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The Devil's Midst
"You have served me
well, & have almost repaid
your debt, although there
is one problem with that.
You will never be free,
never again."
He takes the chains he is
holding ever-so-slightly
and he is
walking ever-so-quietly
so I can listen to the silence
before he ever-so-swfitly
ties me with them.
He yanks me up by my hair,
bringing my face close
to his.
His eyes are black,
& I look into what I can see.
"Neither will you,"
I hiss.
I am dropped,
the knife come slicing on
my alabaster skin,
cutting me into pieces.
Soon
[but not soon enough]
I am drenched in my own
red blood.
I hear
ever-so-slightly to
someone's singing voice,
as I am lifted to my feet.
Ever-so-quietly
I sing along,
& ever-so-swiftly I die,
falling backwards into
the nothing I am thankful
to be embraced in,
because in the devil's
midst is where anyone
in hell wishes they weren't.
& now I wish I heard
the holy man's singing
voice more often
to ease the pain I was in,
but we all know,
I rejected His offer of
love, because I was
ignorant enough to think
I didn't need it.
& even now,
I feel in the devil's midst,
a part of him never
leaving me,
a part of him in me,
a part of him is me.
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powerful
Wow. Amazing and powerful. This reminded me of Dante's poem Inferno. My favorite line is:
I feel in the devil's midst,
a part of him never
leaving me,
a part of him in me,
a part of him is me.
I think that this should go on the front page. This is gold material. Nothing can get better than this.
keep up the good work,
Pug
And I find myself agreeing
And I find myself agreeing with Pug - powerful. It has power emanating from all directions. Great poem, Rogue!!
Yes, this had RA written all
Yes, this had RA written all over it.
& I loved it especially so.
definitely, actually.
I agree with Pug and Brendan, I loved this poem and think it deserves the front page. sorry this comment couldn't be more helpful, but I can't think of anything! Good job Rogue :)
Em,
Em,
This was awesome! You thought my writing was good? Jeez... it's like this poem slapped me on the face! Nice work!
—Konrad M.
RA.
the lines that pug mentioned were my favorite as well.
I liked this poem alot-- front page material, as they said.
All (again)—
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. There is no guarantee this will make the front page, but I thank you for you support.
Keep writing— all of you.
Rogue