The Devil Has No Mercy



The days roll slowly past
Like a wave receding from the shore
An ominous cloud of the past hovers above
Pounding gloominess to all
No hope for today
The dreams of tomorrow
Diminishing
The anger rising like a bubble boils out any beauty
I have eyes, but I only see darkness
I have ears, but hear terror
I have a brain, but I know only the surrounding malice
I have a heart, but the shattered pieces are stained with a dark shade of evil.
Will somebody help me?
Will someone help me?
A bony claw steals the last sputtering breath
Then I die
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Written on September 25, 1995

Submitted by crricecar on September 25, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJIKHHLM
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 541
Words 109
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

Christina Ann Rice

I have been writing since I was a child. I love to write. This poem stuck with me over the years. more…

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