Dark Poetry
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Runaway I am weary of the teachings from the school of hard knocks It’s a frightening ugly place and my head is full of rocks And I’ve a pocket full of change so I am sure to pay my fare But I’m happy just to walk if you would only chance to care Now since I know you don’t then I shall trouble you no more And so here I’ll drop my key while I gently close the door It should be a change of pace since you mostly slam it shut I should like to see your face but I’ve a gnawing in my gut It is a clever little warning that I’m never to return It is no simple hunger but a lesson I must learn It took you years in teaching it but finally I discern That I’m the unwilling scapegoat that you abuse and spurn So for us it surely ended just as soon as it begun For it is the pang of truth and it shows that we’re undone And it provides the path of freedom for your ill begotten son By setting the direction for the course that find I must run With the water of my soul that goes dripping in my hand And forms a cascade carving rivers running in the sand It is the winding trail to bring me from the things I knew I run the track of destiny to save myself from you
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About the Book
Everyone has something that eats them up inside. Some dark melancholy deep in their mind, that torments them and leaves them feeling helpless at one time or another. Unfortunately, few seem to have developed a constructive way of expressing it without harming either themselves or someone else. The author is no exception. Life has been as hard on him as anyone, (less than some, greater than others as the case may be), but the point is that he does understand what it is to be in an emotional tornado. Therefore, rather than being destructive, the author in this instance has long since chosen poetry to vent his frustration, and express the often overpowering emotional turmoil of discouraging thoughts and feelings. This book consequently, is a culmination of such works, based on a selection from the author’s extensive writing. Written at various times over what is nearly a twenty year period, the poetry contained in this book is a collection extracted from a larger body of poems, due to the obvious nature of the writing. The author is of course capable of writing in a style that depicts a lighter side of life, but we will save that for another time.
About the Author
David Gudgeon, aka “The Wolf”, (long story, we’ll touch that in another book), is an extremely dry witted and sarcastic individual, likely due to a flavor for British comedy as a child. David has produced this work to let off a little steam, and perhaps help others do the same.