Beldame Of Death

A crunch: afoot a dead arachnid Spanning once a serving plate – Oh! that others be alive With such as me for spider bait! I slunk along the silent hall Of ancient ore attired in grime – Feculent beyond the nose; No bearing here, nor feel for time. I shuddered in appreciation – The ambience would mortify A feeble mind, aghast, opined Of murky thought, and typify The will of Belial err I brought Upon myself to loathe and dread Exquisite retribution: to linger Oftentimes alive, then dead. Compulsion saw me edging on Toward a narrow door of oak. Behind, I knew, a greater evil Waiting in her fusty cloak. A choice of nil upon the table; Aught of leave, I had to face Alone the shrew – her flaming aura Angling me; my deep disgrace From ugly deeds I dealt in life, A heinous world I honed in glee… 'Now take a crooked path to death, For I have come to torture thee! ' Out of eyes of orange flame, A piercing glare, then here it came – The cackling cry of chanting song: 'You thought you'd die alone in pain The once – nay nay! you'll die with me, And so a catch: you'll die again Ad infinitum - ever be! Your soul to curse, my heart we'll gore, Your liver to draw and quarter; A sadomasochistic pair, We'll slither together in slaughter! ' I answered only with a scream, from Sensing near her craving lust. My crimes to answer; wrongs annul; Renounce my soul and turn to dust... On an evening cool and quiet, Stretch an ear to listen tight – Are you lucky of a moment –? Hark! my clarion call of plight. Copyright Mark R Slaughter 2009 Notes on this poem can be found at: http: //succumbedtothinking.webs.com/featuredpoems.htm Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death Death death death death death death death death death