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DreamEvil
Member Elite

since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

0 posted 1999-08-08 05:07 AM

Droplets of crimson blood
lay like rubies
in the frozen mud
forming a random
pattern of decay.

This misbegotten war
justified
the opening of the door
that desperate morality
locks
each day.

Fields of dishonored dead,
in rictus,
seem more like
statues instead,
monuments
to the horror
we embrace.

The warming
morning sun
exposes the full
scope
of what we've done
to the countenance
of those we debase.

The sweet smell
of fresh death
rises
to tantalize
with every breath,
the unfortunate ones
who do survive.

We ease their
pain and strife
giving their grief
to the knife
to thank the gods
for
our being alive.

Eventual conquest
will place us
among
those we detest,
signaling
the end of
our own Empire.

This newly-won glory
will one day
be the sum
of our story
and the height
of new conquerers'
desire.

©1999 DreamEvil

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Shall I indulge in flights of fancy hampered by clipped wings?
DreamEvil©

[This message has been edited by DreamEvil (edited 08-10-99).]

~one voice~
Senior Member

since 1999-07-08

Posts 664
Billings, MT USA

1 posted 1999-08-08 07:48 AM

I do love this one, Dream! Dark, and yet, beautiful...

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~onevoice~

"She looked at her life
like lines, never-ending,
constantly forming,
reforming and bending."

Dragoness
Senior Member

since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

2 posted 1999-08-08 10:14 AM

You already know what I think.I loved the line "Fields of dishonored dead".Well done !!

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

Alwye

Moderator

Member Elite

since 1999-06-16

Posts 3850
In the space between moments

3 posted 1999-08-08 11:09 PM

Wonderfully dark, dream..I especially liked the line "Droplets of crimson blood lay like rubies in the frozen mud". I could visualize it so well....thanks for sharing.

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*Krista Knutson*

"Your kiss upon my face feels like a brush with grace, baby thats all it takes to take me higher..." SHeDaisy

DreamEvil
Member Elite

since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

4 posted 1999-08-09 02:09 PM

Seems that Darkness needed a release, thank you.

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Shall I indulge in flights of fancy hampered by clipped wings?
DreamEvil©

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

5 posted 1999-08-09 05:16 PM

Well done Dream.

Gentle Soul
Member

since 1999-07-12

Posts 273
Vinton,Ohio USA

6 posted 1999-08-10 12:43 PM

Dream, You are great.. dont ever stop writing poetry again.. ya hear? hehehe... *hugs* love ya brother

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