Heading Home "Downtown"

Devil's at the end of the road,

Devil's at the end of this rope, in my hand,

Devil's outside in the night

And I don't want to win this fight.

The devil at the cross-roads I met,

That devil's not just inside my head,

Devil's outside in this night

And I don't want to win this fight.

 

The devil will come at  midnight,

At the cross-roads I shall bear

My crimes and my suicide, real like

The devil's not just inside my head.

 

Midnight strikes with the devil outside my door,

Fearful black dogs with red eyes

Are waiting to get my blood pour,

Finally I no longer seek to save my soul.

 

Destination home.

 

The devil buried my soul,

Now I have no place to go.

6 feet under humanity's feet

I finally found something that my meat can please.

 

I’m heading home.

 

With my body rotting in the ground

And my soul burning in his hands,

I can finally settle down and rest,

There's no more crimes to be made

For my lovers sake.

Almost home.

 

With my body no more hurting

And my soul no longer screaming

I can finally settle down and rest

And smile ‘cause the devil will take care of the rest.

 

Finally home.

Author's Note

got this stupid something out of my head so I could go to bed

Reviews

[Kat Collins]

Swirling dervish devils seeking to impishly will their menace...loved it...this has as a lyrical quality that twangs bluesy rock thump in my head...(of course, what's that say about my head?).

"At the cross-roads I will shall bear" - sounds a little awkward, but maybe I'm not fully comprehending...

[Chris]

Perhaps not quite a 'stupid-something' after all...

it said a fair bit of a person.

Chris

[Steph K]

In my opinion, the best work sometimes comes right before your fall into listless sleep. What a great poem, dark, poignant and beautiful. Great work as usual!

[Jeremy Baker]

Brooding and menacing in places, this was intensely engaging and intelligent. Very, very well written!

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"And smile ‘cause the devil will take care of the rest." How ironic! I loved that last line. Lovely piece. There was too much of "devil this and devil that" in the beginning, but it became survivable towards the end. Great write.

[Tasha]

This was so intense. It was such a powerful poem. Very well done.
♥ Ta'Shandra

[Becky C Strukamp]

My heart was pounding faster with each word, line, stanza, wow, a powerful poem. Am emotionally packed driven piece of writing. You penned it well. And your imagery is still tossing around in my mind. Well done.