Death Throes

By dwells

He gave them one more chance to get it right
A final chance to save them from the fall
But those in charge were from the pit of night

He strove against the odds to bring the light
They gathered at his side, the great and small
He gave them one more chance; to their delight

His flaming sword extinguished in the fight
“Betrayed again” was written on the wall
While those in charge would celebrate his plight

The faithful closed their eyes to such a sight
With stoppered ears, refused the battle’s call
Too late, their final chance to put things right

Then history records the world alight
One billion candles at the tomb of all
Returned again into that pit of night

The world became a cinder, born of spite
And who he was, none will, or can recall
The netherworld reclaims Man’s saddest height

He gave them one more chance to get it right
Now darkness rules and I must say “Goodnight”

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Published on Friday, March 23, 2018. Filed under: "Political" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

'nuff said...; with a nod in the closing to Dylan Thomas, cheers!

Comments on "Death Throes"

On Friday, December 7, 2018, sTr8-jAcKeT (697) wrote:

Very enjoyable, I love you. There, I said it. I think we do stuff now? Maybe? Idk. Anyways, solid work.
On Friday, April 13, 2018, Devilish (2633) wrote:

it doesn't even matter what you write about, to me, every time i read you i visualize a thousand scenarios .. each one leaves me thinking "wow" .. long time no see dwells
On Monday, March 26, 2018, molock (312) wrote:

if this current paradigm doesn't change we will never get it right. we're being led to our doom. heavy stuff dwells but a flawless write. always good to hear from you, later my brudda - m0
On Saturday, March 24, 2018, Drea (1388) wrote:

This is one of your best. This felt so grand. Your words always carry such weight.
On Saturday, March 24, 2018, Adagios (716) wrote:

So applicable so many places, for myself the haunting miscalculations precipitating wwl and the sense we are in another guilted age awaiting a hard fall into the void a la 1914
On Friday, March 23, 2018, PoetessDarkly (693) wrote:

Dan, I love the rhyme scheme and flow.
On Friday, March 23, 2018, midnights voice (957) wrote:

All hope was extinguished when Asaruludu's sword went out
On Saturday, March 24, 2018, dwells (4177) wrote:

I'll have to look up that sword swinger's origin MV. But, I did know Gilles de Rais from a Playboy write-up on his bio; many moons ago. Cheers to Poetess Darkly and Sagacious Sol also - Dan
On Friday, March 23, 2018, SolApathy (650) wrote:

Corruption has no bounds as I hear the echo of the media hounds, abound. That is the problem today, there is so much corruption that I find my senses dulled by the never-ending storm of what is now just the norm! Great write!