Thursday, March 25, 2010

A Shot in the Dark

The abyss is
so very dark 
and deceptive
hiding death
beneath its
liquid surface
an accumulation of
all negative emotions
Reflectively alive and
waiting expectantly,
patiently 
for the ones
who think
they are above
such things

the ones
who lived
using others' pain
as their 
foundation
for their houses 
of evil

even in the face
of the Reaper's
impartial grin
and beckoning
skeletal finger
hovering above
midnight stillness
of the infamous
lake of time
they deny it
evidence 
bloody flesh,
ground up bones, 
broken dreams
embedded in their feet
dripping from 
outstretched hands
pleading their guilt, 
their sociopathic 
behavior away

Its hollow voice
reverberates
through their souls
indifferently asking

To Heaven
or to Hell?
Pray mortal
for what 
made you think
you
could walk on water
on the way to eternity

frozen eyes reflect
the cool blue sky
a contrast to
their terror
rising as
they are
sinking
below
into
mercury-like tar
oozes around
naked ankles
pulling them down
no time to drown

realization hits
too late
the first shot
the one that
damned them
to be one
with the shadows
was when
they took their
the first victim -
themselves

The metallic tones
of the Reaper
vibrates with their body's
violent shivers

It laughs

So, do you still think 
you're above all these
emotions
Especially now
you're alone
with the karmic bullet
traveling toward you
in the dark?





7 comments:

  1. I liked this a lot. Loved the first stanza and the fifth especially.

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  3. I like it a lot too, especially the last stanza. It sounds sort of like something Dirty Harry might say in the afterlife.

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  4. Thank you! I love the visual of Dirty Harry w/ a scythe.

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  5. This is pretty good. Not a huge fan of the final stanza, but it's pretty awesome overall.

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  6. I take it back... I like the final stanza, just don't care for it posed as a question.

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  7. Hmm. . .? or ! or . interesting, would have to rephrase it a tad to take it out of the ? format. ..

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