Hedanicreations

War Games

War games begin with a single spark
The mental battle between mind and heart
Nudge to flame by just a word
Until the forest burns with all you’ve heard

Callous caresses keep it going
In pretense that we’re all knowing
Lost in flame until we’re drowned
In imagined hell we burn to a shell

Blisters blacken beneath the flame
Like moths we seek it without shame
Forever dancing in a mindless state
The end all to be all in our fiery grave

Heart beats to remember our place
Pulsing out whispers to silence the brain
Until we see the error of this haze
Mere seconds before the tombstone is laid

–H. Danielle Crabtree

This is a new one. I wrote it in January. However, I’m still not sure I’m entirely happy with it. I may play with it again tomorrow, but for now, I’m posting it. Yes, I know I write some dark stuff, but hey, at least it keeps the rest of me sunshiny and happy.

Death and Bone

In this place of death and bone
A bleeding heart learns to scorn
No compassion left for a torn soul
Future’s path set in stone

Fight he must with fire and blade
Fostering hate in an elemental’s rage
Degradation of faith until he stands alone
Smoldering as the embers fade

In this place of death and bone
A broken soul searches for home
Compassion exists beneath the ash
Finding ways to atone

–H. Danielle Crabtree

Watching Darkness

What comes from watching darkness?
The empty shadows of night;
But hollow dreams of nothingness;
That drowns away by light.

Why cling to empty illusions?
When the darkness could take form;
Into tangible gifts with meaning;
The heart and soul of love.

Why drift away in madness?
The addled state of mind;
Lost in vain without comfort;
In the shadows where you hide.

What comes from watching darkness?
The empty shadows of night;
But hollow dreams of nothingness;
That drowns away by light.

–H. Danielle Crabtree