in the sun
in the sunset
you’ve seen horror
and beauty
you have had
your feet burned
by the scalding road
and they have
been kissed
by cool water
though pain
is always
in your heart
love too is there
it is the torch
that lights the way.
Tag Archives: Horror
I Need to Reach that Place
where there is silence
in noise
where there is quietness
in chatter
where garbage is paradise
where I am at peace
in the midst of war
how does one live through
so much horror I wonder
and realise
that’s why I’m in such a hurry
to get there
where you attain such serenity
that nothing affects you
and when you die you laugh so loud
that it echoes all over the universe
I need to reach that place to live.
Chores Destroy my Peace of Mind
they are a bother
and though I tell myself
to take it easy
I am rattled
and sad
till unhappiness
sinks into my stomach
and I am no different
from a rat
I am as vulnerable
and I feel my insides
come out of my
peeling red skin
and my neighbours
shriek in horror
when they see me
and run
and I begin to rot
under the sun
and realise that now
nothing can be done.
House of Horror
world of terror
life of blood
death of roses
sky of imagination
the moon my crown
the skeletons in my family
the madness of existence
the war of the countries
the people dying
the children breathing
their last
graveyards full of tears
where birds sit
and take away
the universe.
Last Night the Demon Rose from the Earth
and grabbed my head
and with open eyes
I stared at everything
in horror
the world became such
a different place
so much evil I had to
contend with
from so many
wicked people
things going
to the dregs
and now with half
my skull in its hand
the ogre stands
and I know I will
never really
understand myself
before I die
life will make me
breathless
my body weak
my legs tired
and the end
will be bad
I know.
The Dark Places
The buildings are terrified
they weep all the time
the trees droop in sadness
the Earth is devastated
there is such bitterness
the children screech
till they choke and fall
on the ground
and we are frozen
in shock
wondering
what all this is
such horror
we have never seen
and then we cannot
see anything
in the blackness
we have no sensation
and instantly our breath
our lives are gone.
My Head Flows in Blood
along with
other heads
and my body
is in the street
on a pile of others
the Earth has been
rocked by madness
the trees have
come to fight
the seas roar
in horror under
the sky which is
a mess of fingers
hearts nails
and vomit
and animals
explode in shock
this is insanity
dancing in
the world
stamping it
to pieces
until all life
and everything
is gone.
What Do I Do
if life is killing me
what should I do
what can I do
and I know there
is nothing that
will stop the world
from blowing out
my flame
and I will go
like so many
before me
as simple as that
I tell myself
you are born
to die
and sometimes
you feel the heat
the horror
of existence
burning you alive
and in flames
you scream
wishing this was
a dream
but it is not
you have to live
through it
live through
the pain
the sadism
of the whole
thing
broken
and breathing
fire
wondering
how long
this will last
when all you
want now is
to die fast.
Life is this Wet Greyness
and noise
it is so bad
to do this
to us
it is such a
terrible thing
and I find
myself drowning
and the horror
of it
this world
taking our lives
the setting sun
kicking us
with its feet
pushing us back
into the water
that finally
kills us.
We are all Mad
a neighbour says
to someone
amidst all
the chatter outside
and I think
if there is so much
horror that
we have to face
what do we expect
what do we think
will happen
to the world
and the answer
is anything
anything can
happen
we know
and whether
we are prepared
for the worst
or no
we will go.
Dominic Alapat 
