Story Untold By Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

For everyone who has ever suffered through depression

   As I look around me 

And force myself to move

I don't think anyone else would know 

The struggle I go through.

I move against a darkness 

That plagues me every day.

I force a smile through it 

Pushing the shadows far away.

Whispers of sadness come.

With them come disheartened tears.

And the doubts eventually reach out 

Bringing my worst fears.

The loneliness is too much

 But still, I continue on.

I will fight this evil 

Even when I feel desperate and alone.

I will never give in, 

Instead I will stand.

I will not reach out 

And take the devil's hand.

I will push through the shadows 

That plague my mind.

I will see through the darkness 

Even when it makes me blind.

I will remember the words 

To always live bold.  

I will not leave my book unwritten 

And my story untold.

What Do We Do? By Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

The wind of change 

Isn't always good.

Hatred is king.

No peace no love.

I gaze around.

People don't speak.

Held captive by lies.

Silence they seek.

Accused of the worst.

But meaning the best.

Gone is our freedom of speech.

Next is freedom of press.

People are dying.

No help is found.

Where is the truth.

Are you too proud? 

History goes round.

History repeats.

Innocence gone. 

Blood in the streets.

Silence is golden.

But I only see pain.

People are bought.

and put in invisible chains.

Difference isn't celebrated.

Instead it is cursed.

Tears fall from my eyes

As books are burned. 

Choices are condemned 

By the majority rule.

Bow down at his feet

You gave up your freedoms too.

I am looking for answers 

As the sky grows dark.

How did this happen?

How were we torn a part?

So, I'm searching for answers.

I'm searching for truth.

In a world so dark.

What do we do?

Dreams Came True By; Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

For my fellow dreamers. 

A breath, 

A heart beat,

A twist of fate.

A blink.

A choice.

A step to take.

A dream.

A belief.

You are enough.

A flex.

A push.

You are that tough.

A change.

A goal.

You follow through.

A prayer.

A smile.

Make your dreams true.

A fear.

A doubt.

You push it away.

A stand.

A hope. 

You make your way.

A breath.

A heartbeat.

A twist of fate.

A blink.

A choice.

Your step to take.

A dream. 

A belief.

You are enough.  

A flex.

A push.

Prove you're tough.

A change.

A goal.

You followed through.

A prayer.

A smile.

You're dreams came true.

Blame By: Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

Images float in front of me

of sadness and pain.

Hearts have turned cold

and the world has gone insane.

People protect those that hurt 

and condemn the innocent and the weak.

Death can come to those who act

or even those who write or speak.

Fear has become a companion

and our tongues have been tied.

Condemned are the ones who tell the truth

And rewards to those who lie.

Terror is struck in children

who once knew nothing bad.

Eyes constantly cry tears for the lost

and the world focuses on being mad.

No one can tell what is the truth

But they still choose a side.

Based on vanity and opinions

and most times based on pride.

The people at the top are smiling

and become professional talkers.

Their evil plans are concealed 

by the first rule...Divide and conquer.

Yet, the people will continue to walk

into this world's burning flames

All  so they can scream and shout

and have someone to blame.

Whisper By Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

The earth falls around me.

The night calls my name.

The wind sweeps through my hair.

The blood sings in my veins.

I break through my dreams

Of those who have met my gaze.

I could make them like me

I could take their days.

I lick my lips in hunger

As the thirst invades my mind.

I inhale the scents of millions

Until the one I find.

I move as a shadow

One they will not see.

They will not know I'm there

Until on them I feed.

I grin within the darkness

With my senses so aware.

For those who see me,

They don't know to beware.

Instead to them I'm mysterious,

A handsome stranger or a drifter.

One that will end their lives 

With one deadly whisper.

This is another one I wrote for one of my vampire books.  I will be adding it to Unbound the paperback edition.  Obviously, it is about a vampire.

The Light By: Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

I stand among the dark of the world

And wonder where the light has gone.

I whisper a prayer of sadness

And try to find the sun.

I wonder when tomorrow reigns

Who will be the lead.

The ones who tell the pretty lies

Or the ones who help you and me.

I feel my heart break in sadness

As I see this world’s sins.

I wonder when the pain will diminish

When the bias will end.

I see history repeating

And the consequences of those mistakes.

I hear the lies within voices

And the petty promises of the fakes.

I feel the thunder and the fear

Of generations who will follow.

The stolen dreams and the stolen lives

That will be their sorrow.

Still, I stand in this world

Where hate has been allowed to breed.

I wonder and I hope

That the light didn’t really leave.

I cry in despair

As I search for those not blind.

I hope someone takes my hand

And stands by my side. 

I wish for comfort

As the world begins petty fights.

I search for the hope.

I am desperate for the light.

I stand with my head bowed

Waiting for people to see.

I wipe a tear from my eye

As I realize that the light is in you and me.

The Werewolf By Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

Screams...I hear them.

My mind...It screams.

The stretch of my limbs,

As the monster feeds.

The moon is too full.

It's a lunar sin.

I feel its pull.

The blood lust begins.

I lick my lips.

The victim is near.

The limbs I'll rip.

How sweet is their fear?

I feel no guilt.

My pain is gone.

My curse is dealt.

The hunger is done.

Until next time,

When the moon calls.

I'll wait.  I'll hunger

Until the next victim falls.

At one time, I was going to put this one in one of my books but decided it didn't fit.  However, I hope you enjoy it.