A Deadly Promise

by XxjustmeXx

Published May 13, 2011

I lay here upon my casket
blood red rose upon my chest
crimson pours from my cuts
dripping down my arm
puddling beneath my final resting place

black silk dances in the wind
wrapping around my thighs
kissing me goodbye

all at once my world is gone
I'm falling into the deepest pits of Hell
flames licking at my every inch

great big tears fall with sorrow
you could have saved me
if only you had cared
I might still have been in that graveyard
not in the Devil's playpin

but you held nothing but disgust
no compassion or love

so here I am
awaiting your entry
for surely this is where you'll come
and when you finally come
you'll be mine at last
and I promise, sweet boy
I'll never let you go






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gowtham1 commented Comment · May 18, 2011

Tere are no punctuations in your poem.But it was a scary one.

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halogirl4197 commented Comment · May 17, 2011

Pretty good, though it's kind of straight forward of what' happening. That's just my opinion though but I might be jealous because it's so good! :)

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AmeliaCogin wrote a review Review · May 13, 2011

Hello! This poem is very interesting. I'd love to know the meaning behind the words. ( PM me if you fancy)
I liked some of the imagery used, and the language was very lively and descriptive. The black silk bit was lovely. However, I think you lack flow in a few parts of the poem. :)

XxjustmeXx wrote:I lay here upon my casket
blood red rose upon my chest
crimson pours from my cuts - be more dramatic - try 'pours from the chasm' or something like that.
dripping down my arm - the poem goes dead here. Spice up that line! 'torrenting down my limbs' ect
puddling (childish word choice: try congealing, clotting, or if you want to be really dramtic, try: 'a mirror of red')
beneath my final resting place

black silk dances in the wind
wrapping around my thighs
kissing me goodbye

all at once my world is gone
I'm falling into the deepest pits of Hell
flames licking ( reminds me of a dog. Try, ie hissing) at my every inch

great big ( again, sounds childish - try painful ect) tears fall with sorrow
you could have saved me
if only you had cared
I might still have been in that graveyard
not in the Devil's playpin playpen

but - scrap that you held nothing but disgust
no compassion or love

so here I am
awaiting your entry
for surely this is where you'll come
and when you finally come
you'll be mine at last
and I promise, sweet boy
I'll never let you go


All-in-all, a great poem. Keep writing!
:) ~ Amelia



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