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The Story of the Cruel and Dark Queen That Feeds On Souls

The Story Of The Cruel And Dark Queen That Feeds On Souls She that exists to eat innocent souls and this world's vast wealth A dark goddess, splaying her straggly long hair with wilted roses Pretty, brazen, wickedly heartless and damn to hell soulless Even far more beautiful, glowingly fair than is Lamia Artists and poets seek words to describe her deep darkness Souls of artists, painters and reprobates toiling for her glee Thousands enslaved in the mirage of her horrible essence She that holds me locked into her enticing horrid imagery As I toil like Hercules to break these impregnable chains Such that morning holds no beauty, sky is devoid of its blue These many months pass and pass, O' my spirit is wilting I seek the gold moon at night but find only darken shadows And absolutely no human pleasures ever do I know or feel I that exist in this raging true hellish world of deep evil pains Pray for dearest release that I may one day die a free man And if gifted our God's sweet mercy, shall enter the Pearly Gates. Robert J. Lindley, Verse APRIL 11TH 1971 Old Note: Age 17, this is one of my early dark poems, no rhyming. I rarely ever do just plain verse.... New Note: Well, I still rarely ever do just verse. May have have written 15 or 20 poems that were just verse.

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Hiya Sharma

Date: 9/21/2023 3:45:00 AM

I'm blown away to know that you wrote this piece when you were 17, almost as I am now, a year older, but you truly poured such deep and vulnerable emotions in this incredibly powerful write.. To think that you have been writing poetry for more than 50 years, that's just flabbergasting.. I really marvel at your magnificent talent and this one's definitely a FAV.. A very poignant write and expressed in a very heartfelt way. Keep writing and inspiring!

Robert Lindley
Date: 9/21/2023 8:33:00 AM

Thank you, my friend, I too marvel at your talent at your very young age! Sometimes, I guess Poetry gifts certain people naturally to be its messengers. Of course, that gift also means that they have very tender hearts which are oft negatives in this dark and evil world. God bless you.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 9/20/2023 7:32:00 PM

Pretty dramatic write for a young poet! It’s so odd. Eddie is 17 and enjoys his life. Perhaps because he loves baseball and life with an intensity that Ilove poetry and life. As a teen, I was quite alone. I coulc wait to grow up. But darkness was ot my thing. As SRa said, I ran into teens into darkness when teaching. I saw to it, that they saw lightness in life, what apoem. A fave, Pangie xx

Robert Lindley
Date: 9/21/2023 8:30:00 AM

Thank you, my good friend. Yes in my youth Iwas like all others living and learning. Life seemed a blast but love , well that was great and also tragic sometimes. God bless you

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 9/20/2023 2:06:00 PM

What a powerful and poignant poem, especially given that you wrote it when you were 17. Adolescence is 'dark' for many teenagers. When I taught full-time, I witnessed that teenage angst every day. Your poem was filled with emotion....the words 'my spirit is wilting' grabbed me and pulled on my empathetic heart strings. Well done, sir. enjoy your evening, Sara

Robert Lindley
Date: 9/20/2023 3:13:00 PM

Thank you, my friend. Yes, I had raging hormones and about 3 girlfriends at the time. Could not make up my mind. The girls each one pulling me apart it seemed. God bless you.