently original, uniquely formatted, and is wrapped in profound subject matter........ when I just learned, from the comments above, that much of your work is based on dreams it all clicked into place for me....... the greatest inventions, creations, and world changing ideas 'of all time' are based upon and inspired by dreams ~ from Einstein, Newton, Tesla, and Jobs...... to Dali, Rimbaud, Rodin, and Vivaldi...... they ALL have that one thing in common...... dramatic experiences that opened the free flowing of information from their subconscious to their waking state....... Keep up the great work...... you never know where or what your dreams will lead you to!!.......a pleasure my friend!!.......LOVE and ROCKETS!!......T xo
Thanks so much for the kind, inspiring words, Tony. I truly appreciate you taking the time to read and assess my work.
Love and Rockets to you too, my friend.
~Dean ??
Deep and so in touch with many of us. I know this dark place. I try to not go there but my dreams are dark as well, I can feel the dread and the anguish reading it as my memories came to surface, You are a amazing poet with such heart and pain in your words, you truly are an amazing person. Absolutely wonderful write. Much love my friend, and if ever you just need a friend to listen I'm always here.We share that darkness that brings the nightmares alive in our dreams, so I do know what you feel. Much love friend.
Thanks so much, Kay, I sincerely appreciate that and for you sharing your thoughts with me on this poem as well.
Warmest wishes, dear friend.
~Dean ? ?
Thank you very much for taking time out to read and comment on this,
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I'm really pleased to know that you enjoyed the poem.
Have a fantastic weekend, my friend.
~Dean ??
Cheers, Dean; I would really like and was very impressed how you use the word serendipitously and that verse. Where you, evidently related to me, that the character was in a bad situation for the benefit of those taking advantage of them. When one is down the others are there, feeding on the emotions. Tearing apart the integrity of this poor soul, piece by piece, unless, of course, he realizes it.
-Very good writing my friend in explaining your unfortunate dilemma of having PTSD.
-God bless you and take care and have a good one.
Alex
An excellent assessment of this poem, Alex, as usual.
Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
Blessings, my friend.
~Dean
Painful read Dean.. Well written and expressed..
Thanks so much for reading and commenting on the poem, Ru T.
So sorry about the delayed response; I'm still learning how to navigate my way around the site and half the time I can't tell when someone has commented on my work or not.
I'll catch on eventually (I hope!).
Thanks again, I do appreciate it.
~Dean
Words can’t explain, how talented you are sir . Beautiful work lovely ... thanks for sharing!!!!