I walked down the old, sandy wooden steps
to the beach
I had been here decades before
everything looked different
but the smell was the same
a salt that cleared the nose
and spits in your face
time
and time again
I remembered the flashing lights
reflected on the water
all the good cheer
the dream that this day will never end
up before the sun
patiently impatient
the horizons are soon to reveal the truth
…but
this Christmas
I wanna die
I’ve seen Satan and Jesus
in a crimson-bloodied sky
angel wings pummeling the city to dust
Shared with an AllPoetry.com contest by Bad Jonny, who gave us the italicised lines as starters. I decided to use both and link them.
30th Jan 2026 – Shared with dVerse OLN #400
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I love sunsets. The ending stanza though is very dramatic and conflicted, with this ending: angel wings pummeling the city to dust
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It’s all about the location.
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starts soft like a sunrise and ends with urgency. May your days be soft from start to finish. Thanks for sharing.
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My days may be too soft, Selma! 🙏
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That was a terrifying end… but maybe it is humanity itself containing all aspects of good and evil
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