The Black Madonna The gifts of heaven can be hard and cruel, watching the ebony sea come, pushing and pulling too and fro. Distant fires can be seen and the repetitious chants of hunger repeat, repeat. The black silk sky flows like ink in heaven and in hell. I saw her dance in her porcelainContinue reading “The Black Madonna”
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Freedom in Darkness
Freedom in Darkness From smoke and desire To reach across the deserts fireI rise from a noir haloInto the vastness of nightTo be freeTo be one To be with the wind….. among these arid milesI will find my throne And you will be my queen Of heavy yesterdays Raven BLACK
Phantom Zone
Phantom Zone Spinning Spinning in Eternity Helpless Blank and Powerless I am dressed in all Black And she laughs Calling me General Zod
Kris’s Miss
Kris Miss Something about junkiesNew York city sleazethe hands of clap, murder wrap, electric razor bleeds I seen you reflecting neoncigarette burns on your wristscity grime in your auburn wig, bruises on your knees Let’s celebrate the city that never sleeps24 hour opportunitycocaine flowing freely Take a BIG Bite from the Big Apple, yellow trailsContinue reading “Kris’s Miss”
Persian Sky
Persian Sky wake from a dreamNo, a shuddering nightmarethe aether above, guilded in crimsonfire licks the tabernacles, and Holy fontskiss the ring of your Father say the Lord’s name without ironypray to St. Mary bead by beadas the amber clouds of smoke falldo you forgive themis this His destructictionfall be the wayside of Sodom &Continue reading “Persian Sky”
Changes
Changes Earth… Sun… MoonThe Holy trinity of the ancient world Venus Mars Jupiter Gods among the wandering tribes Spread my ashesAlong the shore I have found my homeAlong the western coast The breeze of Nico’s dying breathLou rolling over in his grave Andy ever laughing from beyondthe veil like he did when his bloodwas cleanContinue reading “Changes”
My Cinderella
My Cinderella The Mad Hatter crossed the roomSo cross he had fire in his eyesAlice and the White Rabbit looked on with awe in reprise Back and forth back and forth he paced leaving stained and muddy footprints in his wake The earth trembled in fearIt quivered and shaked Alice was adorned with her VenusContinue reading “My Cinderella”
MY HEART
MY HEART I have been hurt in such away that I have absorbed all the darkness into light, and loved so deep and much beyond real that my light has turned into darkness……. 93 Raven BLACK π€π₯π¦ββ¬
The Glow of the Moon
The Glow of the Moon Midnight chill runs down the length of my scarred and exposed arm. It tingles as much as it hurts as I wear this forsaken heart upon my sleeve. Ants, cockroaches, spiders, nothing like butterflies that lick my woundsβ¦. Insects delight in devouring me slowlyβ¦ my arms and legs just feelContinue reading “The Glow of the Moon”
Here Within
Here Within All is coldCenturies old Lost in the planesOf the King’s dark dominion Behind granite walls Mortars of stone Here I have come To pay homage to those that have fallen before me Rise up childRise Up! like the sunBurn all that you feelWith your fire touch I know your faceI’ve seen your reflectionContinue reading “Here Within”
Parachute
Parachute Open yourself upI am your netI will catch YOU, and protect youIn every way possibleTreat you as the QueenThe Queen that you Are No fearOnly loveTrue loveA LOVEthat no one can containNot within these human vessels
Lost
Lost Wondering city streets A bottle of cheap ass wine my sideIt’s been empty for nearlyTwenty Two Fucking YearsYet I don’t tell a soulAnd No One even cares I’ve done Shit that would haveMade our populous ExtinctShit that would make you cringe(If you knew the Truth)Let’s just sayKarma is another word forSurvival Cockroaches reading NewspapersDungContinue reading “Lost”
VAMPYRE/ collaboration
VAMPYRE It was one more nightSo cold So lonelyWe found ourselves drawn in silence and solitude. The moon How it guides the lighted the way always another Choosing which one was next in search ofa lost soul In me lived a wild animal The part sleeping during the dayand at night the other lived ItContinue reading “VAMPYRE/ collaboration”
The Tomb of Los Angeles
The Tombs of Los Angeles The rain came downCold and distantKinda weird for this time of yearMy bones dew tight Swaddled in motorcycle leatherBlack turtleneck, Crowley MAGICK The air arid with a distinct freezeI felt my thoughts wondering awayAnd hereI recover Thawing marrowFinally relaxing across the ThickChez Lounge that holds meProtects me, enveloping meLike anContinue reading “The Tomb of Los Angeles”
Lust
LUST I draw this card for youSymbolizing all that is trueDesire, Fire, growing higherYour destiny a Qabalistic view Your energy and prestige The canal of light and darkness Fill your veins with wonton desireFeel the pangs feel the sharpness The Lion like hybrid is your vesselYour ecstasy cannot be contained within the skin you’re inContinue reading “Lust”
Beatnik Chicks
Beatnik Chicks~ Girls who wore Black? YeahThat’s where it’s at Punctuation situation Invocation rhyming Words, and ideasInto Cognative reality Science meets a metaphorYou got Nuclear FusionLine of fireHurricaneWeeping Willow In the last refrain Your caught in the nowStuck in a momentPulling for attentionOn Sister Mary’s hem Of another Bad habitThat one day soonYou’ll swear offContinue reading “Beatnik Chicks”
Music In The Wind
Music In The Wind Smooth tremoloJazz Kool riffsHold you tightRunning up And Down your Spine Electric BoogieGuitar HoundsSaxophone nuanceSmokey essenceRaphsody in heart breakStrung out HARD Deep on the Third floor Miracles happenRIGHT Before Our EyesHuman Touch becomes youSoothing and alluringPenetrating ocular realizationsBreathing HARD Exciting All there Is Blue Notes Fly in orbitAround and Around OnesContinue reading “Music In The Wind”
Teenagers
Teenagers Skipping class, smoking in the time we were supposed to be on the clock in homeroom. Talking Bowie, how “It Ain Easy” or that we had “Five Years” (what a surprise) and how “he thinks he’d Blow our minds……. We knew, yes we knew. I learned a thing or two watching H.R. Pufinstuf… ShitContinue reading “Teenagers”
Where Were You The Day David Bowie Died?!?!?……
Video by David J. below…….. π Where Were You The Day David Bowie Died?!?!?…… I had the Most Amazing dream last night, I with with a school classroom tour, in of All places “Pittsburgh” which I insisted was the “armpit of America” for some reason but Very determined. And we spent the even at variousContinue reading “Where Were You The Day David Bowie Died?!?!?……”
S.H.E.
S.H.E. SpellboundHand of GloryEvocation There was a Southern drawl in the air.From the North to the South no one alive ever one cared. The smell of scorched earthThe wind of death, a pound of fleshEvenly sharedMonsters came in the form of humans This year. A right eye, loosed tongue, a left earIt was clear DuskContinue reading “S.H.E.”
Underneath The Stars
Underneath the Stars Beneath the gloomThe glowing moonA bitter smile upon a frownTurned around The shadowsOf an emptinessShine like pale reflectionsIn sullen momentsWithout atonementLunar nexus to the call Stone vesselOmnipotent heirNo rhymeNo reasonTranquil seaof despair I would offer my treasureMy pearly crown of thornsA gift upon my altarA glimpse intothe very depthsof the tireless abyssContinue reading “Underneath The Stars”
Tabs in Egypt
She is the markings , the writing on the wall …. The message seen the Mirror…… The pen that defined all? SHE….. And Our Egypt …… Together! Thank you…… #MotherLodge Externally Raven BLACK π€π₯π¦ββ¬ 93β‘93
H. I. M.
Love Is The LAW A. Crowley H. I. M. Heirophant Illuminated Messiah Deep South Buried the True Mother Lodge Sand and Echoes Summon the Chosen Fewwithin her Ancient Halls The Deeds in BloodSingFrom the Edge of The Rocky Lodge The Wonderous LAWNoblest KING Embraces the Golden Chalice We are HE as HE is RisenReborn, AdornContinue reading “H. I. M.”
The Gothic Music Dance Experiment ππ€π
A Song written for my generous friend Rogelio Espinosa π€π»#electronica #fypγ· #ravenblack #teenageclothes #vampyre #dance
Childhood Memories in Connecticut
Childhood Memories in Connecticut (For my friend….. Deborah Tosun Kilday ) Children Running amuk Thriving deep in Forest dwellings Splendor in the in a maze of trees Playing hide n seek in the winter snow The footsteps always led us Back To each other The Spring arrives Upon Persophonie’s breath Among the shadows of youthContinue reading “Childhood Memories in Connecticut”
Koolest of the Kool
2 songs & a Poem …… Koolest of the Kool Youth cascadesThrough our consciousnessWet freshly cut grass Is a natural Time Machine I Remember youYou and Rock and RollYou were the Koolest of the KoolAnd I was the foolTo insecure and embarrassed Of who I was Not really knowingConfidence and trying Much too hardTo beContinue reading “Koolest of the Kool”
π Crescent Moons π
This is a Very exciting, truly innovative way to shop, share, and Style. Gothic aesthetic, Horror, including Vampyre & Witch lifestyle, and art, music and literature. The Undead are living Dead. Welcome to the coziest place 6 feet under and have a monster’s ball! This is the Coming of Raven Black. Underneath the Crescent MOONSπContinue reading “π Crescent Moons π”
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The Calling / New Beat Manifesto
The MOST Important post of Poetry Month! Thisssss is Ron Whitehead ! Let us Hear and Feel him Roar! Poetry Lives !!!!!!!
Big Girls Panties
I really don’t post quotes from other poets, writers, artists, musicians, and try to pass myself off as one. Or try to hoodwink you into believing that I am something that I am not. Honest to default? Heart on a sleeve? My words are my words, I don’t claim to be a nocturnal animal busyContinue reading “Big Girls Panties”
New to This Blue Planet
New to this blue planetI am on a brand New Mission Chosen to fill a VOID, believedTo have started at the end on the Second World War. There are projects I’m am creating, projects that I am steering clear of…. I believe in a Brave New World.Reaching out to Souls, proud I am of theContinue reading “New to This Blue Planet”
Rebuttle
Rebuttal I hope all is good, LuciI was just clarifying if you meant in a “general” sense of REAL life….. By addressing the email you sent. OrIf that is nothing that concerns you or I as a real explanation of what is going on, then I will have to process those fallen emotions however IContinue reading “Rebuttle”
Maria Par Son Nom
maria par son nom They say that Beauty is only skin deepShe rides the winds from the east her hair everlasting jubilationShe is the beauty in the deepest valleysShe is the beauty of the Highest peaked mountains She is gloriousThe ancient beauty that gave stars their names…. She is magick The birthing if a gloriousContinue reading “Maria Par Son Nom”
To Whom It May Concern
To Whom it may concern…. Yes, I was vulnerable, trusting … Stupid. I worshipped you as you still mock me..Gaslight me…..and I’m sure “Block” meWhich will be a welcomed relief so you will not see my thriving responses….. A message To others? Beware…… This is a patten. And her “Bipolar,” Is the excuse, yet IContinue reading “To Whom It May Concern”
Aquarius β
Aquarius β She was a mystery, the wind could not place her. was she of the air or of the water. By the stream she filled her ornate vessel, the purest water that could be captuted upon this earth. She was silent, of the water, beautiful she always will be, but in her heart… sheContinue reading “Aquarius β”
Vampires in Transylvania
Vampires in Transylvania Hallowed cellarsMusky scentsCreaking doors Dusty alleywaysCandelabra litForbidden stareLonging for lustPure desire…….Pain in his eyesLasts foreverThe jugular veinOpen for salvationFor now π¦π₯ Raven BLACKπ€π₯π¦ββ¬
A Short Break Would Be Fine
A Short Break Would Be Fine This is me on So many Levels! Maybe “NOT” So short? Pulling at the thin thread of your own sanity It’s never easy, though very addictive. I am one that had too many pots boiling in the oven, So many different projects and forms of art…. Yet I NeverContinue reading “A Short Break Would Be Fine”
The Story Behind The Mirror
This piece is Gripping! an absolute Master Piece that I wrote lyrically and did the music for. Remember How Thrilled you were when you heard this, “it’s More than perfect, you brought tesrd to my eyes) and I covered your original A.D.piece, I still have the “THE” screenshots from when I first played it forContinue reading “The Story Behind The Mirror”
The Truth Begins
LLπ€π₯ The Lying Bane of my existance, You Do NOT lead someone on and then Ghost them and blame it on “Bi-Polar”… Not too effective when you have the same condition, yet I don’t treat people like Assholes, especially people i process to love then unfriend them, block them from other social platforms, and afterContinue reading “The Truth Begins”
Judge and Jury
Judge and Jury “I don’t think I’m manic, but you can Not put creative expression and magick in a timely box” Raven π€π₯ I was broken hearted yesterday when I sarcastically used that example to my psychiatrist, and she agreed with me (Yes, we Do need to sleep at night) I have Never felt SoContinue reading “Judge and Jury”
The House of Raven π¦ββ¬ 