Of Blood and Eternity

"Pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name." -Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones

How to begin, my dear, how to begin...

A million different acts of thought, wickedness and guile
So resplendent in their blackened violet hue
Unbound by guilt or moral,
They ferried me here, on the winds of bitter enmity
To you...

Virtue,
You've held it for so long, my dear, dear sweet Marie
Trapped and fettered by your cares, a bride of mine, so blushful,
Innocent of men and evil plots so foul you misconstrue
Their meanings as purity and do not see, they are so vile...

Yet I digress, my Love
You wished to know of me, to see
To feel and taste everything I have to give
All of which I was, am, and will become
To have me speak the truth of it
That familiar nightmare
Immortality...

I shall speak to you now, yes, of blood,
Of Blood and Eternity,
Despair filled years of agony, not mine of course, but theirs
Those poor hapless fools, victims of their own iniquity
And me...

You see,
I am eternal, forever; there when Greece rose out of barbarity
I supped on the wine of Dionysus, silencing pitiful prayers
Feeding, raping, part of the carnage, the deaths of history
I was there, before even Noah's great flood...

But you know, my dove,
Time really has no meaning for one like me
My enemies, murdered or simply outlived
Just like my poor, perfect brother; the second son of Adam
Of course you don't believe, it's outlandish I admit,
Yet I could never compare
Unfortunately...

So come with me, fast, and I'll fulfill your dreams,
Tonight I am your wish master
You'll need never fear to call out my name
I'll be here, more than a madman's delusion
You carry the key, and I, I hold Pandora's Box...

Open it now and we'll follow where the Devil walks
I'll show you secrets of the dark and the beauty of illusion
Take my hand, I will set your desire aflame
Together we will claim all you could ever ask for
Merely close your eyes and ignore your heart's dying screams...

Come my Love, and share with me this eve,
All Hallows Night is come
There is no one left in which to cleave
We are together, you and I,
Refugees of the night
The two who murdered the dawn
Forever is ours at last
And God has not won...

I shall teach you now, yes, of blood,
Of Blood and Eternity...

Author's Note

Inspired by various myths, movies and tales of fiction...

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

You see,
I am eternal, forever; there when Greece rose out of barbarity
I supped on the wine of Dionysus, silencing pitiful prayers
Feeding, raping, part of the carnage, the deaths of history
I was there, before even Noah's great flood…

Well … no one could ever say you don't know how to sling a pen … great one here … dark one.

[Caradoc]

Thank you.

This narrator isn't one of those friendly neighborhood vampires we hear about so often in this day and age.

[Pryde Foltz]

I see ……….:)

[John Phoenix Hutchinson..]

Congratulations this poem has been "approved" for publication in...

THE MAGICAL MYTHICAL MYSTERY COMPENDIUM.

-Fantasy and Factual Poems of the Arcane.

By John Phoenix Hutchinson and Others. (c) 2012

Please feel free to submit other poems as you are not limited to one entry. Also please write a short "bio" about yourself and send to me via private message. This will be published along with your poem. Thanks J.P.H.

Anyone wanting to make Submissions to this Writers Cafe "e" book Project can do so on my group page, the deadline is 1st of November 2012.

[Caradoc]

Thank you very much, my friend, for this opportunity. I hope that everyone becoming involved can pull together to make this happen.

I have submitted a second poem to the group for consideration titled, "Beckon Me Still".

I hope you have a wonderful day.

-Caradoc

[John Phoenix Hutchinson.]

Well its coming together nicely and what is amazing to me is its an international effort with people from all round the globe Britain America Australia India Europe Eastern Europe Arabia and others!
An exciting project and hopefully a successful experiment.

[Caradoc]

Art is universal. It is these, seeds of human experience, which connects us all, though differences we may have.

[lothlorienwriter]

Dont forget the Irish John!!

[Mia]

Is it Cain…Abel is the second son of Adam…so my options were Cain or Seth…I think it’s Cain because you said…”My enemies, murdered or simply outlived” and I know Cain’s punishment for killing Abel was that he would wander the earth, some people believe this punishment would last forever. This would explain why he talks of being around for so long. Also Cain was marked, and the mark meant that he wouldn’t die before his time…so no one could kill him. Also some people believe Cain wasn’t Adam’s son…that he was the Devils child. This would explain why he referred to his brother as ‘second son of Adam’ as opposed to ‘my father’s second son’. I do acknowledge that that might have been a clue and not intentionally done. Am I right is it Cain?!
This poem is great…dark and sometimes creepy but great!!
“Open it now and we'll follow where the Devil walks
I'll show you secrets of the dark and the beauty of illusion
Take my hand, I will set your desire aflame
Together we will claim all you could ever ask for
Merely close your eyes and ignore your heart's dying screams...”
I would fully be tempted to open the box if he said it like that, ignoring all the darkness that comes with his promises. The is something alluring about the way you put it!

[PublishingAgent]

I thought it was satan???

[lothlorienwriter]

I thought Satan too....please tell caradoc???

[Caradoc]

Mia, I absolutely love how you chose to dissect the poem, attempting to reach beyond the piece and solve the mystery. It also pleases me that my words reached you in such a way that you "felt" the temptation inherent in what the narrator said to Marie.

To all three of you, Mia, Emma and Loth, the story told in Genesis states that Eve bore three sons to Adam after they were cast out of Eden. The first was Cain, a simple grower of crops, who murdered his younger brother Abel, a shepherd, out of jealousy. He was banished and fled into the land of Nod. Later, Eve gave birth to Seth, whom it is believed, based on scripture, all other humans trace their roots to by way of Noah, the man who built the Ark.

The narrator is of course, Adam's first son, Cain, who fell victim to Envy, arguably the "Second Sin", before committing murder.

Thank you all for reading and I am glad I was able to write something enjoyable.

-Caradoc

[Mia]

*Victory dance* I love being right! You're welcome :)

[Jack Reaper]

first, i must say that this is simply an epic. biblical and mythological references, great description. upon seeing your description question, it plagued me to see the clues.. "my perfect brother, the second son of Adam" makes me think its Cain, if im not mistaken Abel was the second son. this was unlike anything ive read on here, and i loved it. thanks for sharing.

[Caradoc]

Thank you for reading and reviewing. I'm glad I was able to show you something new and enjoyable.

[Tai Ryens]

Ah, so many references and inspirations and everything that I am but astounded once more by your beautiful poetry. Such meaningful poetry packed tight within such carefully chosen, seemingly calm lines of the tone one might imagine to be using when he or she is near his/her end. Well done, and I am again amazed.

[Caradoc]

I am in love with mixing elements of dark fantasy, myth, religion and other things together in my writing. This piece...it just flowed from me, all of course with the help of some great music. I cannot write without music.

Thanks for reading and reviewing, my friend.

Be well.

-Caradoc

[Sapphire Queen]

I thought it was cool how the last line of the poem was said to her at the end. I was kind of worried for the girl though, the poem makes me unsure if she wants to go with him or not, because it doesn't seem like she had a choice.He pretty much says don't worry your safe, I've murdered so many people in my long like, just more elegantly. He I loved the Biblical references and their use of showing how timeless he is. You even threw a Greek god in there for good measure. It was a nice mix or mythology and religion. Awesome.

[Caradoc]

Thanks so much, my Love.

I'm glad you liked it and got all of the references. I used Dionysus because he's the god of wine and revelry, and I've used him before in some of my other vampire writings. As for the Biblical ones, I do enjoy mixing religion with history and mythology.

I'm surprised though that no one has answered the question in the description above. Do you think anyone else has figured out who the narrator is? Oh and don't say his name when you respond, just in case they haven't. :)

- Your Kitty God

[Sapphire Queen]

I know what Dionysus is the god of. I don't know if anyone has figured it out, you have to catch that one clue that makes it obvious.

[rnuff]

Such a deep profound piece, yet masterfully written

[Caradoc]

Thanks for reading and reviewing. I try.

[PublishingAgent]

A great mix of myth with just the right hints of romanticism and devilry!

Others have said epic and I agree. Totally.

[Caradoc]

Thank you for your kind words.

[lothlorienwriter]

I saw this mentioned on JPH's The Magical Mystical Mystery Compendium Group page thingy! I hope it gets more reviews as it has such depth of knowledge its a mini epic! I love this sort of poetry although not good at writing it myself. This mythical metaphysical type work is why am a fan of John's and now yours as this is going in my favs! Lets hope a few more people see it

[Caradoc]

Thank you very much for stopping by and reviewing.

When it comes to writing things like this, I feel it's just like writing anything. You take what you know and mix it together with metaphor and the language of your choice to make something new. Telling a story of sorts also helps give a focus for your writing.

I hope you have a good day.

-Caradoc

[Tina Kline]

A wonderful write. Love the story woven in your poem. It is very hypnotic and mesmerizing, I really enjoyed this.

[Caradoc]

I am glad that you enjoyed it. This one was a treat to write. I attempted to mix myth with religious history and I think it blended nicely. Thanks again for your read and review.

[Caradoc]

Hmm...I thought I had responded to this review. Either way, thank you very much for reading and reviewing. I had a fun time writing this one so I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[John Phoenix Hutchinson..]

Marvellous a profound mystical, metaphysical,necromantic piece. Great write.

[Caradoc]

Thank you for your kind words.