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IsabelleSkye
Member

since 1999-06-27

Posts 253

0 posted 1999-08-19 08:54 PM

my hands gently parting
the curtain of jungle vines
as I catch my first glimpse
of a temple
untouched by life, these so many years

so tranquil
a restful haven
amidst the jungle's fervor and heat

I see there before me an altar
stained with the blood of a thousand sacrifices
dark, yet with your blood too
shed by my own hands
as sure as I had clenched the knife
as sure as I had plunged the blade
into your heart

I gave you up
as a sacrifice to the gods of love

I poured your life blood
upon the altar stone
I chanted the death incantation
I sung at your burial
and my tears ran at your
sweet, trusting smile
as the life
(the life you gave to me so freely)
slipped from you
in a shimmering pool of blood

poetFemmeFatale
Member Elite

since 1999-07-25

Posts 2646
Arkansas

1 posted 1999-08-20 01:21 AM

Wow Izzy, quite spooky, yet lovely all the same - if I were Eric, I'd stay out of the jungle for awhile!

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- poet FemmeFatale

"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone..." Henrik Ibsen (1826-1906) Norwegian dramatist lyric poet

Colin
Senior Member

since 1999-06-05

Posts 596
Callington, Cornwall, England

2 posted 1999-08-20 02:31 AM

Eric will be reporting for duty to the jungle today, the same as every other day. OK so I might get stabbed again. So what?

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I believe in fairy tales but then I'm just a silly romantic, what do I know?

Majere
Junior Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 32

3 posted 1999-08-20 01:38 PM

Very eerie, excellent imagery. I like.

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Such is the way to immortality ;)

Alwye

Moderator

Member Elite

since 1999-06-16

Posts 3850
In the space between moments

4 posted 1999-08-20 11:04 PM

Wow, phenomenal!! This is right up my alley!! Spookie, eerie, absolutely wonderful!!

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*Krista Knutson*

"If I could be an angel, I'd make your every wish come true. But I am only human, just a woman lovin' you..." Trisha Yearwood

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