Carnival of Guilty Pleasures

What's the price for gulty pleasures?

Magnificent Darkling’s

Come one, come all!

To the one, the only

Unending fall!

 

You know you crave

That darkness within

Step right up!

Step right up!

Sin is in.

 

Just one chance

Is all you need

One tilt around the whirl

The Master promises no regrets

But beware the clowns

Their malicious frowns

Won’t stop till you bleed.

 

This carnival of guilty pleasures

Is brought to you by

Hells darkest dreams

Though, dreams or not

I must confess,

Beware, of the

Bearded Lady’s forked tongued kiss;

She’s really a dragon in disguise.

And the fire in her breath

Burns hot enough to

Vaporize your eyes.

 

If you made it this far

Then you never stopped to ask

The most important question.

But time’s run out and it’s too late,

We’re past the point of no return;

Face the facts my Darkling,

We both know, your heart is black

As night.   You’d never turn

Back, even if you could.

 

Magnificent Darkling’s

The time has come!

The Master will now reap 

what you owe.

 

The price for admission

To this deviously delicious

Carnival of sin?

 

It’s miniscule

A trinket

A trifle really.

 

The cost dear Darkling

To the Carnival of Guilty Pleasures,

Is nothing less

Than your soul!

 

Magnificent Darkling’s

Come one, come all!

Let us join The Master

In Hells unending fall!

Author's Note

Thanks for reading, reviews always welcome.

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Dark, dark write. It felt a little humerous too but mostly dark and foreboding and now I won't sleep tonight you horrid girl! lol
Suggestion for two lines of this stanza:
Beware the bearded lady’s
Forked tongue kiss;
She’s really a dragon in disguise.
And the fire in her breath
Burns hot enough to
Vaporize your eyes.

[Kristin Lee]

I was in one of those twisted, stephen king-esque moods :) Can't go too dark I've learned or people think that you are actually talking about yourself instead of diving into imagination...I hate the questions that follow then. :) Thanks for making me laugh.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I know what you mean. Good to use your imagination. I do it all the time and when I write a few sadder poem people think me suicidal lol!

[s y e]

Wow, I absolutely loved this! :) It was a great write, I loved the structure and the wording. There were some really vivid images, I loved the italics!

"As night. You’d never turn
Back, even if you could."

These lines were powerful, they said a lot in such a few lines.

[Kristin Lee]

Thanks. While I usually write dark, this was a little darker than I normally go. I'm glad you liked it :)