(94) The Wicked

This is a Boustrophedon poem where the second line is written in reverse, not too easy to do. Featuring in the I Challenge You group.

The wicked never rest
Tset eht ssap yeht fi
For they scream this night
Thgis morf edih yeht dna
They come to close your eyes
Seirc rieht era esruc a
They come for you, be assured
Drawer ruoy eb llahs htaed rof
The wicked will come at last
Tsac eb lliw lleps rieht dna
You can not run if you try
Eid si od won nac uoy lla

copyright Chris Smith 2009

Reviews

[V.B.]

I am a little bit buzzed, and I took way too long to realize you were typing backwards. Sat here for a good minute like, "Wtf is this s**t, Chris?"

I've never seen anything quite like that. It has a clear flow, but you can't catch it the first time through because you have to translate.

The poem itself is a lot of fun -- I think tackling such dark subject matter works to your advantage here, because it makes the reversals seem like the voice of a demon speaking in tongues.

[Althelia Marie Caine]

It took me a while to realize that some of the lines were in another language and not just random spelling. lol Great job. Unique

[Siddhartha]

Oh, this gets an A for daring originality. Unique and brilliant!

[Pollyanna]

Very clever and unique!

[Sunni Davis]

This is a new form of poetry to me. It was a bit confusing at first but after reading it a few times, I think I got it.

[lawrence bear]

at first, i thought it was some kind of chant, backwards words, lol, but after reading it more carefully this is a excellent piece.

lawrence

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Traced and simple, a dastardly written piece, well done

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

oh what wonderfully twisty backward flips to relay the haunt of this~ very clever and artistic~

[Katannaism]

Excellent dark write! The evil feeling whiffing off this poem is very poignant and strong. Loved the difficulty of reading the 2nd lines backwards. A nice lit. challenge to the piece. Overall a great piece of Lit. Nicely done!

amazingly written, enjoyed the style