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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut8QmhLRW4k&ab_channel=AllanRayman

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And so was sparked, reignited,

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An infatuation with evil -

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That morbidity 

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In curiosity

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That renders unto unholy legions, 

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Damned riders

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And the lengthless rank and file

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Of crumbling skeletons,

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Battalions in putrefaction

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Within a genesis

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Of one's own 

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Limitless imagination -

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Those with upturned eyes 

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Writhing amidst their lake of fire,

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Empty sockets, purified

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Into streaming deliquescence

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And extended hands, 

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Limbs and flesh-wrought fingers,

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Reaching, beyond those tortures 

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Such as of eternal, and perdition,

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Mortification and flagellation -

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Past wrack and whip,

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Chains and hooks,

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Saws, and searing,

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Past impalement and

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Surgical decapitation,

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Beyond flayings, and drownings,

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Explosions, acidic immolation and

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The perpetuation of pain -

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Towards that blight hollow 

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And un-ending river

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From which forever had been rendered

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And to which their memory had so faded

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So as, fated in any other,

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They couldn't any longer

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Be bothered to ascertain. 

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Author's Note

I've had an inkling to read Goethe when given some time.

(*revisit*)

12-9-8-7

Reviews

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

This was a dark ride.
But one that I enjoyed!
I don't know about eternity but a lot of this feels to me like what goes on in my own head.
I must read Goethe.

[Ookpik]

Yes, I'd like to read him also when given the opportunity.

It's a pretty nasty write, and I'm sympathetic to its subject matter often occupying your mind. It's the sort of thing you can be excused for, when ruminating on it during the later days of October, but otherwise is probably liable to draw a few concerned, sideways glances.

Appreciate your stopping in Dhara, make sure to pick up a copy of King James asap and recite as many Hail Mary's as you feel liable to require.

-Ook

[John the Baptist]

OK, Ook, now tell us the downside. I urge you to read Goethe, because I think you've been reading too much Dante. In this one, you make Poe sound like Pollyanna. If it reflects your mood, please avoid sharp objects.

[Ookpik]

I know the story, John, and am aware of the thematic implications.

Not planning on selling my soul anytime soon, just trying something different with these last ones.

Appreciate your reading though, and in a sense from Poe to Pollyanna is a great compliment in that regard.

-Ook