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By Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred Published 3 years ago β€’ Updated 3 years ago β€’ 1 min read

This is a dark poem for Dharrsheena . It is not how I feel. So here are my words. The music is "Underground" by Tom Waits.

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In This Place, There Is not Any Light

Total Darkness, In The Cloak Of Night

This Is Where You Cannot Hear a Sound

You Are Here Forever Underground

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The Absence Of Sense, You Cannot Tell

Where You Are, You’re In A Living Hell

There Is No Escape, Buried Alive

Under The Ground, You Will Not Survive

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Premature Burial, No Escape

Unable To Move, You Lie And Wait

And Then A Black Snake Twists Around You

The Dark Wet Soil Will Cave In Soon

πŸ–€πŸ’€

You Are Dying In The Serpent’s Coil

Suffocation, Your Lungs Filed With Soil

πŸ–€πŸ’€πŸ–€πŸ’€πŸ–€πŸ’€πŸ–€πŸ’€πŸ–€πŸ’€πŸ–€πŸ’€

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  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Very dark, and very well done.

  • Your work never disappoints.

  • Millions and millions of thanks for this poem! πŸ’– Loved every line of it, it can be interpreted metaphorically and also literally. And you always pack a punch at the ending. 'You Are Dying In The Serpent’s Coil. Suffocation, Your Lungs Filed With Soil'. Such a beautiful string of words. It's super dark and I absolutely loved it! 😍

  • This really spoke to me today. Really good piece.

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