The abuser



Aye, the crowning fool
The court jester that commits the grievous crime
Or yet…the chameleon
The thief in the night or even master of disguise

A stolen heart
At first is no sin
But, with treachery
Yet, I begin to set motion in

None other shall ever have you
But, locked towers or dungeons dank
I say I love you
But, neither shall be ransomed offers made

Yet, with no intents of repentance
Whispers call me "The Killing King"
You can send in your Romeos
And many of your whitest knights may you bring

With their lofty aspirations, the slayers of black dragons
But, tis night they shall be slayed
As they come in rescue of a damsel
Where at my feet she now lay

You are mine
And your tortured soul I own to keep
A will that is shattered glass
My victory is all but bitter sweet

Alas, a prison without the walls
I dare you to run or to escape
Hah! You woman through a fear
Has learned that this here... is now your place!

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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA BCXC DXDX XEAE XBXX XXXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 892
Words 178
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Nighttiger

A fortyish native born all American man. Married twice and for the last time. I have four children; Three daughters and one son that are all over the age of eighteen. I also have two grandchildren; one three years old and one nine months old. Inspired by God, tragedy, life's experiences and then a fairy tale love. I never intentionally set out to write poetry, but "She" inspired me. "She" meaning the love of my life. That love is a passion that after thirteen years still grows stronger each and every day. It eventually had to be put into writing. As I wrote poetry to her, she encouraged me to approach other subjects. Doing so brought me to discover that poetry could wash away the bitter tastes of life (suicide, cancer, and divorce) that were still living like demons inside me. So when poetic therapy brought those impish fiends to a stalemate, I began to experiment more. Creating fictional characters and situations within my works. The support of this online community has inspired me even further to continue to hone my writing skills giving the readers the best that I can offer. Thanks to all you out there in Lulu land. more…

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