Smothered, Smashed, "Smuel-ed"

Beware the beady eyes that follow at night,

Through every dark corner as you slowly tread.

For they will haunt you for eternal length's flight,

And make your mind flee from horror and distress.

Run, I tell you, flee with haste!

When the monster wakes with a forceful gaze

And finds his prey to hunt and chase,

He'll hunger for you and track for days.

'Til innocence is no longer found

And the monster consumes your very soul

Your cries will become the only sound

Of sorrow and death--a story to be told.

Run, I tell you, flee with haste!

I see him rising from deep slumber,
Awakening and quickening his pace,

With a sudden liking and earthly wonder.

Heed my warning: danger ahead!

Be prepared to fight and win,

For his beastly cry will make you dead

And bring your remains to his kin.

Run, I tell you, flee with haste

Though you're safely kept inside your home,

Now his gaze has found my face

And your safety has kept me alone.

Now I must fend for myself

And swiftly run with nowhere to hide.

Hear my painful cries for assistance and help,

As I scurry along with my sobbing cries.

Now I must beware the eyes that haunt me at night,

Through every dark corner as I slowly tread

For they will haunt me for eternal length's flight

And make my mind flee from horror and distress.

My "Bad" Friend

My darling, my love, my dearest friend:

I write these lines 'bout your bitter rant,

Which your God only knows and understands.

Though Conscience tells me to stop and pray,

For enlightened mind; though they're silly words.

While mouths speak once, the heart will say

The passion and tenderness for which you yearn.

And though I too am foolish and cease

To speak of struggles driven by madness,

I bite my tongue so that you may find peace

And speak only words to change your heart of sadness.

I write, though pained, for you asked me to

And so, my heart writes this as I take a poo.

Disclaimer: The last line of this poem was written by my friend, for my friend, strictly as a joke. Please do not doubt my writing capabilities and professionalism because of the silly, though hilarious ending.

The Broken Heart--The Blackened Room

I turn the knob and enter into a room of darkness,
Shaking with the sound of a sobbing soul.
I glance to find red stains glaring up at me,
Only to realize it's a broken heart upon the floor.
I stumble on in, fighting my way through
Towards the hysteric screams of my best friend,
Engrossed in the blackness of a painful enclosure,
She locked herself away for her own bitter end.
Carefully, I tread avoiding the tragic remains
That haunt my every footstep trying to get near,
Yet, the closer I get the more she screams,
My footsteps intensifying her very own fears.
And with each step, my own heart escapes,
Overflowing, completely out of control.
For her heart is mine, and mine is hers.
And her broken heart breaks my very soul.

My Soul's River

And as a river runs its course,
So does the pain inside my soul.
Rushing with ungodly force,
Gushing forward with no control.
Each vein a channel like a stream
Pushing towards a bitter end.
The rocky cliffs are broken dreams,
Shattering against dangerous bends.
But rafting through the troubling stream,
With full force and deep distress,
Comes the peaceful channel, water serene;
Rewarded after the river's test.
For after battling the painful turns,
Comes deep serenity, rightfully earned.

The Lighthouse

Heavy waves of despair crash upon a lone sailor,
As the violent wind roars within his very heart.
And as his sinking ship retreats further away offshore,
His drowning, lonely soul begins to fall apart.
And when darkness comes with the sun's deep slumber,
And the land's soft sand silently disappears,
His hope falls deep within the ocean's dungeon,
Of fallen dreams, broken hearts and relentless tears.
But alas, a glimmering light of love shines upon the sea,
Peacefully providing refuge among the rocky shore.
For the lighthouse is the answer to the sailor's heart-felt plea,
And the shining light allows his broken soul to be restored.

For when life's ocean waves push your soul off track,
God's shining light will help you find your way back.