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Cruel and Endless Torture

September 28, 2009
By Charli SILVER, USAFA, Colorado
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Laughter rises over tortured cries of pain
Taunting blackness grins above hopeless eyes
and lifelessness drains under the cruel strain
showing pale white skin under the moonrise

Swiftly and brutally the cruel knife slashes,
dark and thick red under the blood lust gaze
their hunger rages on and Death searches,
eyes glaze but true, weighing its soulful trays

Blinding screams rise loudly and endlessly
Sinful white bony fingers glide through flesh,
through bones, and insides can be seen clearly
blood gushes, then instantly skin is afresh

They are stuck in endless time where all repeats
and all are anew, the torture reheats

© Alissa F., Marblehead, MA

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DanielaC. BRONZE said...
on Feb. 26 2014 at 12:09 pm
DanielaC. BRONZE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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This poem was really amazingly written. The wording and the intenisty of it was great.
MyFinalDestiny GOLD said...
on Nov. 1 2012 at 6:52 pm
MyFinalDestiny GOLD, Central City, Pennsylvania
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i love this amazing piece of work!!
sanu said...
on Jun. 7 2012 at 10:36 am
thz poetry ix ov gr8 importance
lexophile12 SILVER said...
on Jan. 5 2012 at 1:35 pm
lexophile12 SILVER, San Luis Obispo, California
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Incredible. I've never read anything quite like this, with its intense imagery, dream-like ambiguity, and cold structure. The rhythm reminds me of a heartbeat. Very nice job; however, this isn't a sonnet. You set it up just like a sonnet, but it isn't in iambic pentameter, which is key. Despite this, you have an amazing ability to channel emotion, and a distinct potential to write great sonnets.
Jessi_suarez1 GOLD said...
on Nov. 15 2011 at 7:17 pm
Jessi_suarez1 GOLD, Kissimmee, Florida
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speechless....  this poem is amazing. period.
QueenOfMars GOLD said...
on Nov. 8 2011 at 8:43 am
QueenOfMars GOLD, Mumbai, Texas
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Wow! i love your style of writing... Your poetry is a piece of true inspiration. Keep writing! :)
djh29 said...
on Oct. 17 2011 at 8:15 pm
djh29, Westmont, Illinois
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Wow.. I love it! The detail and emotion are so real and your style is so unique. You've inspired me.. thank you
CoOKiEz83 BRONZE said...
on Jan. 18 2011 at 8:45 pm
CoOKiEz83 BRONZE, Apopka, Florida
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I love it, my poems are dark too, so when mine get published you should look at them...  it kinda reminds me of a dream... you do have a gift though
Dragonscribe BRONZE said...
on Sep. 29 2010 at 6:07 pm
Dragonscribe BRONZE, West Lafayette, Indiana
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maybe i'm just stupid...but what was this about? nice poem, though.
KelleySchorn SILVER said...
on May. 8 2010 at 10:23 am
KelleySchorn SILVER, Fort Worth, Texas
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yeah i could tell what it was about it was really deep and made me think
Charli SILVER said...
on May. 4 2010 at 6:17 pm
Charli SILVER, USAFA, Colorado
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thanks. It was for my circle of hell poetry in lit. class.
Charli SILVER said...
on May. 4 2010 at 6:16 pm
Charli SILVER, USAFA, Colorado
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thanks and neither am I a fan of flowery poetry.
respecturself7 SILVER said...
on Mar. 8 2010 at 4:59 pm
respecturself7 SILVER, Medina, New York
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I love poetry like this. it's really raw and realistic. I'm not a fan of poems about flowers and happy rainbows.
GreenIvy BRONZE said...
on Dec. 19 2009 at 9:24 am
GreenIvy BRONZE, Queen Creek, Arizona
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That was really cool and i love the detail