Twisted Carcass

Withered Tudor queen, Elizabeth I, in a decaying throne room, bathed in cold light from a high window.

How long can a heart survive behind stone, unseen and unloved?

I languished within my bereft fortress,
with a twisted carcass and withered heart.
Forever majestic and virtuous;
the sun turned its gaze from my glacial face.

Feeble men lingered within the Tower,
with perverted desires and poisoned words.
Forever misunderstood and denied;
my heart hardened to their depraved glories.

Toadies whispered magic into my ears,
while intrigue and plots travelled from abroad.
Forever indecisive and disguised;
ambitious men conspired to depose.

—H, still ruling from ruin

Isolation & Loneliness

A sorrowful crowned woman stands in shadow before a barred window inside a dark stone fortress.

I Exist in Your Fortress: A Cry from the Shadows

A soul imprisoned behind unseen walls, where sunlight never reaches and mockery reigns. Yet within the cold—a spark endures, whispering, “I exist.”

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A solemn man stands in a gothic ruin beside scattered letters as ravens circle under a full moon

Brave Enough to Speak

A free verse poem about the courage it takes to speak, and the loneliness when that courage falters. As voices shout and shame, one soul wonders what it would take to finally stand, speak, and survive.

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A boy with bound hands kneels alone beneath a red moon, while distant figures dance along the shoreline.

Bound in Darkness

A blood-stained sonnet of abuse and survival, told beneath the Celtic moon. A cry from the dark, where no one listened, not even God.

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Shirtless man in leather stands in a shadowed dungeon corridor lined with chained, naked figures

Devils & Monsters

A fevered descent into an underworld of lust, shame and spectral flesh. This dark narrative poem explores gay identity in a world ruled by devils and monsters, where desire rots and redemption hides behind steel bars.

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A kneeling figure clutches their throat beside a stone cradle and broken chains in a moonlit ruin

Suffocated at Birth

A piercing free verse poem about surviving the suffocation of heterosexist expectation. Raised as an abomination, silenced by force, this voice now breaks the air with truth and fury.

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Small figure stands surrounded by towering shadowy giants in a desolate, smoky landscape

Fearless Giants

A lyrical cry against the double standards of voice and silence, this poem challenges the unchecked power of those deemed untouchable while the speaker is forced to kneel, apologize and disappear.

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Man screaming and reaching out from a dark bed, haunted by a shadowy figure in the background.

Tormented Love

I laid all my bets on men I hadn’t met; strangers on the street, and hoped they wouldn’t cheat. This poignant lyric poem captures the aching contradiction of longing for love after being emotionally ravaged by it.

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Bare-chested man bound in chains, silenced and shadowed by a dark demonic figure

You Took Away My Voice

A fierce, defiant protest against forced silence and psychological abuse, this poem exposes the cruelty of control, the violence of censorship, and the quiet war waged against a soul struggling to speak.

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A solemn man wearing a rainbow badge stands in the ruins of a gothic cathedral, as ravens circle beneath a moonlit sky

Denied the Queer

A lyrical battle cry from centuries of gay oppression. Through violence, exile and shame, this poem stands tall — a tribute to those who were denied and those who still rise in colour and truth.

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