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And I Burn Once Again

March 18, 2016
By Wordfreak SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
Wordfreak SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.&quot; - Doc Johnson<br /> &quot;It&#039;s not the size of the dog in the fight. It&#039;s the size of the fight in the dog.&quot; -Ivan Moody, FFDP


I stand upon the stage,
Thousands of angry faces stare upon me,
Accusations in their eyes.
The fire has spread and gone out of control,
My hands are bound,
I am trapped.

Upon the pyre,
I feel a single tear roll down my cheek,
But the heat from the flames makes it disappear.
As if it was never there,
As if they are trying to underline the truth,
It is too late for remorse.

I close my eyes,
But I can hear the crackle of the flames as they approach,
The executioner with a mask of black.
No axe to occupy his hands,
Instead a single torch,
And excitement stirs the crowd.

The order is given,
The people prepare for the show,
I lower my head in defeat.
Standing on a bonfire,
I watch the same match that I used to light my own fire,
Twirl towards my feet as it cackles.
And for the last time, I burn.


The author's comments:

Follow up to my popular poem "And I Burn"! Let me know what you think!


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on Jul. 23 2016 at 11:42 pm
Crystallite BRONZE, Santa Elena, Other
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Deep and kinda dark, but overall very good.

on May. 23 2016 at 4:03 pm
Alice_Smith16 BRONZE, Baytown, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
the best thing is to love and be loved in return

wow i no words for it to say

on Apr. 5 2016 at 10:02 am
ireneadler GOLD, Confluence, Pennsylvania
10 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Books? Fine... But only in December's <br /> Winter-grey days. The garden, gray...<br /> The window, grey. Outside, a howling day. <br /> Inside, the warmth of glowing embers. <br /> <br /> -Sabine Sicaud (collection of poetry)

Very emotional, Word--it reminds me of the feelings of a "witch" in the 1630's....just before she was about to be burned at the stake. Good job!

gremlin BRONZE said...
on Apr. 5 2016 at 9:58 am
gremlin BRONZE, Auburn, New York
4 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
Blood makes you related, Loyalty makes you family

WOW, bro this can be looked at through many different perspectives. and as saturn there said it is deep

Saturn. BRONZE said...
on Apr. 4 2016 at 8:03 pm
Saturn. BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
3 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The mind is better than the sword&quot;<br /> -Unknown (I&#039;m too lazy to look it up)<br /> &quot;All warfare is based on deception&quot;<br /> -Sun Tzu

Deep. I have no words about this. I like the imagery and the feel of fear throughout it all. This is an amazing piece!