Between the Glimpses of Hope

I have been sculpting the finest of forms For the whole of the world to see, one day I have been writing a monumental piece For the whole of the world to see, one day But all the blood and sweat and tears Through these years Have formed a barrier of fear You have been waiting for too long, you think There's been a minor setbacks, I know You need to try to see things through my eyes There's no need to read between the lines This grand creation will stand the test of time No room for failure, no chance for a slightest flaw The fine line between this persistence and vanity Will guide me either to glory or to ungrateful grave But all the blood and sweat and tears Through these years Have formed a barrier of fear You see, here and there we're not quite there Just one more year, or two or three I swear Oh, how it's flawless in my head Almost too much to bear This world could only ruin And stain its perfection This grand creation will stand the test of time No room for failure, no chance for a slightest flaw The fine line between this persistence and vanity Will guide me either to glory or to ungrateful grave Oh, how it's flawless in my head Almost too much to bear This world could only ruin And stain its perfection

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Long had the rains been pouring down Humming the songs of ice Strong had the current become Before I dared perceive its might So long had I tried to keep my flame aligned That its meaning was lost Never was I able to foresee How much these years would weigh on me The longer I wait, the more I will repent The brighter I burn, the more the tide will turn I bear fire in me and it ought to breathe the air For far too long I've been smothering all I would need to feel alive Many moons ahead, many roads to follow The past is gone, its words are hollow And I know my tale shall not be solely one of sorrow I bear fire in me and it ought to breathe the air For far too long I've been smothering all I would need to feel alive I bear fire in me – now arise! The shade of yesteryears shall fade away – arise! Fire – melt the ice that's binding me Fire, burn – light the way and set me free For one may never know What will arrive upon the morrow My remaining days are not For anyone else to borrow I bear fire in me and it ought to breathe the air For far too long I've been smothering all I would need to feel alive I bear fire in me – now arise! The shade of yesteryears shall fade away – arise!

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 26, 2025

I'm here whenever you need guidance Here I am, waiting in bitter silence Dwelling inside these walls forever For you to call or neglect altogether I freeze whenever I sense your presence Bereft of hope, longing for heavens Praying out loud for your forgiveness For only darkness you let me witness I am waking from my dream of shame I fell I am taking back the voice I once had I am breaking down the walls of hate I built I am servant of guilt no more Take a look inside and see I'm not the broken soul You know me for Shivering from the thought Of standing my ground for once Always taking a bullet For those who are lost Suffering on behalf Of others no matter the cost Worrying over opinions I may have crossed You are weaker, sinking deeper And now I see behind your smoke and mirrors I am waking from my dream of shame I fell I am taking back the voice I once had I am breaking down the walls of hate I built I am servant of guilt I am waking from my dream of shame I fell I am taking back the voice I once had I am breaking down the walls of hate I built I am servant of guilt no more

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

Escaping the truth one cannot justify Breathing in the air that cannot fill the lungs Slaying the same demons night after night Creating a world of lies just to survive Ending all of the days in bitter cries Desiring to find a cause that never dies Leaving deeper meanings behind to rot Longing for a second shot, again These empty rooms, these empty walls A reminder of all I forestalled And yet this mouth remains shut The cycle untouched and the glimmer of hope lost If only I could have stayed As strong all along As I have always known I can be And avoided all of this misery And I know I should be Redeeming the fragments of a broken soul Finding out the things one can control Bending the dour mind under command Rewriting the aversive chapters with firm hand Ending all of the days in bitter cries Desiring to find a cause that never dies Leaving deeper meanings behind to rot Longing for a second shot, again These empty rooms, these empty walls A reminder of all I forestalled And yet this mouth remains shut The cycle untouched and the glimmer of hope lost

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

All there is And all there ever was The eternal now And the morrow untold And one stares out the door standing still The greater the unknown The tighter we hold on to the past All there is And all there ever was A flickering light In the dead of the night And one stares out the door forevermore The greater the unknown The tighter we hold on to the past And one walks out the door nevermore For all that is real Feels distant and vain Through the glass of the past

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

I've obtained an insight Into a tale off the beaten path Time to let go and have an ending For this chapter I have fulfilled As the rays of dawn now greet the moor And light the world anew Farewell the life of wistful lines I leave behind as I am reborn But the last step to be taken Is harder than all the rest combined And the first day on the road Towards the light the darkest of them all As the rays of dawn now greet the moor And light the world anew Farewell the life of wistful lines I leave behind as I am reborn

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Apr 26, 2025

Here we are under a young sky As dismal as the former In the soil this sour Nothing good shall ever grow Here I thought a new beginning Would set me free from sorrow Knowledge in all its power Has brought me to my knees to weep I've been weak and pathetic And sinking for years In the mires of my mind But if I heal and overcome this No fall is too deep anymore To stand up and start anew To find a light at the darkest hour I see my worth in this entirety As the one who lives for the truth Am I the only one who sees right through them all All the little lies and pretentious acting Or is it just wrong to long for a bit more Or am I just a martyr who doesn't know when to fall No fall is too deep To stand up and start anew To find a light at the darkest hour I see my worth in this entirety As the one who lives for the truth I know that my time will come And all this grief shall be cast Back where it came from

Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 26, 2025

As life consumes, grief renews Wide and deep is the stream we row down Worn the creaking oar in our hands Great the burden we drag behind us Frail the one at the end of his rope All we see are the bygone days drifting Further away, despite us resisting To accept there is nothing we hold as dear As everything we are doomed to grieve And we will drown if we don't Soon let go of that anchor of hope We tend to hold on to For ruthless is the wind Wayward the waves it brings Here we shall float in a state of decay Till the sea swallows us whole As life consumes, grief renews For better or worse All we see is the light of day fading Slowly away, despite us refusing To acknowledge there's much unsaid, undone As brief is the time under the sun And we will drown if we don't Soon let go of that anchor of hope We tend to hold on to For ruthless is the wind Wayward the waves it brings Here we shall float in a state of decay Till the sea swallows us whole

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025

Between the glimpses of hope Beneath the serene surface Hanging over the moments of bliss Hunting down all misfortune I missed Before the sleep's warm embrace Prior the break of the dawn Following every step in my way Bereaving the life of my day Into the endless vortex of thoughts I fall Never shall I yield Yet never shall it let my mind roam free Between the glimpses of hope Beneath the serene surface Before the sleep's warm embrace Prior the break of the dawn The voices I hear The visions I witness All in the hands of the ruler I love and detest The faces I've seen The stories I possess All in the hands of the ruler I fear and try to suppress Leave, let me be in peace Leave, somewhere out of reach Leave, put my mind at ease Please leave, leave me be Into the endless vortex of thoughts I fall Never shall I yield Yet never shall it let my mind roam free Far from this endless absence of joy I crawl Never to return Yet never shall it let me be free for long

Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 26, 2025