I found your picture today Inside a box of forgotten memories Buried in our attic with all the cobwebs. I'd forgotten you for all these years Memories of all the whispers throughout town. Evil stares from townsfolk their noses turned up, minds already made up. Look at her, she has guilt written all over her... Continue Reading →
A Thousand Times
Treterous wretch, you cut me down until I am the size of a sand-pebble. Your words leave welts on my bones. No-one can see the marks you left. Hidden under a pelt that stings. How many times I've murdered you in your sleep until I realize that I'm already dead myself. I died a thousand... Continue Reading →
Pretty Little Wallflower by Crimson Quintessence 2018
The blind will, toss and turn, this insomnia just won’t let go. I want to scream, but who would I scream to and what would I say? Locked inside a blackened tomb like a night-flier I drag the metal chains and they clang on each step Echoing in my hearing holes at each side of... Continue Reading →
Half Light by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Slits, that which I’m looking through The sun burns my corneas A furrowed brow, now, where did I put my glasses? Oh yeah, on top of your head, I’m so absent-minded. Now that I can see the half-light, I’m in awe. Mother earth brings splendid gifts, Those gifts are what I search for through my... Continue Reading →
Into the Fire by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Listen as this day unfolds Rain on my window as the wind blows I’m a little bit crazy for you Just sitting home waiting for you. Today, was the day from hell It just wasn’t going well I’ve been missing you for some time Can’t come to terms that you’re no longer mine... Continue Reading →
Painful Day by Crimson Quintessence 2018
In my heart, I knew it was right I wanted to stay, for just one more night The space that you asked for was wrong How am I supposed to live on? Now that you’re gone. The last night we had was so pure Now, I’m alone with no cure Sometimes life takes you... Continue Reading →
Just Breathe by Crimson Quintessence 2018
All the times I thought about you and I Brings back all the memories, under the night sky And on that night, we said good-bye I can’t get past the times we forgot to try. Now, here I sit lonely and cold Wishing so much for us to be together growing old Your arms around... Continue Reading →
Could I by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Could I write it In the shape of the stars, In the night sky, So, it danced, In your dreams each night. Could I write it So, it hovered above the Waters of life each dawn, When you woke From the dream If, only to smile. Could I write it In the clouds,... Continue Reading →
Gone by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Stress test Pulse The list Check Now, where is my brain chocolate Sense and sensitivity is pulling rank on me. Hmmm A snuff Starring……him Choose your poison One drop or three? Stir Shake Twizzle Add a maraschino cherry Or A slice of bitter lime Appear completely natural Or Slightly questionable But, not too much Forget... Continue Reading →
One Step Closer by Crimson Quintessence 2018
This, is not my life! Pain pounding my uterus, like a jack hammer Hot, cold flashes Flush the system One step closer to that threshold Turn down the damn heat Open the window Butterfly position on the bed Under the fan One step closer Open up the blockage! Mind-tap Where’s the easy button when you... Continue Reading →
Hopeless by Crimson Quintessence 2018
What are you clinging to Hollow, empty, soulless Cut the ties that are binding you Lovesick, foolish, relentless Let it go Cut the cord, oxygen, beat Raptured in angst Hopeless, romantic fool, prisoner Brow-beaten path Extinguish, turn over, bound Unresisting rival Vigilante, masked, fangs Weapon drawn at the... Continue Reading →
Just Like That by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Ticking clock All hands-on deck Beasts in the front Devils in the back I like that. Bring what you want We’ll take it all down Ominous Not a good time to chat I like that. Blended pelts The flesh melts away Bone upon bone We stack I like it like that. Stolen... Continue Reading →
Unturned by Crimson Quintessence (CQ) 2018
There you lay Drifting Heavy thoughts Own your mind Pain inside A thousand blades Pierce the skull Reminders. Sharp, jagged, crucifying The steel that pierces the skin Screams, crushed echoes Ghosts of the past Taunted fate Tears fall. Shattered, strangled, coveted Manifest Rare the dead scream your name Feel the quivering souls at your palms... Continue Reading →
Oblivion by Crimson Quintessence 2018
OBLIVION The cogs turn A screeching sound deadens me. Desperately, I try to crack the code, It hides in blood Wake up!!! Life, one big walk along one giant winding road Breaks in my stride, every time I travel it. What happens if I don’t move and bend with the wind, Will I break? Altered... Continue Reading →
Someone Like You by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Know one knows another's woes, while they sit on their beds, rocking to and fro. Know one feels another's pain, except for the Empath, who stands back in the rain. Know one breathes the air into our lungs, or exhales our cries when we're coming undone. Know one stands there looking for flaws, the way... Continue Reading →
The Walk by Crimson Quintessence 2018
Walk with me, on a moonlit night lay, in fields, under cloudless skies. Sit with me, as I sit with you, on a mountain top high, so near the sky. Dream with me, dreams of truth, where I can be me, and you can be you. See with me, clouds, as they glide over the... Continue Reading →
Abstraction by Crimson Quintessence
To dream My preoccupation One might think it’s a flaw I think it’s a gift To wander in dreaminess Creating wonder for one’s self. How can it be wrong? Capture one thought Simple, serene, tranquil Make it yours If only for a brief moment Wrap it around your soul Distract yourself from life’s stresses... Continue Reading →
Payback Over by Crimson Quintessence
I’m ready to go home I’m tired I saw it coming Unfolding before my very eyes A toxic entity, That was you. Full of excuses Full of lies The blankest of stares Behind your dark eyes. Joint in one hand Knife in the other, You cornered me Your angel and lover. I submitted my body... Continue Reading →
Damaged by Crimson Quintessence
I looked at you many times before Trying to figure out what they saw Luring them in like a starving child Then stripping their soul’s completely raw. Deep inside, that gut instinct kept sending out warnings. Oh, how I tried to ignore it. I fought it with everything I had Thinking I could fix you... Continue Reading →
The Dance by Crimson Quintessence
The music comes on and I dance Willing to give myself a chance Flowing like never before Feeling free to my core. A melody moves me so freely Taking each step with such pride Spinning in circles while spreading my arms I feel so free, I could fly. High in the air, my spirit is... Continue Reading →