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Cellar Dweller
If only you had known, not to knock upon my door.
I invite you in, sit you down, and a drink for you - I pour.
You start to tell me why you're here, I interrupt and say:
"I've got something that you have to see, just follow me this way."
I lead you to the cellar, where I perform my operations.
To show you what I plan to do, among my obligations.
You start to look around, as your heart begins to pound.
Not a word escapes your lips, your scream emits no sound.
A dozen dead babies, jarred up on a shelf,
A sight that could sicken the devil himself.
On a table before you, rests a lamb's rotten head,
Blood-soaked and severed, a shrine to the dead.
As you kneel down to vomit, I see a sacral opportunity;
As my body's overtaken by Satan's importunity.
I approach you from behind, and grab you by the hair,
With a single swing the deed is done, your death I do declare.
Your head and body unaligned, with an axe I separated -
Your lifeless body flops around; dead and decapitated.
I drill a hole into the skull, a perfect perforation;
Then drain the brain into a bowl, for my ingurgitation.
Dragging your body up to the kitchen,
To consume what is left, my atrocious intention.
Removing the skin, flesh hung up to dry.
Preserving the entrails in formaldehyde.
Cutting through muscle and meat with a cleaver,
Storing the most precious parts in the freezer.
Cooking up limbs in a cast iron skillet.
Empty, my stomach - proceeding to fill it.
I feast on the flesh, biting through to the bone.
A sick twisted nightmare, so real it has grown.
I invite you in, sit you down, and a drink for you - I pour.
You start to tell me why you're here, I interrupt and say:
"I've got something that you have to see, just follow me this way."
I lead you to the cellar, where I perform my operations.
To show you what I plan to do, among my obligations.
You start to look around, as your heart begins to pound.
Not a word escapes your lips, your scream emits no sound.
A dozen dead babies, jarred up on a shelf,
A sight that could sicken the devil himself.
On a table before you, rests a lamb's rotten head,
Blood-soaked and severed, a shrine to the dead.
As you kneel down to vomit, I see a sacral opportunity;
As my body's overtaken by Satan's importunity.
I approach you from behind, and grab you by the hair,
With a single swing the deed is done, your death I do declare.
Your head and body unaligned, with an axe I separated -
Your lifeless body flops around; dead and decapitated.
I drill a hole into the skull, a perfect perforation;
Then drain the brain into a bowl, for my ingurgitation.
Dragging your body up to the kitchen,
To consume what is left, my atrocious intention.
Removing the skin, flesh hung up to dry.
Preserving the entrails in formaldehyde.
Cutting through muscle and meat with a cleaver,
Storing the most precious parts in the freezer.
Cooking up limbs in a cast iron skillet.
Empty, my stomach - proceeding to fill it.
I feast on the flesh, biting through to the bone.
A sick twisted nightmare, so real it has grown.
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Jars of babies
Anonymous
16th Jan 2012 9:34am
Goodness me - welcome to DU!!
A brave attempt at expressing a desire for the inexpressible. I loved the imagery - the dingy cellar. I imagined the axe swing echoing through the walls of labelled jars. It unlocked something very dark in me. Great job!
A brave attempt at expressing a desire for the inexpressible. I loved the imagery - the dingy cellar. I imagined the axe swing echoing through the walls of labelled jars. It unlocked something very dark in me. Great job!
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re: Jars of babies
16th Jan 2012 9:47am
Of all my poems, this may be my darkest. Oddly, I decided to publish it first. Thank you very much for the feedback, I'll be sure to read some of your poetry when I get a spare minute :)
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16th Jan 2012 10:20am
now that's what i call a good start for the day.
I love the first line, a mixture of warning and pity for his prey.
well bloody done!
I love the first line, a mixture of warning and pity for his prey.
well bloody done!
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Wow
16th Jan 2012 11:44pm
Holy cow, not what I expected at all. It was amazing and very dark thank you!
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re: Wow
17th Jan 2012 5:13am
:D
19th Jan 2012 8:12am
A sight that could sicken the devil himself.
Damn, man.
Love it.
I always used to think of cellars as such peaceful, happy places, too.. :D.
Good ass read, though.
Very, very good.
Damn, man.
Love it.
I always used to think of cellars as such peaceful, happy places, too.. :D.
Good ass read, though.
Very, very good.
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re: :D
19th Jan 2012 8:19am
Well I guess your peaceful days in the cellar are over lol. Thanks for the comment - I'm really glad you liked it.
yes!!!!
21st Jan 2012 3:41am
re: yes!!!!
21st Jan 2012 3:51am
Thanks for the encouragement. As for the sick part - only my imagination is sick. You can blame death metal for that :P
A whore for the gore
1st Feb 2012 4:38am
Good work ,,, way to push the envelope. Yours are thoughts most would keep inside , Thank you for the inspiration
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re: A whore for the gore
Yeah, a lot of my poetry has shock value. Most of my inspiration is from death metal lyrics. I just have a very wild, and realistic imagination. Crazy things go on in this world, not everyone chooses to write about them.
still my fav
2nd Feb 2012 8:05pm
still my favorite by you so far Jimmy, it really tells a story that's easy to imagine. "On a table before you, rests a lamb's rotten head,
Blood-soaked and severed, a shrine to the dead."Can't get over how badass that line is
Blood-soaked and severed, a shrine to the dead."Can't get over how badass that line is
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re: still my fav
2nd Feb 2012 8:15pm
Lol, I see that you decided to make a profile on here. Cool, thanks for the comment.
Woot xD
4th Feb 2012 10:33pm
When a love poem doesn't cut it, hack someone's head off, dissect them, preserve the insides and eat the remains. THAT is true love. Excellent job, sir.
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re: Woot xD
4th Feb 2012 11:24pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7th Feb 2012 10:29am
'a sick twisted nightmare, so real it has grown', I guess that's the struggle and worry for anyone with actual thoughts like that, but the detail is fab but scary- makes me wonder about you ;) ......
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re: !!!!!!!!!!!!!
7th Feb 2012 2:33pm
Thanks lol - no need to wonder, I'm perfectly normal - I just listen to a tad too much metal.
cellar dweller
Anonymous
8th Feb 2012 10:21pm
wow what a delightful poem left me longing for more, a good insane twisted poem made me shutter but i enjoyed it. just a question do you guys do weed when you write, if so i need to get me some lol just kidding
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re: cellar dweller
8th Feb 2012 10:37pm
Thanks very much starstruck :). To answer your question, yes I wrote most of my poetry high on weed. I don't really need it, I think it more or less helps me stay focused and interested in what I'm writing. It also helps you take your mind off a lot of the stresses of daily life so you can really get into your poetry.
:)
10th Feb 2012 3:51pm
I'm glad you enjoy the words I use - I put much time into choosing the right one to use. Thanks again, 13.
Re. Cellar Dweller
30th Dec 2018 8:06pm
Holy Cow! You did not disappoint with this spill!
almost had me remembering the days of anatomy and human dissection college course
until You got to the chowin' down. That reminded me of scraping a pilot's and copilot's
seared charred shells off a cockpit walls and into body bags. Human flesh cooked has
got to be one of the worse scents I've ever inhaled!!
Excellent story telling.
Enjoyed
almost had me remembering the days of anatomy and human dissection college course
until You got to the chowin' down. That reminded me of scraping a pilot's and copilot's
seared charred shells off a cockpit walls and into body bags. Human flesh cooked has
got to be one of the worse scents I've ever inhaled!!
Excellent story telling.
Enjoyed
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Re. Cellar Dweller
6th Apr 2019 10:33pm