Pulling Triggers
Hidden in an apartment
Waits a man with loaded cartridges
Sitting behind the door
One shot's fired. She lies on the floor
It's been three days since
He needs more
He prays on the innocent
Next a family of three
He waits for them at the park
Near the giant oak tree
As their vehicle drives
One more shot fired
A crash with another. They'll surely die
Only one of the four contesters survives
Finally he goes to the hospital
Where the lucky one lies
living on life support
It would be easy to pull the plug
Taking aim he cuts the chord
Another victim in this small town
Another victim sent to back to Death's crown
The life of an everlasting reaper
Of the mild and meager
Wondering from place to place
Bringing with him death's grace
Black petals flow behind him
A time lapse he thrives in
Needing only one bullet
To take a future
Cremate it in his red hot skillet
A plague upon himself
To find one that's run out of time
To load another cartridge
And destroy their terrestrial minds
Two more bullets is what he's been told
His job has been tiring he's getting old
The last of this reapers victims
Lies within a mental institution
He visits her often
For her, his heart softens
He counsels with her regularly
She is just as mad as he is
She has been blind from birth
He whispers to her it's time to go
"To where?" the question she poses
"To a place filled with guns and roses
It's your time
Time to free this body of your mind"
He pulls back the hammer
Squeezes the trigger
Looks away
As the night turns to day
"Finally my sentence is over" he mutters
As his dark mystic hoodie shudders
He draws in his last scene
A place so undignified yet somehow serene
"Finally I get to rest"
As his dark soul is ripped from his chest
His final act has come
He pointed the barrel, making sure there's one left in the drum
Pulls the trigger one last time
A gruesome sight in his mind
The fireball from the barrel
The bullet with a sentence engraved
"The end is here at last, Rest well within your grave"
By Ethan
2017/07/29
great
I enjoyed your poem and wondered if you drew the pictures yourself?? They look like they came from an anime movie. Just curious..
They come from an anime named Hellsing, I didn't draw them myself I wish I could ;)
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Will do than you :)
Hellsing anime is one of my favourite i looked it like 10 years ago , thnx for reminding me about that gem ;) and nice poem
Thank you, hellsing is under my top ten list it was one of the best I had ever seen :)
Sad story but good poem! Congrats!
Very deep poem. I find that there are many ways to interpret this story. The reaper, in my eyes, symbolises depression; its mischievous nature and the way it dwells just around the corner, always waiting on innocent victims to come out so it can pounce. The line 'And destroy their terrestrial minds' really supports this, again, in my eyes, and the constant theme of freeing the body of the mind further shows me how destructive this depression can be on the human mind. Overall I really enjoyed this poem and will definitely check out more of what you have! If you too are interested and have some free time, I have poetry on my blog too! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, I believe this reaper is what anyone fears in life, and it all eventually leads to out end.
I will check out you stuff too :)
Agreed, the deepest of fears. Great poetry makes the reader be able to interpret the meaning in his/her own way, and this is what your poetry is doing. Well done!
Thank you! :)
Congratulations!!!!nice lines deep feeling. And amazing rhythm. Keep sharing.
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Thank you :)
its really a nice poem..
thats great buddy..
nice poem followed and upvoted: kindly see my poem also..hope you like it,.https://steemit.com/cn/@mrblu/the-blue-post-poetry-the-great-wall-of-china
will do bud :)
Well done.
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I really enjoyed this, please more of this.
I writr poems and I hope to fet recognised like you.please check out mine maybe i coukd get some upvote. Following you now
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Thank you I will check them out :)