I Fear the Reaper
The Shadow,
Of the light.
That watches us,
Waiting for,
The chiming clock.
No one escapes,
The Reaper.
The ancient skull,
That clings to the Cloak,
That holds the skull with,
Its eyes white.
The task,
That no one dare give,
Or defy.
For who else? but the soul,
That is blacker than night,
Would instil terror at his mere,
Mention or sight.
He clings onto his symbol,
Reaper of souls,
The lord of death,
Shall always be feared.
The Lord of souls,
The Unholy Omega
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Written May 4th, 2006
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I Really like this, it was awsome you did a very good job,emotional strong everythign
good Job
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"The Lord of souls,
The Unholy Omega" whoa. this blows m away - so dark and...scary...LOL I'd fear the reaper too... though billy&mandy's reaper is just hilarious, mann. (haha) anyways, this is a really good write. and what i see from pozo's comment, omega means end. thats a creative way of putting an end to your poem! awesome write, everlastingfool! i like it! -
oooh.. creepy!... writin' abt the Reaper eh... interestin'.
nice style, very open n frank... not forced... descriptive words from the grim reaper... few words but to the point..! actually.. the 'who else' part is correct.. who else wud instill such terror..?... yup it correct.. jus add a question mark at the end... , again.. interestin' concept writin abt mr grim.. will read more from u...! -
A very atmospheric write which flows well and used some good imagery. I enjoyed this read.
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was this by any chance influenced by a song? "Don't Fear The Reaper" by HiM (Metallica b4). Just wondering.
"He clings onto his symbol,
Reaper of souls,
The lord of death,
Shall always be feared."
this is my favourite stanza, well done.
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awesome
I'm not uaually one for this type of poem, but the flow and emotion caught my eye, and I had to read on. This is an excellant piece, and I love it. It was very spooky as well. You should definatly keep writing, because I can't wait to read more. Love and Peace
Charlene
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wonderfully dark and haunting... your words honor sinister honesty... great write
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Good 'freeverse' (I lose the term loosely as this is freeverse in form alone, it is as poetic as any other form, something rarely pulled off in freeverse in my opinion) piece. The only thing I'd change (small point) -the stanza that begins 'for who else' should end with a question mark- 'who else' is a question. My favourite line here is 'the unholy omega'- it's greek (obviously) and also it is in a really appropiate place, the end. (for those who don't know omega= end) Keep writing, this was a great start to your series! I've pointed out the major things I like and the only thing I disliked but there are many other good points about this poem, eg use of alliteration, personification etc which will be pointed out (probably) by others
All the best
Your friend
Pozo
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