Witchammer (Phase One)
the mass that gathers - blackest bright
fills the sky like a lightning strike
circles 'round the summoner
drag the ragged effigy back to life
seated in the seven thrones
at the banquet of the beasts
the legions swarm
the serpents coil
the maggots feast
the wicker witch comes
hunch-backed and half-bred
a crown of thorns and razorwire
wrapped around my head
burning alive and still breathing fire
I'll be the living sacrifice to sate you, sire
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX BBXXX BCAC AA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 429 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 2 |
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