Satan's Playground

By stuart_pid

In my head their laughter rings.
My tainted soul their evil brings.
These wicked children lead the way
to Satan's lair whereat they play.

The breaking skies of bloody red
bestill my heart to fill with dread.
The wind brings odor of decay
from Satan's lair whereat they play.

A distant melody plays on
it's bitter, melancholy song.
Which keeps the vicious beasts at bay
in Satan's lair whereat they play.

The laughter of these children screams
inside my head, within my dreams.
The skies of red have shifted gray
near Satan's lair whereat they play.

And to myself a whispered prayer
as we descend the twisted stair,
from far away the light of day.
To Satan's lair whereat they play.

But as we reach these evil grounds
surrounded by unholy sounds
the terror somehow fades away
in Satan's lair whereat they play.

No more is felt of fear nor pain,
not love nor life my heart contains.
But emptiness is what remains
for from my heart my soul has drained.

The blood goes black within my veins.
The maggots feast upon my brains.
My home I've found and here I stay
in Satan's lair whereat we play.

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Copyright 2004 Ken Ashby
Published on Tuesday, September 14, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Ashteroth On Sunday, September 26, 2010, Ashteroth (190)By person wrote:

    That flowed well and painted a cool pic in my head. Damn I would actually bookmark this but I have no more room :( ~Ash

  • Niemand On Saturday, December 29, 2007, Niemand (355)By person wrote:

    Excellent rhyme scheme.-Gin

  • A former member wrote: very scary...but i like it. Every word i read was easy to visualize in my head..nice writing. A FAVORITE!

  • Lotophagi On Wednesday, December 22, 2004, Lotophagi (333)By person wrote:

    this reads like a chant..... quite a scary kind of read, evocative of fear and foreboding..... awesome write. Thank you.

  • knightmirror On Tuesday, September 28, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    very nice visuals.....very strange what drew me to this piece was the title....the town i live in is Ely and it's definition is the devil's playground...so i was immediately drawn to it...****-knight

  • yslehc On Thursday, September 23, 2004, yslehc (334)By person wrote:

    you're great at rhyming, nice job

  • A former member wrote: great flow, wonderfully constructed, ect. ect. man if you keep writing poems like this I'm gonna have to start thinking up different comments. I

  • Deadly Embrace On Tuesday, September 14, 2004, Deadly Embrace (41)By person wrote:

    I like this one alot. The flow is absolutely wonderful. Nicely done. -de

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