The Boiling Man

There was a time when I fell so hard on my knees and I was only 17 when I wrote this. Years later, it's still taunting me, even in my sleep.

 

Shh, Listen...   There's A Man...   Playing An Unusual Violin...

 

With The Strings That Are The Nerves...   And The Veins...   From His Own Arms...

 

How Wonderous The Sounds...   Of The Agonies Made...   By The Slicing And Dicing...

 

Down With The Lambs...   Up With The Larks...

 

Run To The Beds, Children...   Before It Gets Dark...

 

Around, Around The Sun We Go...   As The Moon Goes Around Us...

 

While The Parts Of Us Are Dying...   In The Slow And The Painful Ways...

 

We Do Not Die Of Death...   We Die Of The Vertigo...

 

Run, Dying Breeds, Run...   Like There's No Time...   And No Tomorrow...

 

Yet, We're All Still Gonna Die One Way...   Or Another...   No Matter What...

 

And I Just Saw The Dead...   Small And Great...  Stand Before The God...

 

I Witnessed The Blood Of The Christ...   Dripping On All Of Their Skins...

 

This Is Just Another Altar...   Inside The Church...   Of The Fears And The Pains...

 

Now, I Know Why Jesus Wept...

 

Author's Note

This writing was inspired by James O'Barr, the creator of "The Crow"... (Thanks, James)

Reviews

[Wolfwind Words]

This i found to be a unique read. It's different format cause my mind to spin around alot like the images that you presented.
I liked how it was heart felt. The feelings of dispare and helplessness, seemed to fling out like and open blender.
Good read!
Thanks for sharing!

[Angel Bird]

Masterly philosophic! Needs some reflection and re-read to get the whole picture. Wonderful work!
An even greater impact it gets by the way you presented it here. Thumb up.
Looking forward to your next piece!

[Nana Carmine]

Wow. I really love this. The setup is amazing. Great job.

~Nana Carmine

[*~Imperfectly Me~*]

Very unique! I like it, it made my mind spin from thought to thought... It was very powerful and you expressed your emotions amazingly! Great job!

[NJ Schneider]

Mmm I love The Crow. This was FANTASTIC. I felt fear and sadness, absolute panic and chaos. Wonderful job. I await more great things from you.

[Legion]

Very strange piece. I found it quite interesting and thought provoking. Kudos.

[Robert Luna]

The images where so wonderfully vivid and a pure treat to read and witness. I liked this and think you you really wrote a wonderful piece here. It is different and has a wonderful flow and descriptive quality to it. I really enjoyed this and found myself reading it again.


Great Job!!@!!!

[CarrieLynn {Chameleon A..]

wow....stunning and unique peice..great write! :)

[Tania Leigh]

Joe, this is great! The title is so raw and it had almost a sing-song quality to it. That, with the format, made it quite original. Great write here.

[Amor-de-angel]

Layout was unique and I enjoyed it's flow.

[Emily B]

Sharp and grating. . . like an out of control nursery rhyme carried by demons and out of tune violins. Striking work.