Why doesn’t the sun rise anymore
My life is suddenly dark
Finding nothing left to strive for
All gone, so barren, so stark
All alone, in the wasteland of my life
Strewn with lost hopes and desire
balanced as on the edge of a knife
Between absolution and hellfire
Who took away all my hopes
Who took away my queen
And left me reeling on the ropes
Crying for what could have been
An angel took you away from me
My heart is broken in two
So why doesn’t the sun rise? you see
It’s because it cant shine on you.
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First date
Storystar story of the day 19th March 2023!
She stands so tall, holds herself proud She sparkles like gold in the midst of a crowd A vision of beauty and a smile that implies That you placed the stars that you see in her eyes One touch of her hand and you’re walking on air One kiss off her lips and your suddenly aware That this is the woman that you need in your life But afraid that rejection will cut like a knife Your fake a casual manner but you tremble with doubt As you ask her to join you for a dinner night out Feel the tension mounting as she makes her decision Expecting to face her inevitable derision Will she or won’t she, I can’t tell for sure Oh God, now she’s looking longingly at the door What have I done! I’m such a fool to not see That a girl like that’s far too beautiful for me I stammer an apology and awkwardly leave Only to be stopped by her hand on my sleeve Let’s do it tomorrow, pick me up at around eight? My heart beat in my ears as her words resonate I’m floating high like an eagle lost in skies blue Tomorrow at eight all my dreams will come true. Tallisman 2022
Circles in the sand
Creating circles in the sand
Chains around my heart
I just don’t understand
I guess I’m not that smart
Forest fires all around me
My life going up in flames
Heartaches surround me
Natures playing games
Life and death are measured
By the flicking of a wrist
What is really treasured
Is not known until it’s missed
Life needs a reason
Reason makes demands
Changing like the season
Creating circles in the sands
Tallisman 2022
No gold at the end of the rainbow
He walks the dusty roads that go nowhere
Because he has nowhere to go
He has buried his past in a pit of despair
And looks to a new tomorrow
But you can’t leave behind your traitorous mind
The shadows follow you wherever you go
and soon you will find there are ties that bind
and there’s no gold at the end of a rainbow
In your dreams and deep in your heart
You know that there’s nowhere to hide
Time and distance set you apart
But the truth can not be defied
You can run so fast but that can’t last
Sooner or later you will slow
And then you’ll realise where the truth really lies
And there’s no gold at the end of a rainbow
Turn around, go back, make amends
Nothing is as bad as it seems
There’s no problem you can’t solve, you have friends
They help you follow your dreams
How can you decide that friends be denied
How can you deal such a blow?
At least you’ll have tried and you can confide
That there’s no gold at the end of a rainbow
Paranoid
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Someone’s knocking at my door
I think their from the government
I’m sure they’ve been here before
Suited men of evil intent
They know I know the real truth
I know what’s going on out there
I’ve seen their watchers on the roof
I have felt their evil stare
Their spider webs of conspiracy
Spread throughout the land
Unravelled and exposed by me
If all goes as planned
But first I have to get away
They’re behind every door
Listening to everytjing I say
Bugs hidden in a drawer
I dare not use the telephone
Hidden camera in the tv
I am never left alone
They’re always watching me
I hear them talking in my head
I know what they want to do
They really want to see me dead
Then they will come for you.
Tin foil covering the window panes
To stop the signals coming through
They are trying to fry my brains
Because that is what they do
They aren’t like us at all
They are a much older race
I can almost see them crawl
Behind their human face
Later, on the answerphone…
I cannot fail
I must go
They’ve read my mail
So now they know
They say I’m crazed.
That I’m quite mad
However it’s phrased
It’s them that’s bad
They’re at the door
The Men in white
Three or four
I will fight
Win or lose
I’ve told you all
So spread the news
Make that call
Then run far away
For they are feral
Ignore what I say
At your peril
On returning the call…
“The number you have dialled does not exist
Please hang up and try once more”
I wonder whose call I missed
And now someone’s knocking at my door…
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Passion
I am so pleased to be accepted by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ as a “Poetry Partner” A real honour.
Please see how this has been paired by going to…
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He recalls the days that they spent together
The nights they spent making love, all night
Days they thought that would last forever
Suddenly seem lost to sight
What happened to the people that they once were
And how did they get to where they are today?
The passion that once flamed is now a single ember
That’s slowly fading and crumbling away
He remembers how the scent of her perfume
Would drive him wild with desire
When a simple smile across a crowded room
Would reignite that fire
Though his love for her is never in doubt
How he misses that burning heat
He thought this desire could never burn out
Leaving him unneeded and obsolete
The love they hold is a strong now as it was then
But he misses the unbridled passion they’d bring
Oh if only they could live their lives over again!
But I guess he wouldn’t change a single thing.
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Battle of the sexes
It’s the battle of the sexes
And who is on my side?
When her muscles flexes
I must run and hide!
She has her own opinion
Doesn’t sit upon the shelf
Dictates it to this minion
Doesn’t keep it to herself
Gonna make a stand and tell her
That I’m the boss you see
But I don’t want to uncover
That feminine ferocity
So I let her think she’s in control
By doing what I’m told
Survival is my only goal
I’m partial to growing old
To be honest, I already lost
The day that we got together
Once the bridge to love was crossed
I was lost to her forever…
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Devils bride
She left him, just walked away.
Never stopped or looked around
He couldn’t find the words to make her stay
He couldn’t make a sound
He watched her car drive away
Drive off down the street
Finally he turned away
His misery complete
Her love eats like venom into your heart
Her arms both enfold you and tear you apart
Her kisses taste sweet but take away your breath
She makes you feel alive but she leads you to death
She’s poison dressed up in black lingerie
She’s a bride of the devil and you are her prey
Her poison was deep in his heart
Her words fractured his head
His life was now torn apart
A future born in dread
In his mind he replayed the scene
Unable to process what he’d lost
Refusing to accept what it would mean
Not able to count the cost
Her love burns like acid into your mind
Her arms hold you close but permanently bind
Her kisses taste sweet until the end nears
They taste of foul waters when your mind finally clears
She’s a lady of style from shoes to beret
She’s a bride of the devil and you are her prey
They found him next day out in the shed
Swinging slowly from a rafter
He lived for her love but lost it instead
And can’t face the world thereafter
She’s older than time but as young as required
She is as cold as ice but as hot as desired
Her grace and her beauty is without parallel
She dines on despair and she likes to dine well
She’s a dream and a queen who makes her own way
She’s a bride of the devil and you are her prey…
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When all is said and done
When all is said and done
When there’s nothing left to say
We cannot stop what we’ve begun
We can only turn away
But what’s said cannot be redacted
Words can burn into your soul
How I wish I’d not reacted
I just lost control
I never meant to hurt you,
To say the things I said
Some things are inexcusable
Even angels would fear to tread
I’m here to apologise
But I know I can’t be forgiven
I can see the answer in your eyes
And my soul is riven…
…
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The Beacon
The light flickers at the window pane A beacon for all to see A lady peers out in the rain Oh Lord, send him home to me. The soldier looks up to the skies Body crumpled to where he was thrown Staring now with unseeing eyes That will never again see home The fisherman caught in a net of his weaving Screaming his life at the sea Fighting his death and still unbelieving That this could be happening to me The driver mangled in the remains Of what was once was his pride his life ran out with the blood of his veins Alone, far from home when he died A flickering light calling for shades of the past Window glass steams with her breath Though the night is so long it cannot outlast The despair and denial of death. copyright Tallisman 2022 Allrights reserved.