The Terrible One

The Terrible One that rips souls to shreds

Who goes about taking children from their beds

Never wonders all the harm he’s caused

Should click his cruel life and keep it paused

 

These innocent victims weep for all their lives

While he drinks and smokes as he drives

Forgets what he’s done and never looks back

To all the hearts he turned hard and black

 

He deserves to be thrown in the fires of hell

No mercy for evil, tortured for eternity as well

Condemned by all those he touched and hurt

Treated and spat on cause he’s a piece of dirt

 

You may never regret all the harm you’ve done

But how would you feel if it was your son

Bleeding and bruised in the lonely dark

Stalked and menaced by a raging shark

 

The hurting has lasted long enough

I’m tired of it all; I know I’m not tough

But this is driving me crazy, I’m dying inside

Hear my story, I need someone in which to confide

 

Reviews

[S. L. Ganier]

You know... I really enjoyed this poem. What it means to me... (most likely isn't the same for you, but here goes) is that there are things that people do to other people and there's nothing you yourself can do about it. Someone close to you may be hurt by someone else and no matter how much it pains you, knowing that the person is being hurt, you can't help them. Well... you probably can somehow, but then it might make things worse for everyone including the original victim. So... I enjoyed this poem because of the drive. It's fast-paced and keeps the flow moving along. Thanks for writing The Terrible One.

[mysticgmekeepr]

powerful piece. Sadly most "monsters" aren't monsters at all, but humans at their very worst , your neighbor, a professional, a little league coach, a church leader sitting in a pew...sadly someone who looks like me or you.

[Jason]

I hear the anger and the hurt here. Very well written, the emotions flowed directly from your heart.

[Charles Petrie]

If only sometimes, words could be justice, this would be just such a time for to deliver such a man to his well earned time of agony without end.

I felt the flow and saw the righteous anger waiting to strike.

Well done

[An owl on the moon]

Very powerful and emotional; the very essence of good poetry that hits at the heart and mind. So well done and so timely as we watch this on the news each night. May your words continue to have a dynamic impact on our world!

[Nely Amorim]

I feel your anger, today I'm angry too.. I wish I could express it as well as you do. I really feel this poem and it suited my mood today. thank you for sharing it with us.

[Wanda S. Paryla]

I loved this, I felt as if at first your telling a story of someone else or discussing a fact, then at the end, as Story Keep mentioned, it seems to become personal. For me, it seems almost as if the author accidentally slips that she's a victim, as if anger from the aweful memory dragged it out of the teller unknowingly. Very nice work.

[forsaken_beauty]

Awesome poem, I really loved it.

[Cece]

children should never suffer
the childhood is short
it should not shorten
the development is decided
as during children growing
my feelings are torn
give the children their childhood

[Beyond the Beat]

You do get a sense of a "wanna tell you a secret" in this write .
I would say it leaves you with the thought of...Let it all out whilst the light is on, as you describe.. there is a nightmare waiting in the shadows, forever lurking and moving, never to be seen or shared until the headlight shines to catch the evil in those eyes.
in the light every move is seen, whilst in your mind, life's frozen in time.

Good poem for discussion
Al