Iblease' Condolences

That night, Iblease came to me...

 

 

 

Your tongue would move

tear the bits of me.

 

And that day came when

Your words tore through

The freshly stitched

Piece of ignorance.

 

They cut into the wounds

Still throbbing. Still raw

And in a mirror I saw

My shrieking reflection.

 

I looked horrible.

I was departing

Just a half of me though

Not the whole of me.

 

I could still breathe.
Couldn't I?
Walk and talk with ease
In those mourning rags.

 

And that night he appeared.
His features oddly smeared
His figure proved hunger
to seal new trades
with those enslaved by anger.

 

Iblease came to me.

 

Souls pray for shield
Upon hearing the name
And he would ache. burn. Surrender.

 

I prayed not
Staring up from my corner
at the shadow
above which he floated.

 

It was understood
I wanted no fight.

 

Iblease slithered
A few distance left
Between us and
In his palm
Unfolded my hand

 

In it he dropped a seed
"My deepest condolences."
and he was gone
but his voice went on.

 

Iblease gave me a seed.
"Plant it wherever you please.
Then let it grow.
Let it be..."

 

I caught a glimpse
Of a young soul
So eager to fly
And easy to fall.

 

I gave it false hopes
Something cheap to feed
Then I used that soul
Merged it with his seed
And all that sweat
I gathered
to keep the soil wet.

 

Iblease gave me a seed.
A gift, he claimed
Not out of greed.
I placed it where I pleased

And in two years or three
There it was...

A tree.

 

All wrinkled, with shaken roots
Branches coated in thorns.
Its trunk bent, with no pride
No leaves. No fruit.
silent. Betrayed. Half dead
Chocking on soot.

 

Iblease came to me.

He gave me a seed.
The condolences
He thought I'd need.
   ... ... ...

 

Author's Note

Comments and reviews are appreciated.
*NOTE: Iblease is one of the many names for the Devil, mostly known in the three major Abrahamic Beliefs: (Christianity, Islam, Judism).

Reviews

[Miss Coral]

Interesting piece- I don't think I fully understand the story behind it, but I found the piece as a whole interesting. I would look back on spelling/grammar, as there were a couple mistakes, but otherwise, this was great. I love the word choice. :)

Nice write!

-Coral-