Trapped Between Two Floors
Trapped between two floors, maybe heaven and hell,
were souls that screamed through elevator doors.
Our feet in blood, we asked who was the devil
among us. Strangers died and out of fear
were souls that screamed through elevator doors.
I touched them, and they knew not who was the beast
among us. Strangers died and out of fear
they closed their eyes. I am the morning star!
I touched them and they knew not who was the beast.
Our feet in blood, we asked who was the devil?
They closed their eyes. I am the morning star...
trapped between two floors, maybe heaven and hell.
{Morning Star a.k.a. Lucifer}
Pantoum
7-10-11
To my beautiful readers
if this poem is confusing...
[ Lucifer in latin means "light-bearer". It was the name
given to the dawn appearance of the planet Venus, which
heralds daylight. For this meaning, English generally uses
the names "Morning Star" or "Day Star", one of the numerous
titles for the Devil, although, the Roman Rite liturgy's Exultet chant
in praise of the paschal candle refers to Christ as the "Morning Star".
This poem was inspired by the movie "Devil", where a group of strangers
were trapped on an elevator and killed off one by one by the Devil, who was
in the form of one of the mysterious strangers.
Copyright © Johnny Sumler | Year Posted 2011
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