Seminar IX: Darkness of Being

Through the trees we wander broken branches on the ground Procession of the wounded to the water's edge Stripped bare sun warms chilled flesh We gasp as we submerge our bodies in autumn's cold embrace

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Glassy eyes Devilish smile Grown up baby Make it cry Make it sing When it should sleep Wake the others So they see Close your eyes You're the instrument Close your eyes You will feel this Heel to toe Gasp for air Lying there Gut in spasms From expression Baby laughs Baby cries can't escape pinned in place Close your eyes You're the instrument Close your eyes You will feel this Heel to toe

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

Face the burning waves Welcome the bleeding sun So filled with life the body can't contain Where once you stood climbs vapor to the stars Where did you go?

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

Gas clouds burning through the sky Language we can't hear "we are coming, you all will die, You were right to live in fear We've been watching and we think You'd be better suited As fetal pigs or frogs to teach Or lab rats to test pharmaceuticals" No more watching No more waiting Intervening They are coming A whole new world of their design We are only livestock Ants beneath the feet of gods They do not hear us They make our children loving pets While ornate trophies of our heads Adorn the walls, impress the guests They had no need for the rest They are coming

Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 26, 2025

Water holds your memory Wading deep in casualty Tears we cry wash away Drunk on old times today Death rhymes Crawling on my brain Death rhymes They don't sound the same Rivers flowing, heaven sent Running faster, we repent Tears we cry wash away Drunk on old times today Death rhymes Crawling on my brain Death rhymes They don't sound the same Death rhymes Taken way too far Death rhymes With a fading star

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025

Locked out and laughing Forced to return Let in in pieces To scald my tormentor Gathered in cold cutting light Songs of survivors carried on the air Tears spatter earth Ashes sink into shadow In your name we are cleansed In your name We rejoice In this current We carry on We sing your name to carry you home Solemn air shattered as voices join together To laugh and to forget to hold each other close Eyes dance across the table as all are gathered round In honor of the dead we feast to live anew In your name we are cleansed In your name We rejoice In this current We carry on We sing your name to carry you home Sing Your Name

Submitted by The Void — Apr 26, 2025

Love is strength Love is power In a world so jaded Your love is bravery I am not afraid I will never cower In a world so lost Your love is bravery Life seems bleak It all seems hopeless We're too short on time To wallow in despair We only have now We only have each other What we do right now Will be our legacy We all fail We all make mistakes It's only human Wanting to give up hold each other up When we can't hold ourselves Pull each other through When we're lost in the dark Love is strength Love is power In a world so jaded Your love is bravery I am not afraid I will never cower In a world so lost Your love is bravery They will try But we don't break Love is strength Love is power In a world so jaded Your love is bravery I am not afraid I will never cower In a world so lost Your love is bravery We are not weak We are not lesser When fear engulfs the world Your love is bravery We are not meek Through sometimes we falter They will try to break us Bur our love is bravery

Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 26, 2025