Virgo30's blog: "Gothic Love Poems"

The Prince prepared himself for the evening meal He sat at the head of the table And the inhabitants of the castle gathered in the great hall Several Pigs on spits were brought in And trays of roast potatoes and vegetables There was a solemn atmosphere And people stared with concern at the Prince The harvests had not been good and the country was at war Many people cursed the Prince behind insincere smiles Twenty years ago the Prince fell in love with Eleanor The daughter of an Anglo-Saxon lord He invited Eleanor and her father to the castle And entertained them royally After a few such gatherings The Prince asked Eleanor to marry him She refused and said that she was promised to someone else A noble knight of English blood by the name or Edgar The Prince was furious and locked Eleanor in the highest tower of the castle He promised that he would only be released when she agreed to the marriage The news soon passed through the villages and the towns people were furious They gathered an army and lay siege to the castle The Prince's men were brave and loyal And promised to defend the castle to their death Edgar was at the head of the army And lead his men bravely They climbed over the ramparts and fought hand to hand Many soldiers died that day Edgar was in a state of fighting fury He was determined to get to the tower He killed several soldiers and climbed the stairs He found the room in which Eleanor was imprisoned And he broke down the door Eleanor shouted, "Be careful my love!" But it was too late The Prince was laying in wait And struck Edgar with a blow from his sword He fell to the ground with blood oozing from his head Eleanor ran to him and tried to comfort him There was nothing she could do Edgar was close to death "Now you will be mine!" shouted the Prince Eleanor grabbed the sword and plunged it into her breast The Prince was dumbstruck He could not believe his eyes "You will be haunted from this day on", Eleanor spilled out the words And she passed away From that day on the ghosts of Eleanor and Edgar haunted the castle They could be heard in the middle of the night "I will never leave you my love" "The Prince will never marry, he shall have no heirs to the throne" "He will live long and die a lonely, old man" And so time passed and the court of the Prince remained a solemn place As the years passed the Prince slowly lost his mind He would walk through the castle mumbling to himself "Leave me alone, let me make amends" But he was beyond hope In time The King died And the Prince was to inherit the throne The wise men of the Kingdom decided he was mentally unfit for the role And offered the kingdom to his younger brother The Prince was confined to the same room in which Eleanor was imprisoned He grew more and more confused as the years past And eventually he died a sad, confused old man The ghosts of Eleanor and Edgar were set free And stopped haunting the castle The inhabitants of the castle held a celebratory feast And prayed for happier days Eleanor and Edgar were finally re-united in heaven Their spirits finally able to rest in peace

I wait here for you to return But you are in a far country Living your life and dreams with someone new I remain here in my solitude Playing wistful music to help me through the days Softly plucked chords sooth my trouble brow I lose myself in the wondrous sounds I hear And my mind returns to happier days I have grown a bear since we last met A long white beard like Old Methuselah Have I become a wise old wizard? Or sad and lonely old man I think the decay set in long ago I shall find myself a small dark hole In which I can huddle up And block out the world I need my own piece of land In which to live out my days Lost in a world of mournful solitude

She sits alone in the hospital Sitting on a bench in the garden Making daisy chains on the grass Lost in her own little world Thoughts of love and betrayal High hopes and disappointments She looks haggard and drawn Just plain and ordinary Nothing special And yet in her youth she was a beauty All the boys love her She was kind and generous Friends with everybody But she didn’t have a boyfriend She waited for you While you played the field Seeking adventures in the long grass Eventually you could resist no more And you asked her out on a date She was so happy Pure and innocent She dreamed of eternal contentment She had finally met her Prince Charming But you were no prince You were nothing but a rogue You took advantage of her And moved on To more fun and games She pleaded for you to come back You only teased and tormented her And told jokes to your friends She was heartbroken Emotionally crushed She dropped out of college Her hopes and dreams shattered Her parents were distraught But there was no consoling her She was admitted to hospital when she was 21 She drifted and lost touch with reality After several years you had the courage to visit Married with children She didn’t even recognise you And continued to play with her daisy chain Still lost in her own little world

My body may be gone But my spirit lives on The sun will always shine And you will always be mine As night follows day My spirit is here to stay Never apart I will live on in your heart Until we are once more united Our loving words once more recited I will love you always Long after our earthly days We will walk with The Lord Hard times we have endured But our love will see us through In Heaven we can start anew

Listen and learn For my words are based on bitter experience Let me tell you my story Of how I loved an angel And how this resulted in my downfall I loved her so much And yet I lost her to a bitter foe I tried to find the courage to talk to her But the demon took her away Deep into the abyss that is hell There she was corrupted Or tortured and tormented Did she go willingly? Or was she deceived by his cunning words? I entered the Dark Kingdom In search of revenge The red mist had descended My angel had been violated I found the evil demon And killed him with my silver spear He fell lifeless to the ground My angel saw the dead creature And she fell at his feet and wept God strike me down It is I who had been deceived She loved this demon from the very start She held no feelings for me I was lost and without hope The demon and his lover Were spirited away to the Kingdom of Heaven There love had been their salvation I took their place in the Dark Kingdom I had to take the place of two And suffered twice as much for my pains Misguided infatuation had consumed my soul Do not act so hastily Act on impulse and you may regret it Learn the lessons of a fool Your imagination may lead you astray Wake up to reality Do not be misled by fanciful dreams There is no salvation for the foolish heart

Young girl new in town Ambitious parents too busy to see the pain Trying to adjust and fit in At night she cries At night she draws a blade across her wrists Does not do sports because other girls would see the scars She does not quite fit in Just wants to be happy She just wants to be loved Her parents don't understand Grown-ups never understand She writes down her thoughts She wants to be a write when she is older She writes dark poems An outlet for her thoughts She sets up a personal website To share her thoughts with others Reaching out into virtual reality Trying to make contact She gets good feedback on the guestbook And a few emails with positive messages She logs onto a gothic site And finds a poetry forum She can get feedback from other members Finally make contact with others So many emotions tied up inside her hear and mind She posts a few messages to other members A support network for the depressed One of the members starts to criticise her work She can't understand it Everyone else is so nice But this guy is vicious He just wants to hurt her and humiliate her He is older and more manipulative The girl has reached breaking point Tonight the blade digs deeper than normal She is found by her mother the next morning Her sobs last for a hundred years She reads her daughters poems And shows them to others Her daughter was talented She sends them off to a publisher Who shows interest And agrees to publish the poetry Under the title of An Anguished Heart The book sells a hundred thousand copies The young girl is finally reaching out from beyond the grave Her emotions now shared with others So many lonely girls able to relate And understand the pain A sacrifice which is a by-product of this modern world So many anguished hearts pleading to be heard

Angel You are so precious to me You give me a reason for living And a sense of hope As the dark days approach Thoughts of you keep me sane I have drifted through time I have lost my way But the stars always guide me back to you My love, hold my hand Understand that I love you And I will never let you go We will live for eternity Through our children and in the memories of friends Our love is an unbreakable bond Built on sound foundations And forged through centuries of time God looks over us and protects us In this white room with padded walls I think of you and feel comforted Outside you carry on you life Oblivious to my feelings for you We live in parallel worlds Destined never to meet again I am only a passing memory And you are all I have left