Howling at the Moon

...when the quiet transfixed my eyes,

finally realized your darkly overt tenor

no matter how often you change colors

beastly burdens invasion upon mine soul

piranha eating flesh of thy innocent young

professing peace, love, interminable charity

wolf in sheep masquerade of disavowel's claws

scraping bottom of bowels and viscera

have you no soul, even fiends take offense

cut thy own tongue and feed it unto thy ego

wallowing in the contradictions thine own self

repudiation will be thou own ruination in hell

Reviews

[The Daisy]

This is really great. You see, I love poems that are political in nature. Whilst reading this, I couldn't help but picture sardonic politicians around the world. Such potency in your metaphors and vivid imagery, Frieda. After reading several of your poems, I think you can now have an anthology of them. I love that your poems are empowering.

[Frieda P]

Jazzed you felt this one Day's Eye...politicians would certainly fit the bill here! Thanks so much for your glowing review, it's made my day...

[The Daisy]

I'm glad. :)

[Astro]

Uh, I think I like you better when your not so drunk. Just kidding, but whoa there's some serious fire breathing going on here. Un photo apropos. This one can only be appreciated, it pours it's emotion onto you and not in a nice way, like liquid fire. Once. Is all I need.

[Frieda P]

Hahaha, 'twas not drunken rant, just something that was lurking in my head for a long time that needed to be pen'd....thanks Astro.

[Astro]

No Prob. Thanks for the request to review as always.

[icelandicblue]

How ironic that even fiends take offense. There is a lot of evil around cavorting as insanity it seems. This is a dark and descriptive poem. I'm locking my doors tonight.

[Frieda P]

Wait...you don't usually lock your doors at night, where the heck do you live blue? Thanks muchly...

[Deuces]

This is fierce. You fight fire with fire in the piece and make no apology for the attack, as this displays true emotion of one who is backed into the corner and almost forced to hate his/her opponent. I always adore your dark pieces, as they resonate with me. Powerful, blunt, deep and cunning.

[Frieda P]

No apologies for truth Cyntax, we both know as much, thanks so much my friend.

[KAOlmsted]

Holy cats...tell us how you really feel ;-) Nice job...I feel like I need to apologize and I've done nothing wrong xD

[Frieda P]

Laughing here, you always manage to make me smile, thanks the kimmer! xD

[KAOlmsted]

I love you like mad, Frieda xoxo

[Emerald Seas]

Sharpening the claws on this one, huh? Wow, that packs a punch. A couple of lines really grab me - then I read through again and couldn't pluck just those two as it all fits together in its intensity. Impressed, not too many people utilize 'thine' properly, but look at you go girl! Awesome writing, Frieda. You should seriously consider putting together a collection for print.

[Frieda P]

Haha, don't even ask me where 'thine' came from, I never write like that, that's the way it fell out of my head...! Thanks Sera, you're too too kind my dear friend.

[SyberRose]

Wow...that was great Frieda...I just found it in my requests...sorry I didnt see it sooner...nicely penned:)

[Frieda P]

Hasn't been there that long, it's something that's been burning in my pen, and thanks so much Rose.

[TL Boehm]

even fiends take offense

cut thy own tongue and feed it unto thy ego

wallowing in the contradictions thine own self

repudiation will be thou own ruination in hell

There are a few people I want to say this to as I plant my flag on their steaming corpses. Sigh. Reads like a battle cry. Well penned.

[Frieda P]

Ha be my guest to use it when deemed necessary TL! Thanks.

[SteveB]

"even fiends take offense"
Wow! I love that it started with the elippses suggesting so much that occurred before the eyes were transfixed and the realization began. This shows a love for language that is sadly rare these days. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[Frieda P]

Wow Steve, so jazzed by your review, thanks so much.

[SteveB]

You are most welcome.

[Baby Ricochet]

I think I dated her for awhile.

[Frieda P]

Ha, I had to double check which one this was...did she look like that too? ;-)

[gabrielle]

Evil comes to this world under the disguise of a sheep but in time they will be thrown to where they really belong. Another strongly worded piece Frieda

[Frieda P]

One can only hope gabrielle, thanks muchly.