back to the disaster

2008 (Blood type B: Installment One)

I am pushed down to face reality

there is no one coming to save me

all of our dreams were lies

your ashes fill the air

dressing myself in sackcloth 

preparing for an age of mourning 

the allotment for this time is over

surrounded by my new alliance with the fallen 

drinking the mortal souls of our enemies

we're burnt out for all the right reasons

given immortality to waste in long seasons

treason is all around, angels are falling down

back to the pills

and the blood

back to the disaster 

life on the grind

it's getting faster

Author's Note

This is actually one of my first bloodlust poems. Written in 2008. It's a little different but it was the beginning of the series so I decided to put it in the book as installment one. Thanks everyone for reading..xx

Reviews

[Blue Moon Ice Cream]

Oh, that picture is so terrible. It makes me shudder. :) I disagree with Kittie on the lack of emotion. I think it fits the poem. It's bleak, narrated by someone who has given up. It casts a black cloud over the reader as it is read. I really liked the blunt, resigned tone. The only thing that struck me as strange was that the ending stanza rhymed, while the rest of the poem was very free. I mean, the rhymes worked really well, but I wasn't expecting the change. This could apply to any time and many situations, yet it's easy to see how it works with what's happening in today's world. It made me stop and think.

[Maimai]

Good poem, I like it, though slightly depresssing. I like the picture though :) x

[Droll Prole]

Well that was depressing, what about having faith? This was good, I could see the degradation of society in this poem.

[Cassiopia Summers]

An excellent poem. It has great flow that draws you along like the current of a river. This is fantastic.

[Helpless]

the pic was super creepy and the poem is simply genius!

[Alexis]

This reality for some people must be so agonizing... This is such a personal poem and it's very good. I really loved it. I especially liked these lines:
"treason is all around, angels are falling down
back to the pills, back to disaster"
This poem had very vivid imagery and it was a wonderful write.

[kasanova]

pills :)

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

nice Author's Note with Ecclesiastes :)
...love the first 2 lines...
and this line:
"preparing for an age of mourning "
enjoyed these lines as well towards the end:
"angels are falling down
back to the pills, back to the disaster "
love the picture, and how you used the title in the poem at the end :D
really great write

[Alicia Hirshey]

This is absolutely amazing, your poetry always finds a way to make my mind wonder.

[Ashli The Amazing]

amazing [: you're so talented i love reading everything you write seriously haha ^_^

[Rene Velez]

this is good Josh, what a learning experience poetry is, isn't it? LOL...