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Weep not for the Reaper Man

 

 

The darkest shadows

lurk to serve.

Wicked reminders

For mortal men of earth.

 

Soldiers of heaven or of hell

anxiously awaiting orders

to deliver surrendered souls

unto the gates of pearl or burning trials of fire.

 

Commander Gabriel,

appointed angel of heaven’s realm.

Weeps powerfully

mercy tears for each lost fallen soul.

 

Standing strong in the midst

Is the mighty deliverer of death.

The reaper, who bears a secret

he dares...not…tell.

 

Within solitary chambers

he harbors his lost soul

in skeletal shreds.

A love ageless and forbidden

cherished and adored.

 

A violin of pleading

for life to boldly return.

Give back to him

the pulsing heart

of his true love once again.

 

Weep not for the Reaper man,

for countless souls

he has recovered

from arms of grieving man.

 

Lest he hear your cry

and give your heart a try,

to replace the soul

of his beloved,

pulsing wicked life.

 

Weep not for the Reaper man!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Dedicated to Poet: Razor-Blade Romance

 


 

Author notes

Contest prompt: Write a Vain Poem ABOUT..or FOR ME!
Poet: Razor-Blade Romance


I did a little both, I hope you enjoy it!
For passionate is your soul with strong
and mighty depths.

So the question I ask is how far
would you truly go.....
To recover your suffering lovers soul?
WE morbidly await your answer?

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  • jt4mc silver member
    August 17

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    I like this a lot. It is very well written, keeps me eagerly reading more, & even re-reading again. Very thought provoking. I see the sadness, death & darkness, but nice touch to have mention of angels & pearly gates.

  • celadia
    July 7
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    I found it a bit eerie but that fits the subject, it is good and a bit profound, too.
  • greatly writtenb
    thankyou for writeing for my darkangel

  • LadyDementia gold member
    June 20

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    Wow, this is awesome, deeply dark! The visuals portrayed are great. I love the pics to. Wicked write, good luck in the contest

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  • tawk gold member
    June 20

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    Wow this is amazing and so very dark. I love the pictures you have used with it too. Such vivid imagery and emotions portrayed. I so enjoyed reading. Keep up the amazing writing. Theresa

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  • Woe! Wow! Zowie!

    Phew...what a powerful write! You cover both sides of this: from the evil ones' perspective & the angels of our Might One! Those pix you used illustrate this poem so well! Stark, dramatic, emotive & gripping! Truth is stranger that fiction & twice as scary! All the best in the contest. This deserves a trophy! IMHO!

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  • Weep not for the Reaper man,
    For he is full of wicked plans:
    He stills the hearts of young women
    As they ponder on midnight strolls
    And before they can retort,
    He steals their solemn souls.
    sry, i couldnt resist.
    A wonderful write! tis a great show of imagery and emotion and can be used for any sort of person grieving over a lost loved one that can never be found again.
    God Bless,
    ZeInkslinger

    . Rewarded 8

  • Unique perspective.

    This is a unique perspective and the thing is the Reaper has a job to do. Once the soul has gone on it cannot be recovered. Many think so but despite all the best efforts it is futile. So one has to think on the soul before death occurs, it is my belief that if pardon is granted and pardon is asked for before the last breath then the soul is not lost. That is just my belief and I base that on what Lazarus said to the rich man at the gate. Still this is a powerful question to ask.

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  • There is a lot of emotion and power within this piece. That really comes across so well. Darkness runs through it too, which is very good, as the darkness never lets up. Your poured your all into this Kathleen and it showed.  The 2nd stanza, hmm, I would tend not to use the word hell, twice, directly after one another, as you have the same word in the 1st stanza too.

     

    Be imaginative with your use of words. If you have already used one word, what other could you use to mean the same thing? :):) Not a criticism, just an observance, as I have done the exact same thing many times on my writes. A wonderful piece of writing that really shows how good you potentially can be. Keep it up Kathleen, thought your imagery was fantastic in this by the way... 3 clappies from me. Hehehe

    With
    Dark
    Love
    Wayne Leon
    :Fxx

    . Rewarded 8

  • deliciously dark babe i loved this you are just a fav in my ears these days ho you must had a great muse up for this good luck in your contest

  • Cannonsfire silver member
    June 19
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    Lol Yes you have written it with strong emotion and a tongue of quick wit. Love, C

  • Thanks for the poem !
    It is very dark and emotionally written.
    Thankies


  • Lucy. gold member
    June 18

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    Wonderful! I love the repetition of 'weep not for the reaper man'. It almost sounds like song lyrics. Great dark pics too.

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