A Tale of Insanity (Morbid Fantasy)

A Tale of Insanity (Morbid Fantasy)
By Brian Hendricks (copyright owner - Metal For A Dark World)

Taken from the book "Forever Spoken" published in 2007 by the International Library of Poetry (a compilation).

Note: I wrote this poem several years ago, the original intent was for it to be lyrics for a song, and it was recently published in 2007. This poem won the "Editor's Choice Award" in December 2007, as well as "2007 Poem of the Year Award" in January 2008. I would like to warn everyone that the poem is a bit morbid, but has a very clear message.

****************************************

"A Tale of Insanity (Morbid Fantasy)" by Brian Hendricks

Darkness, a place to hide
No one can see you, let's go for a ride
To a place you've never been
To a place you never want to go
A place that is dark, but you have to know....
It is here where your death ends
It is here where your "life" begins (Note - eternal)

As you look around you see
Demons laughing at your stupidity
You now realize, all but too late
That the life you've lived has sealed your fate

Swamps and pits and snakes that kill
The heat so unbearable that you begin to chill
Maggots crawling from the undead
Morbid fantasy, so real, so dread

You wake up, knowing what to do
You finger the trigger, who's fooling who?
Gun shot is heard, exploding through your brain
Satan is the one that drove you insane

*********************************************



*Note: This is the original wording. In the last line, in order to be published, I had to change the word "Satan", so I changed it to "Evil" for the book since it doesn't stray too far from the original meaning.

(c) 2007 Brian Hendricks
May not be used or re-posted in any way without written consent of the copyright holder according to Federal Copyright Law. If you would like to use this poem/lyrics in any way, please contact the author at metal4adarkworld@gmail.com

'Nuff said!