Dusk doth come and all is still,
As daylight turns to night.
Voices stolen, silence reigns,
Can’t cry, can’t scream, take flight.
The Gentlemen have come to town,
They float above the ground.
With evil grins and pallid skins,
They hunt without a sound.
Knocking doors and stalking prey,
Such wickedness and fear.
Cut out hearts of those alone,
In terror’s silent tears.
Evil minions act as brawn,
For Gentlemen’s dark deeds.
Hold the victim’s speechless death,
Fore seven hearts they need.
Such pride they hold in victim’s fear,
Such pride in silent death.
Plucking hearts of innocence,
With fearful final breath.
To break the spell of soundless curse,
So ends prophetic dreams.
Destroy the box of voices stole,
And so the Slayer screams…
God rest ye merry Gentlemen…
Author notes
Fritz O'Skennick.
'buffyepisode/TabulaRasa'
Option 2.
In a list
A contest entry
- FANS OF BUFFY/ANGEL/FRIENDS/CSI by Georgia La Mariposa.
450 points, ended September 3, 2008, 4 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Super Heroes & Arch Villains by Mercury Rising.
600 points, ended June 5, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Congratulations on the silver!
This is a deliciously dark homage to Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I remember that episode! The Gentleman went after Tara and Willow. They were very creepy with those "pallid skins" and "evil grins." My wife and I watched every episode of Buffy a couple of times.
Don
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You have succeeded in capturing a Buffy episode wonderfully, and your poem was a pleasure to read. Best of luck in my contest, and thanks for entering this really excellent piece.
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Congrats on the silver!
Again this is a very intriguing
read . ' evil grins and pallid skins,'
Gave me goosebumps!
Excellent write!
~Pastel
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Congrats on the silver!
Didn't tell me it was done! Awesome write hun, one of my fave episodes You really have captured it beautifully! Gotta love those guys...wish I had the power to take away voices 
Congrats on the silver!
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Can't say anything but...Love It!!
Congrats on the well-deserved Silver!
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FRITZ!!!
I LOVE this write...this is one of my favorite Buffy episodes! I am a Buffy fanatic. You certainly did more than wonderful justice to this contest! Aren't the Gentlemen just dreamy???LOL!
I am so impressed with this...off to read it once again...mmmuuuuaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Az
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Sweet, never was into Buffy... but never the less this who needs to be a fan to appreciate writes such as this. Awesome job Fritz and good luck on the contest!
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I loved this it was purely masterful and agreat homage to Buffy
I loved this epi too it's one of my faves, good work
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Thank you, very much appreciated...
Yeah, it was one of my faves, along with the body (intense) once more with feeling (bought the soundtrack) & normal again (just stuck in my mind)...
Thanks again,
Take care,
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My faves were Hush, the Prom, The Body, The Gift, Once More With Feeling, Tabula Rasa, Band Candy (SO FUNNY), Chosen, Him, New Moon Rising, Phases, Two To Go and Seeing Red
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Very Ominus
This is really dark and forboding. Sounds like a party of demons hunting devowering emotion like emotional vampiers they feed untill they are full and the one's emotional energy they feed on lay spent and wasted on the floor. Great Write
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Eerie spooky and wow
Such pride they hold in victim’s fear,
Such pride in silent death.
Plucking hearts of innocence,
With fearful final breath.
Great stanza..
I am so pleased you have shared this great write with me
this evening.
Just the image alone held me, your words spoke the story
Best wishes and good luck in the contest
Julie
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Very well written. I like this poem alot. It really fits well for the contest. Great job.
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