PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In
Free Verse

Cryptic City of Sinisters


Lies in their dreams, a tale to tell.

Beyond the afterlife’s horror,

Insanity howls upon the rise of citadel.

Phantasm appears to terrify like melodious torture. 

 

Dozing underneath the bleeding moonlight, 

Accompanied by the echoes of hissing ghouls. 

Tottering amongst nothing but gloom in sight.

Secrets of the tenebrous passageways concealed in forgotten souls,

Left unspoken. 

 

Phantasmic chaos provokes,

Prompting distressing and unraveling thoughts,

Mortals manifest the reveal of a hoax. 

The elements of paranormalism swirl in twisted knots.

 

The clock tower ticks midnight,

Warning the forthcoming revival of an ancient legend.

Leaving one petrified enough for a lifetime and tonight. 

Incapable of winking even for a second. 

 

The first woke up to creaky footsteps,

The second has heard silent screams outside the doorstep,

The third has attempted to hush the afterlife,

Only to pay a fatal price.

 

Cryptic howls from the possessed shadows by the lake,

The once lurking spirits are now awake.

Thunder claps by the old celina cemetery,

Putting celina out of the ordinary.

 

Life becomes a living ghetto,

Happiness and welfare have departed.

Terror and fright is now a chilling reality show. 

A big misfortune rises behind the eclipse leaving even the almighty outsmarted.

 
©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

▾ This Poem's Voice

Your Poem's Voice

PersonalThemeAbstract

Abstract horror/paranormalism with personal fear experiences grounded in specific scenes.

SparseMeasureDense

Dense accumulation of images, supernatural concepts, and narrative vignettes per line.

DarkSentimentBright

Overwhelmingly dark, terrifying, distressing tone with dread throughout.

StillEnergyExplosive

Intense, kinetic language: howling, hissing, creaky, thunder claps, explosive imagery.

MicroLengthEpic

Approximately 42 lines; falls in 31-60 range.

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Extensive metaphor, personification, simile; highly ornamented gothic diction throughout.

LyricVoiceDramatic

Mix of lyric internal dread and dramatic third-person narrative vignettes of three mortals.

How do we analyze poems? →

▸ Artist Match

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Log in to leave a comment.