Behind shadows and sly smiles with cherry-red lips, it hides. Dark, with a hellfire spit, like acid for blood. Dancing around with the devil’s tongue. Tomb Blood-thirsty…… Read more “What Lies Beneath by Crimson Quintessence”
Inferno by Crimson Quintessence 2019
YOU CANNOT RESCUE ME, I AM NOT DROWNING. YOU CANNOT SAVE ME, I AM NOT IN DANGER. YOU CANNOT KEEP ME, I AM UNTAMED. YOU CANNOT CAGE…… Read more “Inferno by Crimson Quintessence 2019”
IN OMINA PARATUS (Ready for Anything) by Crimson Quintessence & L.H Grey
Through trauma we all found a sisterhood of Spartan Amazon Warriors. We were all in limbo, lost and feeling alone but through our pain we have found…… Read more “IN OMINA PARATUS (Ready for Anything) by Crimson Quintessence & L.H Grey”
Death – Another Free verse by Crimson Quintessence
Because I could not bleed for Death, it did kindly bled for me. Death, Death, every where, Yet not a drop to proceed. Pay attention to the…… Read more “Death – Another Free verse by Crimson Quintessence”
Anger – A Free verse by Crimson Quintessence
How happy is the inexpressible bitterness! Are you upset by how indescribable it is? Does it tear you apart to see the bitterness so indefinable? The slightest…… Read more “Anger – A Free verse by Crimson Quintessence”
Bad Girls By Crimson Quintessence An Original Song
He gets on with life as a doctor, He’s a charming kinda chap. He likes walking the dog on Sundays, He likes playing chess in the week.…… Read more “Bad Girls By Crimson Quintessence An Original Song”
Wholesome And Sharp Thoughts A Poem by Crimson Quintessence
Whose thought is that? I think I know. Its owner is quite happy though. Full of joy like a vivid rainbow, I watch her laugh. I cry…… Read more “Wholesome And Sharp Thoughts A Poem by Crimson Quintessence”
“The Venetian Arsenal” Free verse by Crimson Quintessence
Ascension: the act of rising to a higher level, in this case a higher level of consciousness. Because I could not sail forth before my ascension from…… Read more ““The Venetian Arsenal” Free verse by Crimson Quintessence”
The Tempest Shadow: A Dark Poem by The Asylum Sisters @RealJillyG and @PhoenixFiery7
The Tempest Shadow Here I lay, drifting off, the heaviest thoughts weighing down upon my chest, like melted steel. The pain inside my head stings like a…… Read more “The Tempest Shadow: A Dark Poem by The Asylum Sisters @RealJillyG and @PhoenixFiery7”
The Cursed Knife A Short Story by Crimson Quintessence
Karl Longhorn looked at the cursed knife in his hands and felt anxious. He poured himself a tall glass of whiskey on the rocks and knocked it…… Read more “The Cursed Knife A Short Story by Crimson Quintessence”
The Magic Blade A Short Story by Crimson Quintessence
Zane Blood looked at the magic blade in his hands and felt anxious. He walked over to the window and reflected on his creepy surroundings. He had…… Read more “The Magic Blade A Short Story by Crimson Quintessence”
Loving Like Two Sharp Foxes
Dear Draven, I have a small confession. Forgive this pouring of my heart. I cherish London, where we first met. The moment I clapped eyes on you,…… Read more “Loving Like Two Sharp Foxes”
Goodbye Mystic, Annoying Snake
Dear Mystic, To me, you are like a very annoying snake and I’m not sure that I need a very annoying snake in my life right now.…… Read more “Goodbye Mystic, Annoying Snake”
Ode to the Vampire A Sonnet by Crimson Quintessence
My pale Vampire, you inspire me to write. How I love the way you hide, walk and stalk, Invading my mind day and through the night, Always…… Read more “Ode to the Vampire A Sonnet by Crimson Quintessence”
The Scary Stranger At New York – A Narrative Poem
One day at a food shop, I met a man selling a poodle, For money he wanted to swap, But I really wanted some strudel. “Got any…… Read more “The Scary Stranger At New York – A Narrative Poem”
Sadness – Free verse by Crimson Quintessence
One afternoon I said to myself, “Why isn’t the loneliness more white?” Loneliness is unclean. Loneliness is opprobrious, loneliness is disgraceful, however. I saw the over depression…… Read more “Sadness – Free verse by Crimson Quintessence”
Angel’s Ladder
When I fell to this earth fifty years back, I had no idea what journey I would be set upon and it has taken the legs of…… Read more “Angel’s Ladder”
Fall of a Gentle Giant
Fall of a Gentle Giant Oh, how I’ve beaten and battered myself All for knowledge to help me make sense The where, the how, the why of…… Read more “Fall of a Gentle Giant”
Ghost of my Shadow
The ghost of myself still haunts me so, while I’m a shell of me I am still whole while I am whole, I am a shell of…… Read more “Ghost of my Shadow”
A Day in the Life
The ripples of the ocean tide throw me from side to side The dark of the night swallows me whole while I fight the burning inside. Jot…… Read more “A Day in the Life”
