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Unsung Threnody For a Well Sewn Hero

Bare skull and cross bones
     existence on the peripheral
     outskirts of poker flats
lives a slip of a man,
     whereat he never felt deserving
     accolades linkedin 
     with appeasement,
     sans pat on back congrats,

asper bringing peace,
     and tranquility to the
     kingdom taken over
     by trumpeting democrats,
without any armed 
     populace resorting,
     (nor police present)
     affecting a coup d'etat

     (carried out 
     by military expats),
no...amazingly enough,
     non violent government
     takeover won by votes
     during midterm elections,
     who rendered
     the equivalent outcome

     (actually a stunt 
     more difficult)
     than analogously bringing
     rabbits out of hats,
which predominant number
     of socially progressive winners
     shared the sir name "Katz"
ironic since such 

     ethical congressional
     "Freshman" hoped to scare
     out all the corrupt rats
and, thus hit upon,
     (or one newly elected
     acolyte dreamt) master bait,
which involved one participant
     to experience potentially

     a stormy Dane yell'n date,
thus unnamed 
     wizard (specializing
     in far out, and groovy
     grandiose high jinks fate
hood did don an outfit
     resembling the Great
Tony the Tiger, no matter,

     he reputedly happened
     tubby a serial killer,
yet said Grand 
     Poobah did integrate
each puzzle piece
     of his Khanate
with a combination of
     bluster, gimcrackery
 
     cheap tricks deceit, 
     "FAKE" hate
as to snatch the checkered mate,
(essentially a hie
     bred Matted Scottish
    tartan Harris tweed
     couture rib banned jester,
     who didst orchestrate)

so much tom foolery, his
     basic winning technique
    quite antic quate
head, nonetheless

     far more ingenious than
     latest technological state
of the art revolutionary
     trappings, thus never
     outmoded ways underrate!
Form: Ballad


Premium Member The Illusion of Death

– Dream from the past, I see a lady, she is smiling, young, kind, sparkling eyes, love –
I am far, very far, I disappear  into infinity, farther, and farther, the lady is a mist away
– The receding world narrows, and the lady’s face disappears into the distance; illusion–

– Passing kindness by receding distance, she died thousands of years ago; loved love –
I remember this existence from my always-passing life, accusatory lady, serial vision
– A criminatory memorial to a woman from my forgotten past life, I loved her, but I live far away –

– Dreams from the past following moments of the lost moments of life, painful to my heart –
Yes, memories from the illusions are so missing feeling, and the radiation of these honest lines
– A dead remembering from life, death enjoying his past life to be a memorial stone –

– Of a life to a life for a life, by the Life, ruler of life and lives; the death is going to be the life –
Just the moment of dying is a question of death, and life always arises from death
–Life always wants to find a way to the gate of the loved death to get a lovely life again to death –

– I love you, oh my kind and magnetic gate to way to the forever living death to get love by us –
The lady is dead, already. never seen a creature before, a disgusting phenomenon on the train
– A discarded abomination, totally used tool, worn chassis, used flap, adornment of street corners –

No problem, my love will get you there
The illusion of our death will be realised there

Does death exist?
Does life exist?
Does love exist?

Does our existence exist?
No
Everything is just part of a dream.

Does the dream exist?

Illusion of death
Reality
Of Life

Premium Member Just Looking For Peace

Hating all noise and inane tv violence,
a young man sits home cringing and weeps.
 Talk of a serial killer pervades the news:
 how one finger of his victims he keeps.

Looking for peace, the young man goes to fish.
So glad that he finally has gotten away,
he sets up his tent to camp in the woods,
till a stranger then comes and ruins his day.

The old burly guy has a barking dog,
and he’s endlessly pounding in stakes.
The young guy tells him: Please quiet your dog.
How much more of your noise must I take?

The bothersome man refuses to budge,
so the younger man finds a new site
but finds the old man won’t leave him alone
and has camped right nearby him that night.

By dawn, the man's dog lies dead on the ground.
How the sobs of that older man linger. . . 
Last straw for the young man! As he drives away,
on his seat lies a new bloody finger.


Written 5/29/13
for Roy Jerden's Enter the Poems to keep you awake at night Poetry Contest
Form: Quatrain

The Real Me

The visions get worse when you're 
   not around, crying, screaming,
   torturous visions of death on
   purpose, hatred and violence.
How easy it is to kill creeps 
   in, sweeping away common
   sense and calm.  Overtaken
   by dark views of normal
   children, smashed down,
   torn from parents, swept
   away by torents.
Nowhere to turn but you,
   nothing calms me more, keeps
   my thoughts clear.  Am I 
   more than one, am I
   someone else when you're
   not here, who will save
   me when you're gone, if I
   can't save myself.
The visions get worse when night
   comes around, bleeding, cursing,
   clear as day thoughts of how
   to cause harm, death, violence.
How easy it would be to just
   pull the trigger, push off
   the edge.  Overtaken by
   thoughts drumming my mind
   in a beat faster and faster,
   no way to stop the pain.
Nowhere to run but to you,
   into your arms, into peace,
   am I one who has no
   control, one who needs
   your boundaries to keep 
   me under control?
Will I ever know the real me?



Don't worry, I am fine, written for a writing assignment where my character assignment was a dual personality with one as a serial killer.
© Juli Freda  Create an image from this poem.

Dungeon of the Lord of Lies

There's an angry, confused and sad man - I see it in his eyes
Putting up a synthetic smile and front - his primary disguise
He's choking and suffering in his pointless mundane life
So the anger, rage, and hatred course thru his veins - he cuts himself w/ a knife
He tries to hang himself - killing what he believes is a reincarnated life
Yet yearning and craving the normalcy of children and a wife
His backwards "love" he attempts to display
Will never fix what's still wrong with us today and yesterday
He doesn't comprehend what healthy love entails today
Instead he's stuck in our distant past of yesterdays
A working companionship consists of a tight-knit positivity of a team
But for us ever attempting to work again - it's just become a pipe dream
The self-centered selfishness of violent and unpredictable hate
From me every ounce of my energy it will take
Seldom do we follow what both you and I know we need to do
But it confuses this process when I'm truly me and you're not truly you
It will never be balanced 'cause you've always gotta win
While I'm left trapped in your itty-bitty corner - alone by myself I'll defend
Like an idealistic symbol of a Luciferian Templar Knight
I become lost within your hypnotizing infinite blight
Dizzying and dirtying my robotic mind
You've become the junior of the serial killer - 'cause you'll torture, kill, and bind
Like an Old God with a soul who's lost the entirety of his shine
Turning over and churning the possibilities in your mentally sick mind
Overnighting in a haunted cemetery - coated with your gas-like bliss
But lost in your madness of a world - succumbed to your poisonous kiss
Tumbling down into your rabbit hole of your echoing and murderous pit of Hell
Where all you jaded and twisted angels landed and ultimately fell
Oh but you?! You're different! You're the King of 'em all
Exhausted and desperately - I concoct and build my bulletproof wall
I watch in utter horror as you jackhammer all of them down
I'm waking dazed and confused in your Hell's Pit - trapped w/ you underground
Form: Rhyme


Scraps; Volume 2

The Vote
The lights are out, the night is still,
The window’s ajar, there’s a sudden chill.
Goosepimples multiply all over my skin,
I know what I’ve done is a terrible sin.

The demons are singing deep inside my head,
I might not sleep when I do turn in for bed.
First, I’ll sit by the fire and put up my feet,
I hasten to move from this very seat.

The same demons shout “Why? Why? What you’ve done is insane,
I hope you realise you’ve caused insurmountable pain.
You had the easy choice, but you cocked up instead,
And now we’ll have more times of living in dread.

I can’t believe myself, I thought I knew who to vote,
And now I feel like a scrawny little scroat.
I now see it was my single vote that put those fools in power,
I really deserve to be locked up inside the tower.

Getting better
I am sure that you have been told
Stop in bed when you have a cold
Pinch your nose if you get a bleed
Press it hard and it stops at a greater speed

Car
There’s nothing worse I think by far
Than needing the loo whilst in the car.
You’re miles away from the nearest stop
I wish I hadn’t drank all of that pop.

There’s nothing else that you can do
When in the car and needing the loo.
And eventually there’s no feeling better
As when your trouser leg starts getting wetter.

Graveyard shift
Come work for us, the interviewer said,
I didn’t realise I’d be digging graves for the dead.

Come work for us and you’ll soon have it made,
We’ll even give you your very own spade.

Work hard for your bonus – show everyone your worth
Now It’s 3am and I’m left digging all the earth.

Once the funeral is over and everyone’s at the wake,
It’s time to re-fill as my back begins to ache.

For each burial we do we’ll get a bonus for our prize,
If only they knew I’m the serial killer in disguise.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member An Oversized Giggle Gene

Where does one find humour?

Everywhere one looks... at least I do

Others may not see it like me

But maybe I'm just built differently

I was blessed with an oversized giggle gene

It's certainly not a bad thing I guess

Could have turned out to be a serial killer

Often thought I may have missed my calling

But I guess I'm a wee bit old to be starting a new career

So I'm really sorry, youse guys are just going to have to suffer

"Did you hear the one about the... "

Sorry! I promise to make them more sophisticated

And post only hoity toity type humour like

"Didst thou hearest the most recent humorous episode chronicling..."

Holy crap! That's really snotty!!!



© Jack Ellison 2014
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Dexter

Dexter has a dark uncontrollable need to take human life.
He's a serial killer psycho path most certified,
but innocents need not fear dark dreaming Dexter.
He satisfies his bloodlust by only killing other killers.
He channels his darkness where he believes it will do the most good,
eliminating predators who victimize innocents in his neighborhood.
He's not trying to be a hero vigilante or protector of the public.
He hasn't any delusions of being a superhero. No evidence of a God complex.
Quite frankly, feelings of conscience, remorse or any feelings at all 
are quite alien for Dexter, but he must fake them all.
The only time Dexter truly feels anything 
is when Dexter stalks and kills his next victim
and he must satisfy his craving again and again.
He kills only killers who like he haven't any feelings at all
because Dexter believes that's his best option at never getting caught.
Dexter is a Showtime TV series,
and despite it's darkness, it's also at times very funny.

http://billythekidsters-antisocialclub.ning.com/forum/topics/billythekidsters-dexter-page
Form: Rhyme

My Example For Humpty Dumpty Contest

Many know the tale of humpty Dumpty  
But nobody knew that he was a dummy
Who was he, why he sat on a wall and
do you really believe that he did fall?
 
Your whole life was a lie, coz humpty was a spy
He was not an egg, but a very clever guy  
He was a serial killer who's plan was to kill the king
And to achieve this goal, he could do anything

Everyday dressed as an egg, he would climb the wall
Making a plan to kill the king and waiting for his partner's call
Little did he know was that secret service 
was also searching him through the hall
They were aware of everything and 
waiting for a chance to kill him

The special force got a hint and they started to follow him
Reaching his headquarters they found the plan good
To dress up in an egg, with sniper in hand,
Kill the king and ran as fast as he could
                                          

That day everything was set, 
the sniper, the plan,the wreck
As he aimed for the king, another bullet hit him,
right through the head, It was bullet of special force,
his so called plan was dissolved


People didn't know anything but they saw an egg fall
That day they made a lie, portray humpty as an egg
So that people shouldn't have fear of death
Everyone was told a lie, even the king except for the force

Humpty was never an egg,nor a food but simply a spy
An assassin trying to kill king while masquerading as an egg
You have always been told a lie
coz humpty was not a egg but spy

This is My example for the contest "the mystery of Humpty Dumpty "
And of course I want you people to write a better poem
Form: Rhyme

They Say Mushrooms Grow Best In the Dark

"They Say Mushrooms Grow Best in the Dark" 

Winter 
arrived after
The Darkness 

blew in 
with its boiling 
black clouds.

they say mushrooms 
grow best in the dark.
we hid underground.

eventually
we crawled out 
from the cracks

like bugs 
to ash, the fallen
bones of dust.

we breathed 
in the 
blow back.

strange angels, 
aliens to us, wandered
like monsters

in the starkness 
of a different war,
covered in black ooze 
and demon masks.

there was 
no eclipse,
there was no Sun.

3 days 
of scorching fire,
blood shed, and the 

stabbing nails 
of judgement, and its
horrible crucifixions. 

such terrible carnage. 
there was much worse 
than this, to come.

for the few who survived,
the fumes burnt our skin
the air burnt our lungs.

the iodine 
capsules 
were useless.

our innocence 
perished
many children, taken,

the true meaning 
of our lives, 
dissolved, gone.

we were blind.
comfortable in
our complacency.

we weren’t prepared
when the truth 
of it all, 

like parables from old, 
blew in 
on the clouds.

the ancient stories 
we considered 
pages of nothing,

we thought fiction,  
in long forgotten books, 
from our childhood 

presented itself
with its meaning
and our inclusion.

when Dominion, 
arrived in full force,
it was unwelcome.

they say,
mushrooms
grow best in the dark.

eventually
we crawled out 
from the cracks

like bugs;
to ash, the fallen
bones of dust.

strange angels, 
aliens to us, wandered
like monsters

in the starkness 
of a different war,
covered in black ooze 
and demon masks.

the sleeve of armour
on the dead angel 
buried under burnt wings,

that the wheels 
of battle had driven over 
and busted in,

read:
18th Tiberius 
25.03/03.04/07.04/AD
Sons of …

well, 
we can only 
surmise

it was the soldier’s
rank and serial, 
his regiment title,

where he 
once 
belonged,

the rest 
was charred

18th Tiberius
25.03/03.04/07.04/AD
Sons of ...

there was 
no eclipse,
there was no Sun.

(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
Form: Narrative

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