Alphabet Soul

This is a poem using every letter of the alphabet. The first letter of each line goes from top to bottom, A-Z.

Abased by the words spoken,so true.

Banned from society for who I have become.

Calamity consumes as I wander alone.

Debaucle envelopes me as I’m surrounded by crooks.

Effacing all I have left, they flee with a smirk.

Forgotten, forsaken, I lie waiting for death.

Garrulous voices converse in my head,

Hackneyed delusions, too vulgar to withstand.

Iconoclast personalities degrade my soul,

Jeering at me they continue spewing with force.

Keen to their blasphemy, I deeply breathe in.

Lifting myself up, with all strength within.

Maelstrom like adrenaline pulses through my veins.

Nascent again, I feel a surge permeate my soul.

Obedient to this feeling I stand up tall and proud.

Praying to the heavens for the will to keep on.

Quarantined, I will be no more.

Rampant I shall be till I’m granted place in this world.

Satiated I demand to be; acceptance will be my command.

Talisman of hope I hold in my hands.

Umbrage of my being I’m willing to set free.

Vagary is within me if it be within them too.

Wafting towards the lands, it’s time to use my voice.

Xenophobia, I will not surcumb to.

Yield I will not, for I have a good cause.

Zany I may be, but I deserve a part on this land of the free.

Author's Note

Please feel free to be as constructively honest as you wish. Any suggestions or corrections are much appreciated. Do not rate or review based on opinion or subject of this piece. If you would like the favor returned please send me a read request or a message with the piece you wish for me to review! Happy writing :D

Reviews

[Savannah Bly]

I applaud your attempting a difficult style...because holy cow I've tried this many a time.
The really hard thing to do with this kind of style is make all the alphabet words flow into with one another.

I loved the imagery inside of this but at times I felt lost. Perhaps this is due to format and style.

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

A very interesting imagery you have here. Nicely penned.

[Tricia Pattinson]

Interesting imagery and word choices. Starts off with fragility and expands to sturdy determination. Enjoyed reading! Well done!

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much. this was a lot of fun and a huge challenge!

[Coyote Poetry]

"Talisman of hope I hold in my hands.
Umbrage of my being I’m willing to set free."
I enjoyed this tale. Myth and tale are my favorite. I like the above lines. Giving strength and purpose to the character. I like the dark feel of the poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[spitballing]

Really well written, even if I am a bit unsure of the meaning.

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much

[Steve L.]

Love the smooth flow of this! And this is a cool concept piece.

[Briana O'Connor]

Thank you very much. It was a very fun challenge!

[Jackson H. Harley]

Not my most intellectual sounding review, but to put it simply: this is seriously cool :p love the idea of using the alphabet in such a way, and a great story in the words too :)

[Briana O'Connor]

lol sometimes we all fall off the "intellectual" pool. I've done it before in reviews. For example sometimes all I can say is-"HOLY CRAP BATMAN!"

[Jackson H. Harley]

Haha been there, Batman is like 60% of my entire life ;D

[Kieta!]

Holey moley! This must have been really hard to write! I know I wouldn't have had the patience xD Great job!! :)

[Briana O'Connor]

Thank you very much. This was probably one of the hardest things I ever tried. It was a lot of fun though. Seeing all these positive reviews makes me want to try it again lol

[Frieda P]

Wow impressive, an alphabet acrostic, if there is such a thing. Great word choices and it all came together so beautifully. Kudos.

[Briana O'Connor]

Thank you very much. This was a lot of fun to write. I really challenged myself on this one.

[Frieda P]

How long did it take you to write this one if you don't mind me asking?

[Briana O'Connor]

maybe like 2 or 3 hours. I had a few different story ideas before i decided on one and then i had to come up with words that didn't resort to forced simplicity. my brain definitely got its excercise that day! :P

[Frieda P]

I'm amazed, it doesn't feel forced at all, and that's not easy to do whilst working within certain parameters in poetry...I bet it did. :)