Shadows painting death
upon an ordinary evening.
Twisted tangles of hush
inbred with desperation
wrap themselves around
the glade where lovers
entwine.
It tastes the air tentatively,
liver-spotted tongue seeking
egress to the young blood.
In the lush laziness of dusk
cries ring out and echo.
Cries of passion?
Cries of brutal death?
Author notes
Wolfie
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A contest entry
- Dark Poems Needed by xXnotXbrokenXx.
850 points, ended March 13, 2008, 28 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Prewrites for Comments :] by ElectricBloom.
700 points, ended November 23, 2008, 30 entries
Honorable mention
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Comments
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Beautifully morbid.
I love the imagery in this,
especially in the second stanza.
Blew me away, I'm left in awe.
I like the way you end the piece with questions. It gives the piece an interesting twist.
Authors name in comments please!
ElectricBloom -
wow the imagery and metaphors used in this really add that dark chilling effect well done and best of luck
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