Joe Maverick Poet Bio

Black '

Blank blackness alone, 
severence no service to atone..Deeds all done, the wounds do not lie.' The cratered earth
The oppressed's keening cries, the drugs
That shattered, the claims 
so false.' The
Ill gained wealth, the 
positions sought.
All consigned to eternity.' While away
From its tides, blackness is
 your pillow
As all rest is denied, you call
 out for help!
For reason, and to the judge
 who put you
In, the blackness, that incinerates
 yet your
Awareness dies not, there is no budge!
 The blackness becomes indelable,
 its part
Of your ( un-whole) no deafness is 
possible. You imbibe each shriek in this
Enormous hole, there is no top; sides or
Bottom..Yet still you feel that sink.' In a clamour with no heartbeat you with no eyes attempt to blink, you cannot escape from this intense place of pain, you scream with no voice for relief, a fair judge.' Or will the jailor, please
 allow some
Lessening.? Of the intolerable
dark mass, and pain'
That repeats your rejection, of the Holy Name, for indeed you were your own judge, when you mocked the 
God of all fame' 
You chose to inherit hells realm, and the
Un-relenting
Blackness, through which you must ever 
fall!

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Daniel Henry Rodgers August 24, 2026 at 8:53 AM Hello Joe, this is a heavy, uncompromisingly stark piece of spiritual and moral reckoning. There is a terrifying, Dante-esque weight to the imagery, this idea of an endless, suffocating blackness that isn't just an absence of light, but an active, indelible consequence of one's own choices. It serves as a raw, sobering meditation on accountability, free will, and the terrifying ultimate silence that comes when a soul turns entirely in on itself. Scarey! Blessings, Daniel Joe Maverick August 24, 2026 at 11:44 AM Hello Daniel, may your days be blessed, yes a heavy experience In negotiaing the whole thing..All Blessings and thank you for your appraissl.)🙌🙌🙌

Joseph P. DiMino August 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM The suffering that a sinful soul will endure after death, is something I wish on no one. A good read, on the subject, is "Life After Death", by Hanna Jacob Doumette. Not for the squeamish though. Joe Maverick August 24, 2026 at 11:41 AM Thank you for the vist Joe Dimino.. I shall give it some time before i check your reference out To be fair this write drained me bit' still i must realise i will have to Face my maker when called, may Jesus have mercy.🙏🙏🙏

Sotto Poet August 24, 2026 at 4:29 AM Joe, your poem dives deep into the themes of guilt, consequence, and inner turmoil. The imagery is vivid, conveying a strong sense of despair and isolation. It captures an intense emotional experience, inviting readers to reflect on personal choices and accountability. Joe Maverick August 24, 2026 at 5:28 AM So good to get your view Sotto dear poet, I also read Alisons summary with appreciation, i wrote This by a dim light after waking from sleep, and was fuddled enough, at the time, I beleive that State allowed Inspiration to flow Well.' I have been re-checking as i do, for writing direct on impulse has its challenges.' All blessings.)

Alison A Smith nee Howarth August 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM Joe, this is a harrowing and powerfully sustained vision of spiritual consequence. The repeated blackness becomes almost physical, enclosing the reader in its vast, sensory deprivation and unending descent. I especially felt the force of the direct address: it gives the poem the gravity of a reckoning, while the biblical undertones deepen Joe Maverick August 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM Thank you Alison..My best attempt to articulate the persona of such a place in the bible there is reference to gnashing of teeth.) Yet obviosley teeth being physical Should not be present in the eternal realms.? I think its analagous.? And denotes struving and tension.' I am impressed that you read it through.' All blessings '