Norris hall- 1 year Ago:
Dark eyes veiled
that peer out
from the black hood,
of an unknown hell,
seeing nothing but
but his anguished pain,
cold blue metal pressed
in sure concealment,
underneath the drab
folds of his garb,
slipping through
a back door
with a soft whoosh,
unheard by the
targets that he seeks
stepping to the stage
of infamy and destruction,
his rage increases,
as he frees his weapons,
captives gasp.....
time freezes to quicksand
movements sluggish,
when he fires rounds
at panicked flesh,
saving one to
violate his temple
as he gives a
sermon on despair,
bellycrawling,
screaming
for the doorways,
some are left forever
in their seats,
young lives wrapped
in coffins graduating
by degrees into eternity,
was it a young lady
who had spurned him,
or a vast depression
that enraged
him to slaughter
some who never hurt him
once again great sorrow
turns a page.
something wicked this way
ends in violence,
something evil
once again will come,
arm the teachers
find methods to fail this
madness educating with a gun.
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A contest entry
- Something Wicked This Way Comes.... by PerfectImperfection.
900 points, ended May 4, 2008, 18 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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Please tell me what you think
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A very well written piece. Such a sadly true piece of darkness looming still.. Nicely done. Thank you for your entry & Bset wishes in the contest!
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Wow.
...Hm. This poem was indeed very intense. The imagery and emotion within this write was outstanding- you captured a lot of aspects of the topic and did a great job at portraying them.
"bellycrawling,
screaming
for the doorways,
some are left forever
in their seats"
Very impactful.
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This poem is very good!!Its so empressive that you write this poem so weel about that horrible insident. U made me get chills down my spin. i felt the horrow.but i will never feel what thosse ppl felt.god bless them. x
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This is an powerful write. I remember I was in school and the teacher was on her computer and then she turned on her tv to get more information & I watched in horror. This was a truely terrable act that should have never follewed through. Your write is awsome, and fits the prompt perfectly. Best of Luck in the contest.
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great
That was darn right tragic and totally senseless. That guy was beyond evil, beyond insane, beyond hopelessly lost. He could of found help for himself but no, he chose to act out on his problems in a way that would cause terrible loss to thousands of people. I'll never understand why this happened. Excellent poem. Thanks for sharing it.
Brian -
Wonderful write on a such a tragic event. I remember that day as VT is about 2 hours from where I live, and a friend teaches there on occasion. Doesn't seem like it's been a year already. Best of luck to you.
Linda
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such a great poem. you can picture yourself really being there but at the same time you can see the after effects...Virginia Tech was something that shouldn't of happened but it was something that gave everyone a wake up call that this can happen anytime...again thank you for this great write!!!
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so very impressive, this write!!
kudos!!
(typo? vieled should maybe be veiled?)
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This is a very well written and impactful poem. I remember watching it unfold from the other side of the state. Again very good poem.
-RAE
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This was a frightful journey though a horrific moment in time, skillfully crafted for maximum impact. Like watching an accident with out the power to help. Lets hope theres an answer to this deadly riddle, soon.
Cyberartist...
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