I Came Across the Preacher

I came across the preacher today

By the winding countryside road

No words of comfort did he offer

His smile pained, and painful to see

The silence both calming and terrifying

His matted hair moving eerily in the breeze

Hands tightly grasping his face

I came across the preacher today

By the winding countryside road

No prayers did I bestow upon him

His expression awakening an evil within me

The voices in my head finally in agreeance

My hands urging to touch his greasy hair

And to slap his mangled face

I came across the preacher today

And remembered what he'd said

Of how we all meet demons in disguise

Who really are better off dead

I came across the preacher today

A missing soul the town forgot

I almost started to feel remorse

But I left him there to rot

Reviews

[lua]

very cleverly composed with vivd imagery

[rosesofgrey]

Thank you so much!