Ode to the Sad Poet

By Purposelessness

Alas the poet, finesse had not
His frantic works were soon forgotĀ 

Pushed and shoved into a hole
He caved in and sold his soul
The devil works in wondrous ways
But severe prices must be paid

Handsome once, the leper wept
And wrote his story in fancy script
But from this world he must depart
Lest he live, yet fall apart

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Copyright 2017 Purposelessness
Published on Thursday, February 23, 2017.     Filed under: "Comedy" and "Poetry"
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  • Just Dave On Saturday, August 12, 2017, Just Dave (458)By person wrote:

    Went to poems and sorted for comedy but fell upon this poem. Great poem to stumble on. The devil is as the devil does. :(... Great write. JD

  • darkendomme On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, darkendomme (125)By person wrote:

    Fun time=) keep them coming!!

  • LordColdwater On Sunday, February 26, 2017, LordColdwater (31)By person wrote:

    I enjoyed this very much.

  • Purposelessness On Wednesday, March 1, 2017, Purposelessness (150)By person wrote:

    I am very happy to entertain with my words. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • Purposelessness On Friday, February 24, 2017, Purposelessness (150)By person wrote:

    Thanks guys. I had quite a lot of fun with this one. I like to try and get a bit of ambiguity in, I hope it's come through in this one.

  • Jerry stiles On Friday, February 24, 2017, Jerry stiles (251)By person wrote:

    Good poem,,the devil works in wonderous ways,,truth,

  • A former member wrote: Completely impressed by the depth and meaning I hear in your words, poet. Very well done. Thank you for sharing.

  • dwells On Thursday, February 23, 2017, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Great job on carrying through with the extended metaphor of leprosy here Purp. We the living die each day and perhaps we do achieve some small measure of immortality in what we write. Cheers and thankyou for not going Zombie on me :) - Dan

  • Purposelessness On Thursday, February 23, 2017, Purposelessness (150)By person wrote:

    What a silly sausage.

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