Anubis

And of these wizened proclamations
Of my wisdom, and my doom
You would come to meet me hither,
In your chambers, in your home...
Try fill with fear and admiration
With admonition of my fate
And tell me that I've been chosen
To be damned for kindred's sake.
Threaten drag me to your Hades
Taunt with tortures, with your tongue
But for all your innuendo
You shall see me unabashed.
Anger, now, and show your power;
Threaten, now, with all your might;
Tell me rams are meant for slaughter
And that you're just being polite.
Stand up with your shouts of fury;
Burn the skies until they're grey;
Look upon this measly mortal
As he scoffs at face of hell
And now, Anubis, know your failure;
Hell never had hold of him
For no suffering can break
A broken man.

Author's Note

just a random piece i wrote for fun... introspective to some extent. thanks for reading and i hope you tell me what you think of it.

Reviews

[Dylan A. Miller]

I was extremely impressed with this piece. It has a unique voice, and a wonderful conclusion. Good job!

[Coyote Poetry]

"And tell me that I've been chosen
To be damned for kindred's sake.
Threaten drag me to your Hades"
I enjoyed the poem. Had a feel of real thoughts and struggle. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Shaking your fist in the face of Death? Reminds me of Invictus...awesome write, I love the aura of your poetry.
"And now, Anubis, know your failure..."

[afra]

very powerful write ..well done

[Chris Taylor]

A lot of good imagery in this one. I really liked it. The dark undertones lend to its telling.

[eglantine]

Reminds me a bit of Dante's Inferno.