I saw a wink in a demon's eye
As I lay weeping in an ivory cell.
Deep beneath my tears, unleashed,
Hate had come to claim its seed.
Out the shattered prison wall
I forged from nothing a kingly game.
My targets were in bliss defenseless
And of their souls I would make cinders.
The gray of my eyes scorched into blood
My steps disheartened the hardest men.
A barren corner broke my frantic stride.
First, I'd take this child ere I felt again.
A glowing boy just shy of seven years
With warmth breathed a "Hello, Sir."
I gazed and spread my deadened lips
And through me screamed a devil's curse.
Black consumed all but my fiery light.
My seed, collected, lay as a lifeless stone
Beside my shattered shell of flesh.
My soul dried and whithered in my grave of blood.
The devil's toy and wretched slave
Was how I gave my life to hate.
In negligence of a tranquil spirit
I'd destroyed my only light, my silenced son.
A contest entry
- An Inspirationally Dark Contest by choaticrose.
600 points, ended April 3, 2007, 30 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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There is an amazing level of honesty. insight and depth in your words that makes me wonder what your experiences in this life have been. I understand that that ability is found in the exceptional writers.
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very dark but oh so good! good work with creating a mental picture and using all the right words to make this perfect.
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"You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories"
It never posted =x -
This is a good write. Good luck in the contest, it's an honour to compete with you.
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