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

[Adreamer's Bluejay]

I love the word choice here, it is unique and definitely utilized the alphabet to it's full extent. I think the style you chose for this fit well for an alphabet piece bit you did what seems completely impossible to so many people. Amazing job. I really like how you didn't just throw words together here, but you actually took the time to make a point. I think that is amazing, and you have used syntax very resourcefully.

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you so much for your positive words. this piece really challenged my noggin!

[NoelHC]

It is challenging to place a constraint on a work, and then arise to the occasion, as you have done so well here.
I had a picture book in my mind, with a huge first letter for each initial letter, and an illustration similar to the one you used here, to match the line on each page.

[Briana O'Connor]

lol. thank you so much. this was definitely a brain buster. I tried hard to add depth and stay away from simplistic, cheesy phrases. this was a lot of fun to write and challenging at the same time.

[Malister Mikey]

great poem great story good job

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much

[R Smith]

I like that idea, you do it very well, in fact you did it extremely well a great poem :)

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much for your kind words

[Pushkar Prabhat]

quite innovative and unique.
very well written.
i liked it.
:)

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much for your kind words

[Rocans]

I like how you maintained the essence of the poem although you were restricted somewhat in conforming to your alphabetic structure. I like the choice of words here, something about almost all the lines gives them a punch. This one reads like an anthem of sorts. I could go on. This one was well done. I like it a whole lot.

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you so much. i really enjoy challenging myself to try new things and I had a lot of fun challenging my noggin to not resort to cheesy simplicity just to fill space.

[Jon Roggie]

I like it! I can't help but think of the Morning Star, especially because of your graphics.

[Briana O'Connor]

is it bad that i don't know what that is? lol

[Jon Roggie]

Not at all! Now I can go into a long drawn out discussion of the fall of the Morning Star, later to be known as Lucifer, and it goes along these lines..... Hey! Wake up!

[Briana O'Connor]

lmao! well now I feel dumb

[Jon Roggie]

Now, I have a book for you to read. "To Reign in Hell" by Steven Brust. Don't worry, you don't have to read "Paradise Lost"!

[Briana O'Connor]

I always love checking out new books. I will definitely look it up

[Jon Roggie]

Back to before I was distracted, great write!