"A different take of The Raven"


Those black eyes
Those piercing black eyes
Those eyes that stare through my soul into nothingness
They do not even acknowledge my existence
Often I wonder if I am alive
Motionless it sits
Just staring and staring
And the only word that it speaks is nevermore
I live on edge
My nerves worn to breaking point
As it looks menacing at me
With those demon eyes fixed on me
Many times I think to remove it from my household
But fear prevents me from touching it
The mantle that it perches is dust filled
As I tremble when I approach it
It seems to feed off the confusion in my mind
For my love did leave
And as she walked through the door
The black bird of death appeared
I call out my Lenore’s name
And he replies never more
So taunting and demeaning as he does so
With total blackness in his voice
He says repeatedly, nevermore….nevermore
Upon the point of desperation
And feeling lonely in need a friend
I turned to him as a friend
And asked him when Lenore will return
In a voice as sinister as his eyes
He says nevermore
I ask if I will ever love again
And he replies with glee…Nevermore
Desperately, I asked the all-knowing bird of darkness
How long will she wait for me
With a prideful scorning voice he taunts me…. NEVERMORE …NEVERMORE
Out of desperation and frustration, I think of the question that I am
fearful to ask
The shadowy bird stares blankly at me
I tremble with fear
But I ask the question that I already know the answer
I need to hear it to affirm my decision
I hold the loaded gun up to my head
And with trigger pulled back
I ask the wicked bird
When will my Lenore return back to me
And with eyes that burn of fire and pitch-blackness in his voice
He screeches to the top of his voice
NNNEEEVVVEEERRRMMMOOORRREEE!!!!!
I pull the trigger and begin my journey to my final fate
And he flies happily away
Once upon a midnight dreary
While my body is getting weary
There comes a knock upon my door
The return of my love named Lenore
And as I lay bleeding on the floor
Death is here and nothing more

Wow, Thats Dark and Disturbing, all at once!