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Magpie

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,
Pitied is the vanity of sheer vengeance-
For lying in justice is seldom truth
And petty satisfaction in mere penance.

The Magpie, all swathed in day and night,
Shall weep into the genesis innocence,
But beware what skulks in black and white,
For crocodiles’ tears bear dissonance.

Ignorance is the key to Hades’ gate-
It bleeds and forgets mortal guilt,
In the benevolent the Devil lurks and awaits
The destruction of the crucifix goodwill built.

Oh Magpie, what divine hands forged thy evil eye?
Yet bestowed an unlikely love so smooth,
A Magpie’s lie is never a lie,
And its truth is never truth.

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/28/2016 8:26:00 PM

Inga, you've expressed yourself well, I like the last line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry when you have time. Love ~LINDA~

Skat A

Date: 8/10/2015 11:09:00 PM

INGA, a wonderful read.... LOVE *SKAT*

Date: 11/28/2012 12:16:00 AM

Greetings Inga, Plagiarism is a crime. Please remove this poem before I commence to sue you. With all due apologies, Michelle

Date: 11/28/2012 12:21:00 AM

This poem was copied from the Winners Archive of the 2010 Write4Fun Summer Holidays Competition. http://www.write4fun.net/competitions/40/winners http://www.write4fun.net/view-entry/134609

Samantha Drummond

Date: 4/8/2011 5:00:00 PM

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Jeffry Cohan

Date: 4/7/2011 5:58:00 PM

no that was not a pick up line i'm way too old for the hunt. look, if you read some of my stuph and see what i mean maybe we can mix some spices.and create something worthy of being dubbed gourmet cooking.i used to do this with a lady, each day one of us would write a single line, and then i take it wherever it leads me, then u and so on why one poem from you when there are five more poems inside that one..i implore you as a FELLOW POET..READ ME AND TELL ME WHAT U THINK freepoetry@att.net thnx

Jeffry Cohan

Date: 4/7/2011 5:24:00 PM

it's difficult to imagine how you so swiftly take thoughts that mean zero to anyone, but the lines that sparkle make every syllable willfully worth it. i'm not bragging but look how many poems i've contributed.. it's a lot..Jeffry Cohan,i think we both see the darkness of predestined frustration, we both feel as if life is simply pre-K for Hell, "genesis innocence" now i would have put a word between those two, but there was no room, what with your soul squeezed in..read me pretty plese ~free!~

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 3/30/2011 6:46:00 AM

Interesting and expressive write on Magpie, Inga

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/30/2011 4:17:00 AM

I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Inga. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. Enter and enjoy some of the contests and I wish you the best in them. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 3/30/2011 4:05:00 AM

Welcome to Poetry Soup.. enjoyed reading your poetry tonight with it's creative theme.. hope your time on P.S. will be fun and filled with sharing with luv... our contests are free to enter so please check them out and good luck with luv..