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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

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Posted (edited)

A whole, torn open by a hole,

Gaping, emptiness escaping,

I knew you, but I didn't know-

Who you are, or what you be,

You came into my life and saw,

That I care about kindness.

But you conquered through,

The night being your shield,

My heart a poor country.

 

The hostile borders are few,

I will keep them far between.

My soul is my haven, my land-

Rotted deep in ways of old,

Traditional nightfire burning.

Those who choose to come,

Will suffer unendurable pain.

Edited by Vlad
Posted

I was with you until the last line...

 

suffer unsufferable pain? Isn't that an oxymoron like military intelligence? :P

 

Maybe suffer unendurable pain instead?

 

Good work.

Posted

hmmm

 

Could. I actually really liked the original for a couple reasons. With "A whole" you get more the sense that it is one complete thing, not the all encompassing whole of everything. And with the original line as it stands you get a very nice double-take effect. It stops one, makes one think about what's meant.

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