Quoth the Killer

"Fear not," quoth the killer

his sweatstained lover bound tight to

the cupboard handles

"For every wound i inflict upon you, i

shall inflict an equal wound upon myself.  We

shall suffer horribly.  We shall suffer

together."

The floor was bathed in life tears and

please of the hopeless for mercy because

all and hope had slipped ashamed out the back

door off the porch when no one was paying attention

Knife flashed in hallogen light gleam

he cut the left rope that bound her

he slashed a terrible ribbon across his chest

he severed the right rope that held her tight

he laid open his wrists so that Death could enter

"Now you broken live and i

in tatters die; we have both suffered this

life long.  We'll always suffer it

together."

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Why did i write this terrible poem?  Well... that's a very good question.

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Avery Stoppi's picture

Hey, this is really good! It's got an Edgar Allan Poe vibe. (Just in case, that was a compliment, I WORSHIP Edgar Allan Poe, lol!) It's in a sense morbid, which is never bad! Haha! Well thanks for giving me a good poem to read today!

Skylar McKenzie's picture

this is so wonderfully dark and morbid... you have the ability to make darkness beautiful. those are always my favorite ones. this is definitely not "terrible..."

Molly K.'s picture

well,,well,well, very nicly done. i liek it alot. adn it's not a terrible poem it's beautiful by nature and i love it. i don't knwo the words to describe it. i can relate to it that's for sure. keep writing.

Danielle Blades's picture

stephen,this is a terrible poem but its very good!i wrote one the other day that was terrible too,but i believe its my favorite,"concentration camp"keep writing!ilove your art!ttyl ~*Guinevere*~