The Darkest Beast

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Incredible, the eyes of panthers, 
Cats with human skin, stare out at you 
From flowers, and rainbows stretch 
Like reins attached to some green beast 
Charles Rimbaud "The Drunken Boat'


 The Darkest Beast

From Eden , mankind prospers in deception,
has no outward signs of viciousness
No panther eyes that gleam maloevolance
No dagger claws that warn, as if
 a human lived within a cat's skin

Some elements of this human form, 
have a psychic channel to horrific powers;
like reins attached to some great beast
They revel in riding rough shod over flowers
and rainbows, and prefer destruction
 An abberation of creation's force-
a shape-shifter- hiding in beauty

O panther eyes that gleam from this small Eden
hiding in shadows behind bright leaves

Beware !  Beware mankind!
The darkest beast.


First Place
Shapeshifters and Shapeshifting" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Anthony Biaanco; judged on 7/4/2022.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 7/5/2022 9:29:00 PM
Emotionally evocative and thought-provoking (and scary too!) Nice write, SuZ and congrats on your #1 placement ~ John
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Date: 7/5/2022 12:13:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. "The Darkest Beast" is a creative write. Yes, Beware mankind. Have a great/blessed day.......................
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Date: 7/5/2022 4:51:00 AM
This is a powerful write that I appreciate so much. Excellence in a forest of words. Congrats on your top win. God bless you. Love, Gina
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Date: 7/5/2022 2:47:00 AM
Heya Suzanne, A big congratulations on your top spot in contest, you very elegantly bring mankind out from his/her camouflage, we are indeed stealthy creatures and have used every ruse known to man to deceive each other, a point I place in a lot of my poems, so I totally get what your saying here, cheers David
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Date: 7/4/2022 10:32:00 PM
Awesome write, Suzanne, congratulations for your top win. Blessings
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Date: 7/4/2022 10:23:00 PM
Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... warning me to "beware... " of "panther eyes that gleam from this small Eden hiding in shadows behind bright leaves." God bless you.
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Date: 2/28/2014 1:50:00 PM
Just my cup of tea, Really enjoyed this. Thank you. Daz
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Date: 12/24/2013 9:54:00 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy new Year Suzaane.I thank the great soul that empowered my self.My dear friend, I hope this year i could lay foundations for my great dream to become an entrepreneur.Hope your blessings will be a great motivation for me.With great love and respect.(: ) Jenish.
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Date: 12/24/2013 6:06:00 AM
Surely dark, deep write, Merry Christmas. SuZ
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Date: 12/24/2013 2:48:00 AM
- Wooow....SuZ..... dark & deep - well done!!! - Happy Christmas - Have a great time with family and good friends! - Santa Claus huggs from // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 12/24/2013 2:46:00 AM
Very deep Suz, Dropping by with SMILES and CHRISTIMAS CHEERS. Thank You for making this a great year for ALL OF US. I would also like to give you thanks for caring, during the loss of my grandson & mother this year. Thanks for the compassion. I learned the many stages of grieving ((by you)) Thank you once again for everything. May magic fill your days and all your dreams come true this holiday season. MERRY CHRISTAMS <3 Love Linda -The Sweetest Poet Destroyer
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