He Who Rides Immolated Horses

A storm of light once took me <br/> and graceful was it's thrust <br/> Across land and sea she carried us <br/> <br/> A man can see only so far <br/> before what's near turns blurry <br/> But a man can yearn with fiery lust <br/> <br/> Yet the pain of heart is eased by none <br/> But a man can love the burn of the flame <br/> <br/> Where does the soul's journey transform <br/> Into a martyrdom? <br/> For my steed engulfed in flames <br/> and I'm saddled with trust <br/> That we won't ride too close - too close to the sun <br/> <br/> He who rides immolated horses <br/> Bounds forth on plumes of lead <br/> He who rides immolated horses <br/> Trades his golden mane for hair of ash <br/> He who rides immolated horses <br/> Bounds forth on plumes of lead <br/> He who rides immolated horses <br/> Gives his light to live in constant dread

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

"Wistful eyes breed apathy," <br/> A teacher once told me <br/> "Longing heart poisons the soul," <br/> She warned as if foretold <br/> <br/> Empathy cruelly feigned <br/> Her voice was taut with pain <br/> "Turn to God, remove your mask <br/> or your flame will turn to ash." <br/> <br/> Like the darkness inside you, you'll succumb to me <br/> (I know what you are) <br/> In the shadows you creep but there's no hiding <br/> (My hooks in your soul) <br/> Denying your pact is stealing your soul from me <br/> <br/> Watchful eyes gleam fear on me <br/> Assailant she proves to be <br/> Languishing heart under her spell <br/> Alone with none to tell <br/> <br/> Death for me - is it my end? <br/> I'm told I must repent <br/> "Help me now, or kill me - your choice." <br/> How I longed to stop her voice

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

It took just a moment, <br/> I felt the shape of her breath <br/> cascaded in haze <br/> Sealed across my brow, <br/> with love I embraced this shoulder to weep on <br/> hewn in front of me. <br/> <br/> A kiss of it's palm <br/> releases from it's clutching fog <br/> A shimmering grace of wings <br/> pulling away stained glass confusion <br/> to reveal in colors <br/> <br/> The scythe in my heart <br/> was put there to blossom <br/> and it pared my center in two <br/> Ask me to face the grace of God <br/> his love looked nothing like you <br/> <br/> A kiss of it's palm <br/> releases from it's clutching fog <br/> A shimmering grace of wings <br/> pulling away stained glass confusion <br/> to reveal in colors

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026

Left bare, one crooked branch <br/> Leafless, alone nothing grows there <br/> A great tree before I let the rot take hold <br/> Suspend me from your arm, let your skin fuse with my knot <br/> <br/> Rail against the fight of life <br/> Don't try to hold your breath, you chose me <br/> Two stitches cheating time, alone the wept <br/> You tied the loop that binds the tension <br/> <br/> Here, I fetch this rope <br/> Wring it 'round my shoulders <br/> Here, I fetch this rop <br/> Arrange me like a lark's head <br/> <br/> Fail at last, I do concede <br/> The sweet appeal of thread seduces me <br/> This easing now I feel, a change of heart <br/> Or just a gentle plea to turn back? <br/> <br/> Left bare, one crooked branch <br/> Leafless, alone nothing grows there <br/> A great tree before I let the rot take hold <br/> Suspend me from your arm, let your skin fuse with my knot <br/> <br/> Free I am from this body <br/> But will my spirit hang eternally? <br/> The smiling face of time waits with me <br/> For the sin in life to be forgiven <br/> <br/> Here, I fetch this rope <br/> Wring it 'round my shoulders <br/> Here, I fetch this rope <br/> Arrange me like a lark's head

Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026