The Slaughter Of Malicious Men

by SailorPysi

in Completed Works

The Slaughter Of Malicious Men

Led into the mansion,
Like a herd of pigs led to the butcher
These men, no, these swine
Soon will feel sweet Penelope's razorblade kisses
Suitors of nothing but torment
Soon will they be consorts of Hades
He comes with his stallion
Black flanks, eternal night
Death with its flaming mane
Silent hoofs along the ground,

Hades comes in the form of a mortal
With a blade out to pierce each foul heart
Don't attempt to wake the one who still sleep
Soon his heart will no longer beat
Eyes never again see the family that soon will mourn
The lightning speed of Hades' mount
Carries each soul into the abyss...oblivion
This night forever bathed in blood
Bows fly straight, pierce and drain treacherous veins
Till all is still and the air smells of death,

And there he stands, the mighty the brave
Conqueror of his own home
Returned from years of toil and torment
Now home to reclaim his bride
The man with his son and father by his side
For all the world for all of time
Let his name be known
Let it be shouted from the halls of Ithaca
To the golden palaces of Mt. Olympus
Odysseus! Odysseus! Slayer of brutes and vipers!
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Mature Apr 17th 2007
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angst dark and horror family free verse greek stories
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again, another poem for my classical lit class.

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Lasota Says:

I like this. It popaints a broad image of what you're writing about in my mind. Nice work.

Egan Says:

RUN, ODYSSEUS, RUN.