(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.

[Kathryn]

*picks jaw off the floor* this is beautiful. The format is amazing, and it gives the reader a challenge (but since I have been reading backwards and upside down since I was little it was easy enough for me), and the backwards lines add a deeper, terrifying feeling to the words. Well done, this is truly fantastic.

[Amy Bumpas]

Nice work...great effort!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Chris! You just made the redneck in me come out. I didn't know what was going on. This is great!

[Judy Ponceby]

wow. well done, chris. I have never seen this type of poem before either. you did a great job with it. :)

[MichelleClay]

Clever piece. I liked it. Well done

[Tasha]

I liked this a lot, good job!

[C. Rose]

Very nice, thanks for the mind boggle I needed it! Once you get the flow of that back and forth it becomes a very fun form to read. The topic seems fitting for this form as well, as the wicked torment the mind this form torments the eyes ;) I really enjoyed this! ~ Rose

[Robin]

I was a Newspaper pressman for 15 years , I can read sdrawkcab as well as forward :)

enjoyed this !

[HopelesslyDevoted]

wow- interesting style and format that i have never seen before, but it worked well for the poem. :)

[SpokenWord]

Is this for you know who? It made me think of her right away!