Tales from the Crypt - Undertaken - Poetry from The Captain's Chair - The U.S.S. Minnowprize!
We never asked for this dark fate.
He comes and goes, never late.
Death at the door, knocking gently.
Fear the step, listen intently.
All the trees are gone and dead.
We chopped them all to feed his dread.
Tap tap tap goes hammer and nail.
Building another coffin.
Markers laid out as far as you can see.
We've buried them all now.
Wait, hark, what is this?
I'm alone, lost in this sea.
Bloody and ravaged my hands blister and tear.
Tapping together that last piece.
Use my blood as glue, brittle god.
Take me at last, give me release.
For if I'd thought, if only I'd known.
The Undertaker was me, all along.
I knew his touch, his grasp, his stare.
Through the ages past, family friends were lost.
Buried them all one by one.
Took the father, took the son.
I measured them all, boxed up fast.
All the way down to the last.
My hole is dug, home is bare.
Silk lining on oaken boards.
Pull the trigger, drop the rocks.
I the fasteners in the locks.
Soft thud's all to hear.
As I lie down with all that's dear.
Leave my journal between clasped hand.
As my body slowly turns to sand.
Such sweet dreams.
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This is really great poetry, especially
This is deep, powerful but sad at the same time. I think this one has to be my favorite stanza.
WOW!!! I thought the word play here was fantastic. Especially the first two lines. I'm a sucker for metaphors and such, I know. lol.
Well, I'm glad you're a sucker for it and enjoyed it so much! I worked kind of hard on it and comments like this make my day! <3
Thank you for the lovely words!
It's really good @sammosk. I enjoy reading such pieces, it's time well spent. I know exactly what you are saying, It's hard work indeed. Looking forward to many such wonderful poems in the future.
lol
Heheheh!!!
Me too. It was beautiful
this is very nice and cool
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That audio doesn't do it justice.
Creepy but good.
Almost reminded me of my horror story.
Is this one yours?
It was lovely!
It is. I published it on Amazon and Smashwords. What you just heard was a teaser
Wow nice art work lovely
waw...very nice
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Hauntingly beautiful.
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