say a prayer for a tormented soul.. (comments??)

by Shanii - Scorpio

only demons and fallen angels
hear the disturbed cries 
of a broken man
wretched souls with wretched hopes
huddled at the devil’s door
more and more
desperation 
burning like lanterns
made of soulless spirits
wild skies filled 
with thunder storms 
could not be wilder still
than the dreams of the living dead buried 
in bottomless pits

the dreams of a condemned man
chills the very core 
of headless ghosts 
ice cold hearts for deliverance cries
drops of frozen tears
frozen before they leave the eyes
perpetual winter, leafless trees
unfulfilled desires and shattered dreams
all that is left is a lightless path
and dead petals 
scattered around
the footsteps of a desperate soul
shadows lurking in the darkness
waiting to trip, to see him fall

stony gargoyles may claw
at human flesh
leaving their cold stone walls behind
the dead may walk 
among the alive
dressed in decayed finery
with which they were buried by
their bony hands clutching
bits of rotten time
yet winged seraphs in heaven
cannot save the twisted mind
hungry for salvation yet 
blind to the path of light

who could help this condemned being?
who could hear his woeful moans?
who could save his desperate dreams?
who could say a prayer for a tormented soul?
Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2000-01-18 08:35:15
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:41
Poem ID: 54367

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