I Exist in Your Fortress: A Cry from the Shadows

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

Have you ever felt trapped inside a fortress built by someone else’s power?

I exist,
inside your harsh fortress;
the sun never shines on my face.

I am kept,
both chaste and majestic;
I’m a figure to be ridiculed.

I wonder,
will I escape from here;
to be rescued from this icy place.

—H, crying from the shadows

This poem follows a 3–6–9 syllabic structure – a form inspired by Nikola Tesla’s theory of energy, rhythm and repetition.

Whispers from the Walls: More Lonely Poems to Echo…

A man covers his face in anguish as blades float toward him; two shadowy figures watch through a barred window

Abnormality Agony

A searing prose poem about the agony of being labelled, studied and misunderstood. A cry for intimacy, not inquiry, for love over diagnosis.

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

Twisted Carcass

A spectral monarch speaks from a crumbling tower, cut off by ambition, betrayal and a heart long turned to frost. This poem drips with decay, not just of power, but of connection, longing and trust.

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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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Whispers from the Scars: More Poems of Survival and Strength…

Blood-streaked sink in dim, tiled bathroom with chains and a shadowy mirror above

Danced the Razor’s Edge

A sorrowful meditation on betrayal and self-destruction, this poem dances the fine line between desperation and release. It bleeds with the ache of unrequited hope, where pain becomes prayer and silence becomes a scream.

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Gothic vampire feeding on a victim under a full moon, with a looming werewolf in the shadows.

When Blood Calls to the Moon

A Gothic horror poem where bloodlust and moonlight intertwine — when death becomes both a prison and a dark seduction.

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A winged man kneels to comfort another in a shadowed cavern, his dark angel wings spread wide as symbols of protection and redemption. The broken man leans into his embrace, surrounded by dim light and fallen chains that hint at liberation from pain.

Rescued Me: A Love That Healed My Shattered Soul

When the brutal world fractured his soul, one man dared to step into the shadows, breaking chains with tenderness and healing a heart others feared. This is the story of being rescued by love—and reborn through it.

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Whispers in Miniature: More Micro-Poems to Discover…

shadowy beasts with glowing eyes advance on a ruined land while a mother shields her child

Beasts of Terror – When Warnings Were Silenced

A social micro-poem in 3–6–9 form that cries out against the silencing of truth. In a world overrun by beasts of terror, those who spoke were shamed, erased and left unheard.

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shirtless man with bruises sitting in a rusted cage under moonlight

Beaten and Broken – Ensnared by Desire, Shattered by Pain

In this Tesla-inspired 3-6-9 poem, love turns from intoxicating to imprisoning. Bruises, both emotional and physical, tell the truth hidden behind honeyed words and silken lies.

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Gothic oil painting of three sorrowful men in a desolate moonlit landscape, symbolizing heartbreak and despair.

Tearful Eyes and the Lover Who Replaced Me

Tearful eyes searched the horizon for a mistake that never existed. Love was replaced, dreams scattered, and a heart ensnared by silence and cold retreat.

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