Poetry Writing Contests discussion

So for this game, someone makes a haiku (which has line syllables as 5, 7, 5) and the last line of it must be the first for the next person's.

I'll Start:

We have seen dead lights
Not only in the night sky,
But in our dead eyes,

But in our dead eyes
The darkness bears witness when
There are no more words

There are no more words
For what I feel, it's too hard
I'm dying inside

I'm dying inside
As the hollowed tree stands still
And surely must fall

And surely must fall
But I am still here, somehow
By some miracle

Breathing the nothingness
I am yet alive in this
Cold and empty place

((everyone is posting so fast and at the same time lol))

Death knocks on your door
And you welcome him right in
You have been waiting

I'm independent
Still, I need someone to see
That I am drowning

Help me
I thought I wouldn't need help
But I was so wrong

My heart's what filled me
With lies of being okay
I just can't trust it

I refused to believe
That I could be this person
Then I got older

Then I've became the beholder,
Of all the pain and misery,
That I have to deal with.

((Don't forget a haiku's first line is 5 syllables, the second is 7, and the third is 5))

I have to deal with
All this pain and sadness but
I will not give up

((oh right))

I will not give up.
No matter what happens here.
I'll keep fighting this pain.

I'll keep fighting this pain
when my heart has forgotten
scars know love don't die

scars know love don't die
Love is very powerful
remember that please

Remember that please,
Remember not to forget
You are my anchor

You are my anchor
When I ride the stormy seas
You hold up my head

I try to bring it up higher
I have no float in this sea
So I'm just drifting

so i'm just drifting
aimlessly, without purpose
hoping love comes again

Hoping love comes again
Hoping love steals me away
Hoping it is you.

Hoping it is you
Who will hold me close because
Nobody else will

nobody else will
feel this aching, breaking, heart
new and well worn scars

new and well worn scars
it don't matter what you think
i am beautiful

I am beautiful
be astounded by my glory
taking you by storm

taking you by storm
I'm the one that flies tonight
my wings all aflame

My wings all aflame
this anger is yours to blame
I am not ashamed

I am not ashamed
Let them stare, gawk, and wonder
I am beyond this

I am beyond this
my life has greater purpose
I will conquer all

I will conquer all
So stop saying I'm nothing
I will destroy you

I will destroy you
Destroy the walls that you've built
You will let me in

You will let me in
I refuse to fail again
After all this time

After all this time
Our love for each other has died
But you are still home

But you are still home
But I am so far away
And I feel so lost

And I feel so lost
I have forgotten how to
appreciate me

Appreciate me
Because there are so many
People who do not

People who do not
Explore and ask questions are
Not living at all

Not living at all
ignoring the heart that beats
inside, full of love

Inside, full of love
Outside, you can see my hate
What is wrong with me?

What is wrong with me?
Incessantly laughing
In the face of death

In the face of death
Hoping the sun will yet rise,
We will still fight on

We will fight on
Till days are young
and hearts can sing again

And hearts can sing again
Families can heal again
Love has been restored

Love has been restored
I don't know how I could ever
Survive without you

Survive without you
Inconceivable; how could
Life exist without?

Life exist without-
You? That wouldn't be a life.
That would be just death.

That would just be death
Living my life for you
My wants matter too

My wants matter too
Don't just leave me by the side
I'm worth more than this

I'm worth more than this
Not just a crutch to be used
Be here for me too

Be here for me too
together we survive
together we are strong