Restless nights miles from sleep
Witnessing the light fading fast
Without reward the price is steep
Can’t outrun this troubled past
Once crippled with silent rage
Pinned beneath a heavy stone
Battered heart in a dusty cage
Desperate days spent all alone
Hateful acts forged in pain
A means to divide and conquer
Evil hides in the mundane
Making those around it darker
Too much time in it’s stare
Will take years from the mind
Another soul stripped bare
Left busted, broken, and blind
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2025
Fantastic, Damian.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Adagio. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
This is a dark piece, but it is really good. Thank you for sharing it.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Fia. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I know it’s kinda dark, it came out of nowhere. lol. I’m in a good mood still. Appreciate you, cuz.
Damian
Excellent piece.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Peter. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
Well look at you being all dark after Christmas:)
Each section had its own dark point of view.
I really enjoyed the stanza about evil hiding in the mundane
It reminds me of the saying in the Bible. Idle hands are the devils workshop.
Great piece amigo!
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Adel. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Also my favorite stanza as well. I was kinda going for the idle hands vibe. Wasn’t meaning to be dark at all, this write came out of nowhere. Appreciate you.
Damian
hello dearest Damian very darkly powerful ❤️
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Brenda. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
Fantastic piece of dark poetry my friend. Wonderfully executed.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Keith. So glad you connected with the write my friend. It certainly spawned out of nowhere. lol. Appreciate you.
Damian
Heavy hitting vibe, bro This moves the mind down some chambers
Much respect
Naaj
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Naaj. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Sometimes you gotta just roll with the punches. Appreciate you.
Damian
A bittersweet piece, so beautiful and sad! I am glad that you reassured us that you are doing well , dear Damian!
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Elke. So glad you connected with the write my friend. Well I didn’t want anyone worrying about me, and I was happy while I wrote it. It’s kinda like a rain storm while the sun is still shining kinda vibe going on here. So bittersweet fits it perfectly. Appreciate you.
Damian
This reads like a slow descent through psychological aftermath—the kind that doesn’t announce itself loudly but corrodes over time. The imagery stays grounded while the emotion escalates, especially the idea of evil hiding in the mundane. Quiet, heavy, and effective.
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Thomas. So glad you connected with the write my friend. You got all that out of this write? lol. I’m just joshing you. Seriously though, your commentary really means a lot to me as well as your continued support my friend. You’re a gifted writer and I’m a fan of yours as well. Appreciate you.
Damian
I can see why others see this is dark, but I read it more as a reflective piece on darker moments. Like sitting under moonlight and remembering full darkness of troubled days…having just enjoyed the warmth of a fire and full spirit. There are definitely elements that lean into darker aspects, but if we’re not peering into those corners, are we really paying attention, or are we just living in denial? To be all sunshine and daisies in the current environment is pure folly. I don’t see dark, I see the shadows that follow us wherever we go. The hope that we still find light. Follow that muse where it takes you, my friend. It never leads you astray
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I always enjoy your commentary, this one is reflective in a sense. Darkness does hide in those corners always lurking in shadow and watching our every move. To believe it doesn’t exist is denial I agree 100% Appreciate you.
Damian
this is extraordinarily noir if you don’t mind me saying .. just saying .. Neville
Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Neville. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I don’t mind you saying at all, that’s cool with me. Thanks for your continued support. Appreciate you.
Damian