THE LIZARD MAN
A warrior sleeping
The death sleep of the hunter,
His senses begin to stir
Soon it will be time to rise,
To go out to stalk and kill.
Lizard creatures stalk
Humans their chosen prey,
Cold-blooded reptiles
Insensitive to emotion,
Lusting after human blood
Needing just to kill men,
Enjoying the seeds he sows
He sows seeds of destruction,
A lizard man closing in
Soon to kill another human,
Longing to kill us all
The lizard men approach.
Stalking and hunting far and wide
Hoping to find a mortal,
Too cowardly to stand and fight
Too weak and puny to run,
A heavy sword is wielded
By a mighty warrior,
Slashing down on flesh and bone
Severing bone and organs,
Passing judgment on an enemy
Upon the human species,
The lizard men attack
And gladly would wipe us out.
THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About this poem
A warrior sleeping The death sleep of the hunter, His senses begin to stir Soon it will be time to rise,
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Written on February 17, 2009
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 24, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAAXX XXXBXXXBXBXX XXXBXAXXXXXX XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 805 |
Words | 149 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 12, 12, 3 |
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