Fourteen Lost

By cre

Fourteen years you had your way
Lives lived and lost in the rise of a day
Fourteen suns blazed your deadly inquisitions
Blinded eyes cried at ungodly impositions
Fourteen chairs crafted cherry wooden prisons
As a teacher of uneagers you were surprisingly efficient
Fourteen flames charring snake bitten heels
Burning and branding with unrelenting steel
Fourteen screams crushed inside your fatal fingers
Nights like death find you still and stealthy linger
Fourteen souls you swallowed and digested
Fourteen strong though they cried and they protested
Fourteen tears wept in silent revelations
As the Fourteen lost learned to be their own salvation

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Fourteen wishes on blown out birthday candles
Smoky spirals rise above a new kind of scandal
Burning bits of prisons bobbing in a bleeding lake
Fourteen silent killers out of innocents you made
"Behind closed doors" you always used to say
So behind closed doors, the Fourteen had their day.

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Published on Tuesday, April 22, 2003. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "Fourteen Lost"

A former member wrote: The best poem I have read in a while. Write on, ~S
On Monday, July 30, 2012, SummerCoat (29) wrote:

fucking wow...that's all I can say. truly haunting
A former member wrote: WOW!! that is just awesome! excellent use of rhyme that doesnt sound forced or trivial
On Sunday, May 30, 2004, murder_in_clubland (384) wrote:

wow this is beautiful . . i could never leave such a comment to say how good of a job you did here wow.~ss
On Friday, April 9, 2004, Griffin (114) wrote:

wow... right now i would say almost anythings good, but thats really good
On Tuesday, April 6, 2004, BoldSolitude (214) wrote:

This piece is so haunting.
A former member wrote: This is... Wow... no, I mean... Wow... I just... Wow...
On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, Zahgurim (29) wrote:

this poem is really good...that's actually a major understatement. you are really talented.
On Friday, April 25, 2003, Jonas (715) wrote:

you write with a tender intensity and honesty that will not allow me to be unaffected by your work. excellent, i am moved.
On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

This is such a heavy theme for you... and yet it's always different and unique in its same heartbreaking way. You are very, very talented.
A former member wrote: :D another one thats just simply amazing. you always impress me. :)
A former member wrote: It's amazing how you can capture people's hearts like that... it's so amazing, i love your work!! great job!!*Chelsie*
On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, Aurora_Light (472) wrote:

wow wish i hand your talent but only a lucky few do. Great poem!!!
A former member wrote: Wow, you are soo good!~!! and i love your poetry.. Nice Job!_-Sad-_
On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, GothicBlack (186) wrote:

i have to agree with CDave, you are one of the best on here... wow, you've really captured somthing. ~gothic~
A former member wrote: You are definitely one of the best on here! I bow down to you, lol. This piece is one of my favorites by you- good job!
On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, Six-Out (1423) wrote:

I love you jane, literally. lol. Another great write. You can not write bad. It's seemingly impossible.
A former member wrote: jane . i love you... lol well i love your work at least, great job, i respect you as one of the very best writers on the site
A former member wrote: good poem.. very well written.. well keep writing.ADNW