Byronic Mess

The thoughts, rambles and original works of Dorian Carter

Category: poetry

  • The candle flickers in the breeze from the window, And the sweat is cooling on my skin. I raise my head to the heavens, And ask if this could really be called sin. My view  of God is blocked by the ceiling, And you getting up to leave. The room feels cold with you gone,…

  • I liken myself to Jesus, But I have never been that selfless. The weight on my shoulders is my cross, My body; my sentence. I just wanted to be king, But my body was built for a queen. It’s a cell and an execution notice all in one. I am a son of God in…