What happens when demons dance,
Or when one dances with demons?
Does flirtation with temptation
Stoke the eternal funeral pyre?
Or when one dances with demons?
Does flirtation with temptation
Stoke the eternal funeral pyre?
Dancing with devils and vampires
While listening to the jackal's call
Leads to temporal and carnal relief
To the eternal soul's utter despair.
While listening to the jackal's call
Leads to temporal and carnal relief
To the eternal soul's utter despair.
O, the pain and the melancholy--
O, the horrible melancholy--
Eats at the sufferer's mind
Leaving behind a hollowed skull.
O, the horrible melancholy--
Eats at the sufferer's mind
Leaving behind a hollowed skull.
Shall I dance some more,
Shall I dance to the vampiric tune?
Plagued, and blackened by existence,
Walks a corpse with no name.
Shall I dance to the vampiric tune?
Plagued, and blackened by existence,
Walks a corpse with no name.
© 2011 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
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We all are tempted to dance with sirens and at one time or another we all succumb to the call. A wonderfull write my friend
Indeed, we do, my friend! Thank you so much for your time and your thoughts. ❤️🙏
a wonderful write indeed Tristan.
we eat from the same table my friend.
Indeed we do, Melvin. I certainly have found a home in your poetry. Thank you so much, my friend, for your time, faving the poem, and your feedback. Always appreciated! 🙏🖤
Well as someone who has danced with many devils i really like this poem, and highlights the fact we have all danced at some stage, some who did not choose to and those who did, Very enjoyable read.
Thank you Tobani. I am glad it resonated! Your time and feedback are very much appreciated my friend! 🙏❤️
You are very welcome
Argh no! Let's not dance with them. 'He/she who sups with the devil needs a long spoon', i.e. keep your distance. From Geoffrey Chaucer maybe, circa 1390.
Meanwhile will ya roll round the floor in laughter, as I say? - I didn't know ya had that pic of ya mother-in-law there!' Heehee.
'Succumb' linked to 'succubus'? - a naughty female demon.
😂 Indeed, wasn’t sure if you’d see the resemblance! 😝 Thank you, my friend, for your time and feedback! Always appreciated. 💃👹
I think we all have them .. correction, I know we do .. a moment of indiscretion fuels a lifetime of regret .. not to mention them bloody vampires that want to bleed us dry .. darker than the blinkered blinds of Hades & stuffed to the gills with what Halloween couldn't stomach .. & if that aint something to be smug about I dunno what is .. 🖤🐈⬛🐦⬛😎👍
We all certainly do.💯 Spot on my friend, all around! Thank you so much for your time and thoughts. Always appreciate! 🐦⬛🖤🙏
Profound questions for the current times. Should we indulge - life is short, isn't it? Should I yield to temptation - without yielding to greed there is no success (the earthly salvation). An existential quandary we face each day. Thought provoking at its best.
Thank you so much, my friend! Indeed! I truly appreciate your time and thoughts! 🙏🖤
I’ve been through Valhalla with a corpse with no name… it’s so good to be out of the flames… in Valhalla you can’t remember your frame… lalalalala….
LOL! Indeed...Valhalla would make the flames worth it, my friend! Thank you so much for your time and your thoughts! Very much appreciated, as always! 🖤🙏
The image is very cool looking, first of all. second--they dance so well you just don't want to stop... dance until you drop, even if its dead at least you'd've had the company
Ah. NinjaGirl! So nice to have you drop by, as always. And, as always, I find your insights ever refreshing! Indeed, my friend! 💯 You get this poem! Thank you, my dear friend, for your close read and thoughtful response! Always appreciated! 🙏🖤
of course!
Hope you don’t mind a digital hug 🤗🤣 I truly appreciate you my friend! Have a great day Ninja!
P.S. you’re not just any ol’ ninja in my book. You are THE NINJA! 🙏
haha no ChatGPT gave me one yesterday...😂😂😂 I appreciate you as well, it's nice to have the insight on my poems!
as for being a ninja, this is how I see myself: https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd801cdd6-27ca-4c40-98d4-698b919004a1_896x1344.png
And this is how other people see me (probably): https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1361596008/vector/cute-ninja-squatting-isolated-on-white-background.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=edkZsW7im5LqrBo3Jm0rt3yzccPfvHnFZ9lliX-ZEas=
No matter though, it's the self-confidence that counts!
😂🤣🙏❤️
Wow! 😳
A scary and creepy good write!😈
Awesome poetic visual,
a fright filled delight! 😱
Made me swoon and want to
dance to that
Vampiric tune! 🎵🎶🎶 🦇🦇
A superb read indeed!! 😍 Loved it!!
Best regards ✌️ Thad
Quite hypnotic, that vampiric tune is, no? 🧛🏻♂️ You know the saying...Once bitten...🩸 🤣 Anywho..I digress. Thank you so much for stopping on by, reading and engaging Thad! I always appreciate, my dear friend! 🦇🐦⬛🖤🤘
Spooky, though I have had my times of dancing with the devil (shhh, don't tell anyone) Very enjoyable read1
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