Fifty Shades of Hell

Forgive them Father for their souls unclean
Hardened hearts that demonically demean
Camouflaged cathedrals a silent smokescreen
The towers of Babylon crumble as foreseen

Inauspicious idols obelisks of the obscene
Magniloquent mirages of man's made machine
Feeding feculent fires with gorging gasoline
Pampered populous with a Vatican vaccine

Malodorous men with a nervous nicotine
Religion waging wars like a lost libertine
Marauding morality in the menus cuisine
In man's madness a grotesque guillotine.



July.10.2017
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Williams Avatar
July 13, 2017 at 6:19 AM
They say "you go without if you don't go within" I think in this troubled world where bad things happen so often that we find it too hard to keep up anymore, it is then time to take a breather and declutter the clutter, and meditate. Its the only way I cope now. I love your poem WW, so many meaningful lines...Maria
Downing  Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 8:00 PM
It's fifty shades of beauty on this superb piece of art. Sad world for sure, it's melting away...
Dietrich Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 3:14 PM
Fantastic monorhyming, WW. Hell truly is on earth and this shows us very poetically the truth of it.
Warrior Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 3:18 PM
Thank you Andrea...it's time to go toward the light...god bless...^WW^
Onclaud Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 1:09 PM
The poetic spell is cast, WW... such a dramatic, powerful portrayal of a tumultuous world which needs healing... perfect!..huggs
Warrior Avatar
July 12, 2017 at 2:59 PM
Thank you, Nette my friend...for your kind support...^WW^
Turner Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 8:23 AM
"Religion waging wars like a lost libertine" This line stuck out the most for me. Masterfully written with your magnificent alliteration, Wingman:)
Warrior Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 9:38 AM
Thanks my friend...and for your great support...all the best...^WW^
Kiser Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 4:38 AM
Superbly worded...everyone should spend time reading this poem; we all need to ponder these things more often.
Warrior Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 9:37 AM
Thank you so much M.L....for your very kind comment my friend...god bless...^WW^
Smith Avatar
July 10, 2017 at 2:33 PM
Wow! Say that ten times. Not sure who the Vatican vaccine is pampering these days. Great read, best wishes WW...
Warrior Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 9:24 AM
Wow! wow! wow! wow! and 6 more times...lol...thanks, Charlie...all the best my friend...thanks for your support...^WW^
Green Avatar
July 10, 2017 at 1:28 PM
Yep, I think you have just about all of the shades represented here. Really nice Monorhyme, nicely kept on theme and wonderfully frightening. Best wishes in the contest
Warrior Avatar
July 11, 2017 at 9:17 AM
Thank you Chris...sometimes we need a bit of fright lol...god bless...^WW^
Lane Avatar
July 10, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Humanity seems to have gone mad on many levels. Father is forgiving, but only through repentance for one's sins. Monorhyme with lucid alliteration. ;-)
Warrior Avatar
July 10, 2017 at 1:16 PM
Hi Lin...I'm just venting...we have to wake up God or we have to wake up....too much malice in the palace lol...^WW^
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