The Monster's Poem

by Richard Peck

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Down the carved stairs,
With dark thick in the air,
And an unkown waft,
Smelled of death and despair.

For the men who had wronged,
They would soon meet their doom,
At the end of the stairs,
Waited more than a room.

Its skin of dried leather,
Its mouth a toothless hole.
Its lips of scabbed tears,
From the last spoiled soul.

Its legs mighty pilars,
Its feet of pounding drums,
That pin you to the floor,
Sliding you into its gums.

Pushed into its throat,
By its strong wrinkled tounge,
As its muscles contract,
Your song has been sung.

As you fall to the stomach,
Acid searing your skin,
One begans to acknowledge,
The trouble ones in.

The sticky black walls,
Wrap you up in a bind,
The white hot grip of death,
Leave you dumb deaf and blind.

Every moment you live,
Is a moment you cry,
For the things you have done,
To finally let you die.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. The Monster's Poem

    ItsNotEasy_BeingGreen's Buddy Icon ItsNotEasy_BeingGreen

    Posted about 1 year ago

    I like it! It’s a bit eery (of course, it should be). But some poems just have to be spooky.

  2. The Monster's Poem

    Sailor Emo's Buddy Icon Sailor Emo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    is it supposed to be a kind of hell??or just a monster?

  3. The Monster's Poem

    Richard Peck's Buddy Icon Richard Peck

    Posted about 1 year ago

    I think that’s for the reader to decided.

  4. The Monster's Poem

    [pens&feathers]'s Buddy Icon [pens&feathers]

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful job! I love the rhythmn.

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    Mr Reeses 's Buddy Icon Mr Reeses

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I like this, very descriptive and dark. And the rhythm really set the mood. awesome!

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