DAMNED

       

The damned.

Light here, is a vexation and not allowed.

It waits....

for the malaise to ripen the accused;

becoming an accessory, within the jaws of suffering.

A judgement made marvelous by

the slow movements of  hell-fire

     and cirque du soleil.

 

 

 

 

 

Evil is calm.

All abiding to the spirits of ineffable marveling.

No sound of a beating heart. Only

confusing words spoken from the book,

of a darker art.

Picking, peeling apart, the flesh of forgotten dreams.

A piracy of ruins; filled

with laughing skulls that cannot scream!

 

   

The high court below

sampling every acquired soul.

Humanity

dissolved by the BEAST; leaving

the remnants of hope in a bottomless bowl. It's

quivering lip bites at another jowl. Attending devils,

just hackle and howl.

Etiquette has the pig open wide,

consuming all that forgot to wear the settlement.

Only the purged gets buried without a face.

There's no drop of grace......

no not a trace.

                                             

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

If you don't know Odilon Redon or George De Chirico you should do. Symbolism, Surrealism, all here but tied with something more A desperate but incredibly rich and darkly beautiful use of words that fit the darkest and yet most illuminating place. A startling poem.

[Muse]

I searched both artist. I like them both, Odilon Redon especially. My inspiration was a bit darker than that. The shadows...the mischievous monsters that hide in our hearts and minds. I wanted to tap into that, the fear of death, the fear of seeing hell in the flesh. I wanted the reader to feel uncomfortable. I wanted to venture into a forbidden world of misery.

[Dream Mistress]

:) nice

[KT]

Haha, this poem is very dark and scary...
I actually did get scared while I was reading it, because the video started playing and I didn't realize it. :D Anyways, great work!

[Infinite hexes]

Very Interesting. And a bit scary. I mean you are good enough to scare people through a poem
Though I'm a bit sad about the truth in this poem, really makes you think about life.

[Dream Weaver]

This was the acid trip I avoided way back in the day, that is until now...
Love it!

[Bette]

Phew... Quivering lip bites at another Jowl... Great imagery and the picture fits your words perfectly. Wonderfully done

[Mic]

Believe, for me, the first line says it all. 'Light here, is a vexation and not allowed.' Can imagine nothing worse than perpetual darkness. Seems any visual would only afford an easement. Nothing... is undoubtedly hell. Anything more, entertainment.

Love the presentation... much like turning from radio and glancing back over your shoulder to the big screen.
Very well done, Muse'.

[Muse]

entertainment purposes only my friend. I had people flag this poem...took it as a personal attack...can you believe that????

[Mic]

Paranoia is easily triggered in some... perhaps it's your deviation from the 'right there in black and white'. Wear the flag with honor, my friend! ;)

[Muse]

didn't know I had the power to condemn..apparently some believe that I do. A compliment...of course!

[Jon Roggie]

I love this! The words are great on their own. The additions just help build. Gives me another area to explore.

[Personne]

HOLY CRAP. This was creepy and AWESOME. I literally had bing open the whole because you have a much larger vocabulary than me(: But, yeah. Your talent is ineffable, haha(: I really enjoyed, great for this time of year. You know, Halloween(:

[Angela ☄️]

I have to agree. (:

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

wonderfully sharp and moist and clever slicing and splicing~ I love the rivers you paint darkest!!

as for the silliness below . . . . same old WC lol

[Muse]

OMG tell me about it. Flagged because somebody was vain enough to think it was written about another writer. I guess I consider it a compliment...that my words fueled up so much emotion. That's what writing is about....inspiring emotion. lol

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaKITTY KUTABAREakaCandyPole]

get em going ;)~

[Muse]

I get people "going" for just being me. Always have. You know how it is. Jealous people often mock at other people's talents. So when feeling the hate...it just means you are writing great. :D

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaKITTY KUTABAREakaCandyPole]

true dat~ ;)~

[Mark]

Kitty, are you from New Orleans? I haven't heard "true dat" in five years!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaKITTY KUTABAREakaCandyPole]

I might as well be as surreal as I am lol

[Sirius King]

i love the wording here

"The high court below
sampling every acquired soul."

great write!