will be gone for a week
Anger surges through my body
A piercing, fiery light
Illuminating my riled eyes
As daytime turns to night
They tore my family apart
A wound that will not heal
Revenge, that’s what I need right now
Vendetta sharp as steel
There was a life with my brother
The whispers of a past
Because he is gone forever
This darkness is to last
But now I will not show mercy
Instead I will journey
And stop until I’ve killed them all
When vengeance I can see
I shiver and I quake
My heart is filled with doubt
With every step I take
My brother still cries out
I hear him talking loud
Like he’s really right there
He says that he is proud
That death was only fair
He speaks of ending pain
A path that isn't fear
When it began to rain
He seemed to disappear
I told him I’m not scared
Through the streets I walked on
He couldn’t be repaired
I realised he was gone
I was only an empty shell
Wanting to find someone to tell
The truth wrapped its cloak around me
Forgiveness had always been key
Pursuing my brother’s shadow
When he was too far to follow
The grief and terror in my eyes
As I push through the fearsome lies
So I let it all go and fell
On my knees I could only smell
The burning of old memories
Smoke billowing in harmonies
I’d lost everything I had known
When really the faults were my own
This was only the inception
So I sought out my redemption
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Author:
LP2187 (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Three ballads back to back, first in ballad metre, second in iambic trimeter, and third in iambic tetrameter.
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Comments5
Wow! Love the blending of meters. Wonderfully connected ballads, my friend! 🌹👏
Thank you!
I tell you, I felt this one deep in my veins...the anger, the grief, the passion...it's everything. I love this one so much, and I really feel it
Thank you very much!
Nicely done following meter and with rhyme a heavy chore. A great message as well.
Thank you very much
Back to back! An accomplishment indeed without losing momentum or rising action 🙏🏻👍🏻🕊
Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words!
You are welcome 👍🏻🙏🏻🕊️
Powerful writing. Very well crafted. Excellent.
Thank you very much
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