Earth Or Hell

By andhaka

One night I watched as the sky bled
Midnight blue mélange with ruby red
The stars blazed in a crimson sphere
And the moon hid with poignant fear
That night I saw the cracks in concrete bleed
Quivering my soul, questioning my creed
The gashes on the ground opened wide
Contemptuous wind shrieked and cried
From the scarlet trenches came the nightmare king
Unhallowed man with ebony wings
His mutilated beauty left me weak
And that’s when the fallen angel began to speak
He asked me with omnipotent grace
Why I lived in this mortal place
My answer, whispered through lips as white as snow
“Though I wish I could say, I really don’t know”
Thunderous laughter echoed through the murderous night
Echoed with vigor and echoed with spite
He asked me to follow him into fiery ground
Riding upon his aberrant blood hound
Timidly staring into his hollow eyes
I asked why going with him was wise
Voice dripping from a tone filled with snide
With an arrogant air he replied
Hell and earth are not as different as humans believe
Both realms filled with souls who do deceive
Despondent beings who relish in pain
Walking around in utter disdain
Look around fledgling what do you see?
Even the leaves weep on every tree
They stare at the ground, not knowing their worth
Even though they’re important to this earth
Hell isn't a place it is a state of being
A perspective of life, a way of seeing
My hell is different than your hell dear
But that does not mean it is any less severe
I wish for you to travel to the land beneath this
So all your doubts you can dismiss
I ask you to come so you can finally tell
Which is worse
Earth or Hell 

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Copyright 2013 andhaka
Published on Saturday, May 25, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • PoetessDarkly On Wednesday, July 31, 2013, PoetessDarkly (700)By person wrote:

    fuckin' awesome poem lovely lady. Your poetry truly outshines mine. Ya do me proud. :)

  • andhaka On Wednesday, July 31, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    awe thanks for making my day haha. Means a lot coming from the truly amazing PoetessDarkly. You're too sweet. : )

  • Kristoff On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, Kristoff (37)By person wrote:

    I love this character! I love it... Reminds me of my own poem in fact XD good job, better than mine, girl!

  • andhaka On Wednesday, June 19, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    Hahaha awe thanks you! : )

  • Fallenfromgrace On Saturday, May 25, 2013, Fallenfromgrace (104)By person wrote:

    This is fucking awesome!! I have always said that there is no hell.. we are already living it. This is a great read.. felt like I was right there speaking with this "fallen angel" myself. Great Write. :) 10/10

  • andhaka On Saturday, May 25, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    Thanks and I believe the same thing. The life we lead with all our demons is our hell, this is pretty much as bad as it gets. Thanks for reading : )

  • A former member wrote: God damn this is a fantastic write, every word sucked me in deeper, bloody good work right here.

  • andhaka On Saturday, May 25, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    Thanks : ) i'm glad you liked it

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