When Roots Rot: A Poem of Growing Pains and Neglect

A monochromatic gothic painting of a wilted, rotting plant rooted in cracked soil beneath a storm-darkened sky, with a faint rainbow breaking through the clouds—symbolizing decay, neglect, and a fragile yearning for hope.

Can anything still bloom when love has never touched the soil?

Grown in filth
without love or nurture;
neglect rotted our roots deep below.

Growing pains
from swaying in great storms;
deceit drained our desire to flower.

Leaves wilted
while fungus clogged our veins;
we craved the caress of a rainbow.

—H, aching for the rain that never came

Whispers from the Wound: More Grief Poems to Mourn…

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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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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Young man kneels in a dark bedroom clutching a teddy bear, facing a closed door with a ghostly silhouette behind it

Dear Father

A haunting letter written into silence, this prose poem mourns a father’s absence across years of abuse, shame and longing. Each memory aches with the weight of what wasn’t said, and what wasn’t stopped.

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Whispers from the Bloodline: More Family Trauma Poems to Unpack…

shadowy demon emerges from wall and enters sleeping man's head in dark gothic room

Mental Illness Demon

In the hush before dawn a shape of night slips beneath the sheets, threading terror through synapse and dream until mercy curdles into fevered hate.

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A shadowy figure looms over a child's empty bed on Christmas Eve, with a faintly glowing tree in the corner

The Night Everything Broke

A quiet, devastating lyric poem about a boy witnessing the moment his family began to fall apart. Christmas Eve brings not comfort, but the first tremor of lifelong grief.

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grieving man stands at grave as ghostly father watches from the mist

Cold Inheritance

A deeply confessional narrative poem exploring the long shadow of paternal rejection. From childhood blame to adult heartbreak, Cold Inheritance lays bare the lasting wounds of a father's disdain.

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Whispers in Miniature: More Micro-Poems to Discover…

shirtless man embraced by a tiger in a dark, intimate scene

Fierce Hunt – Captured by Love’s Wild Power

In this 3-6-9 micro-poem, a tiger becomes the metaphor for a wild, forbidden love that both captures and awakens. A brief moment of rebirth burns within the embrace of danger.

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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 pale young man with closed eyes leans into the touch of a shadowy figure with glowing eyes in the darkness.

Deep Black Eyes – Drawn to the Forbidden Flame

Drawn to the spark of another man, a body trembles and burns beneath the weight of forbidden longing. A compact and searing meditation on desire and shame.

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