there's a black room with black curtains and a black velvet floor
and there's witch of a land like oz where she's a wizard of sorts
there's a cauldron with the bones of little children
and when she swallows the boiled flesh
her face turns red with acne.
there is a child with a sharp brown gleam in his eye
he dwells on love and older women
and his legs carry him swiftly
the witch sees the boy
and whisks over his way
she holds her hand, he takes it and hears her say:
"welcome to my house, where your wildest dreams come true."
she has cast a spell on herself
long blonde hair flows over white silk
the boy is fooled by her appearance
but her words do not coax him.
"I don't mean to be rude, milady,"
says he, at his best attempt at chivalry,
"But we're already in a dream."
Her eyes fix on him, shocked
She is a black widow spider now
And to his delight she devours him
Sharp fangs clawing at supple young flesh
The candy canes melt with the rain
and the graham cracker porch sog into soil
She runs through the forest, swiftly and soundlessly
she is fiercely afraid, but free.
Author notes
i don't really think this is dark enough, but i tried. this is very loosely based on a recurring dream i had when i was a kid wherein i was romantically involved with a cannibal witch (something like that). i never bothered to learn what that means. obviously, i incorporated elements of hansel and gretel and little red riding hood in here, too. there was also inspiration from the lyrics to the song "world of make believe" by within temptation.
I also can't help but thinking of a local Maine artist, Damien Zygote, when reading over this again. Check him out on last.fm or something.
january 11th: 12/15
A contest entry
- Darkwrite challenge (round 1) by Ktulu Blackwolfe.
550 points, ended January 10, 2009, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
-
Interesting dream, some good imagery within your words. Neatly penned, thanks for entering and good luck
-
I liked the direction that you went with this. Good take on your prompt. Good luck to you.
**Ktulu Blackwolfe**
Adding your comment:
