The Unseen
A Poem of Eternal Darkness, Lost Souls, and Unending Agony
In a house that is still dark and needs silence at every turn,
A horrible, dark, and sad story about missing parts and bad luck.
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Without any way to hold themselves up or stand,
There was an airy scream, a ghostly palm, a dead gaze, and eyes that didn't show any emotion.
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People whisper stories about the dead, cut limbs, and twisted bodies in places where light can't get to, in the middle of terrible night and terrible day.
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Since they don't have legs, they drag and crawl all the way along dark tunnels, scratching the air with their missing fingers as they try to reach an impossible goal.
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Sounds of wind and floors creaking.
A roar of sound, a chill running down my spine,
Just never-ending pain and suffering; no traces to follow or ways out to use.
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In the dim light of the moon, they look harsh and cold as they walk along the dark, curtained corridors.
Their silence fills my heart like a night that never ends.
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Oh, you damned, truly hurt, and always taken, the cruel hand of fate and the cruel play of darkness can't give you rest or peace in your never-ending pain.
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Listen to this story. Be afraid of the night because there is a scary sign of the lost and broken person who walks around randomly until dawn breaks in the never-ending night.
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
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You really have talent in writing. Im impressed
You painted a creepy environment, fear and agony in your poem. What a talent, I'm learning from your style of writing.
Your writing is flawless
Nice read. Looking forward for more
Very well written
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed reading it