The Curse of a Madman

A poem of Edgar Allan Poe describing what happenend that could've inspired him to write the way he did. Most of the facts were from the article "The Tell-Tale Poe" and the timeline of the events.

The Curse of a Madman

While I pondered over a volume of curious lore

I noticed a man with a troubled life

The thoughts of sorrow his mind did outpour

And it started with the death of his mother

And the darkness ended, nevermore

Only young but abandoned again

Later marrying family and friend

Feeling the power of Death’s sting 

Taking his brother and wife with a ring

Tuberculosis, such a dirty thing

Writing thoughts of a troubled mind

Giving it line, tune, and rhyme

It is amazing how death’s hold,

Can make a man’s heart turn cold

Author's Note

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