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Lucy.

January 9, 2013
By AmayaEcho SILVER, York, Pennsylvania
AmayaEcho SILVER, York, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Stay strong."


My joints have been dislocated,
My body bled to white.
In the midst of fear and pain,
I know that this is right.
My bones have broken one by one.
My dead skin burns with fire;
All because I refused to find
The source of my desire.

Taunts and jeers
Reach my ears….

My limbs are being cruelly crushed.
The dark cuts like a knife;
All because I did not try
To gain eternal life.
The pain is endless, no relief,
My whole self stretched and crumbled;
For on earth I wore a mask.
My heart was torn and troubled.
My feelings reigned, my self contained,
My being turned to dust.
God offered mercy, offered love,
But all I knew was lust.

My description can hardly describe
The pain that always is.
In my heart it is the worst;
I know there’s more than this.
So I despair; I cannot hope.
I’ve chosen my own path.
My own blackness attacks me;
This is not just God’s wrath.

I cannot tell you of God’s love;
I can only say I’m sorry.
Do not try to walk alone.
Do not try to be hardy;
For in my exile I have seen
That everyone needs God.
To our God, I shook my head.
While you can – instead – please nod.


The author's comments:
This poem is written in the point of view of a regretful soul in hell.

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on Mar. 23 2013 at 11:38 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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Favorite Quote:
“I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear.” -Edgar Guest

Wow, this is good! SO GLAD to finally found someone who likes that style of abab and (generally) eight/six, eight/six syllables. I dont know that you did it intentionally (though it looks that way), but I always loved it. The poem is deep. Not just telling about the horror of hell, but the source of it. The hard truth is it is self chosen, and when, as sinners, we are faced with the horror of ourselves, we dont see the fire, we see justice, and it is our self loathing more than the Wrath of the Almighty that pains, because when we are seperated in that final sepperation from God, all things that come from him (cepting our existeance) are taken away, there is nothing lovable left. There was only one thing I could point out. I cant see it cause the comment box covers it, but notice the line where you say sonething to the effect of 'what i describe had not discribed' or something like that? I thought it was stylistically odd. One dosent often use the same word twice so close together, it feels lazy. I mean, i like the stress that the so calle discription really isnt one, but when you add it to the fact that the line is a bit to long-feeling and dosent quite flow like the rest, it becomes awkward. I really love this, though, and I'm def gonna rate it 4/5. (Dosent come from me often!)