"Childe Of Night..."

"Once upon a bad time... you learned just what it takes to be you."

Sometimes you have to decide who and what you are - ya know?
Sometimes you actually get asked... other times you aren't as lucky.

If U were an animal, what would U be?  Who would you be?

To this question I spoke out briefly...
succinctly,
purposefully,
reasoned-ably.

Human...
  Remember...

Oft forgotten
just what we are -
I am...

Human...
  Remember...

There is a darkness shared inside
that leaks and leers the crooked smile
and sneers all the while
at any that think they touch or know
the depths that we as beings go
to reach the recesses abscessing within
that festers and grows - our other skin.

Human...
  Remember...

Shattered and
                     smashed
     slashed and
                       splashed
hooked and 
           torn   a s u n d e r   -
     to maniacal dreams
of empowering
               schemes
that kill
           anything
                                 and take
          everything...

Human...
  Remember...

"Childe Of Night..."

Call the wolf

...wait...

call again.

Watch -

soft pads pace
circle
pace.

Draw it CLOSE,
hard breathing

eyes matched -
kinship stare shared.

Acceptance...
nuzzle, pinch, nip.

Growl - throat bared...

teeth

jaws close
                TIGHT!!

... R R R I I I I I P P P ...

Warm-wetness              flowing -
         spraying...

peace

at last -
PEACE.

Taste...
               drink deep
sleep.

Yes... sleep,
til the morrow
                     climbs
  high above
                     all.

Sleep...

  remember...

Human...

Chris

Author's Note

"Darkest Of The Dark"...

Reviews

[Jeremy Baker]

I like the structure - disjointed at times, free flowing at others. A bit like life and the way people are apt to behave at different times, too, I guess. We can only know, and be known, to a certain extent, and beyond that it's either guess work or memories. What a wonderful story you've told here.

[patricia]

Very creative. seemed a little angry sometimes.
that leaks and leers the crooked smile...this and the next lines I thought were excellent. Thanks.

[Avoiry]

I like the disjointed feel it makes it feet sharp and the arrangement adds to it as it it is a frantic mind set. Human only human, destructive human, killer human, vulnerable human, i am. The cycle is good and wording is good. The concept of human is broad but i think you did a good job giving a small scale view of the darker side.

[emmajoy]

Irrational utterly rational portrayal of what being Human is .. the animal lurking in the upright frame, ' Growl ~~ throat bared ~~ teeth ~ jaws close ~ TIGHT!! ~ ... R R R I I I I I P P P ... '

You look to be such a gentle soul, but here you've near demonised Humanity in such a rational way it's scary! The ending seems to be a warning; we Humans need to reminded who and what we are. You've a tendency towards amazing drama, set a scene but leave the reader to study its movements and colours, surrounded as they are by words upon words upon words.

Love the DArkest of the DArk.

[Priscilla Sayers]

I like that you are so vivid. Your writing style express so much to me. Although seems somewhat scattered, i understand it, relate to it. A refreshing view on being human. Human and savage. And aren't we all.
I don't know how to send a friend request so please enlighten me. I would love to have you as a friend on here. Also if you want you can friend me on facebook, I am under Priscilla Richard Moore. Can't wait to hear from you and read more.

[Unplain Unjane]

I really Liked this, I was confused at first but by time I read again I understood. I really liked the way you formatted it, I haave never seen anything like it. Great job!

[Judas Hammer]

intelligent.....I love the unique style of the write...I was there for a minute

[Emily B]

darkest of dark . . . you express it so well

[Beth Winter]

Fantastic! Every word, sensation and thought. Wow...

Beth

[Kenneth The Poet]

Indeed sir. That is a punch of a piece.