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The Macabre Pier [An Epic Poem]

 
Author: Dennis Siluk
< P > A m d u s c i a s < / P > < P > A d v a n c e . < / P > < P > D u r i n g t h e 1 0 0 0 - y e a r e p o c h , c a l l e d t h e A g e o f L i g h t , L u c i f e r w a s c h a i n e d t o t h e g r a n i t e w a l l s o f t h e s o m e u n d i s c l o s e d p l a c e i n t h e c r u s t o f t h e e a r t h ; n o w h e h a s b r o k e n h i s s h a c k l e s ; i t i s d a y o n e o f t h e s e c o n d m i l l e n n i u m o f t h i s e p o c h ; h e i s a b o u t t o r e a p p e a r e d o n t h e D o c k s o f H e l l . < / P > < P > N a r r a t o r . < / P > < P > T h e y w e r e a l l w a i t i n g f o r h i s r e t u r n , L u c i f e r s t h a t i s , t h e A d v e r s a r y t o G o d , G o d A l m i g h t y H i m s e l f . E u o n y m u s , P r i n c e o f D e a t h , n o w s t o o d o n t h e M a c a b r e P i e r , l o o k i n g , j u s t l o o k i n g o u t i n t o t h e g r e a t s e a o f H a d e s ; s t r e t c h i n g h i s v i s i o n a s f a r a s i t w o u l d g o ; A m d u s c i a s , t h e G r a n d D u k e o f H e l l , w i t h t h e h e a d o f a u n i c o r n o r r a m , o r e v e n h u m a n ( f o r h e c o u l d s h a p e - s h i f t ) , s t o o d s i l e n t l y t h e r e a l s o l o o k i n g s e a w a r d , l i s t e n i n g w i t h h i s s h a r p e a r s o f a r a m f o r a n y s o u n d o f h i s K i n g . < / P > < P > P a r t I < / P > < P > A m d u s c i a s [ A n d t h e E a r t h S h a k e r ] < / P > < P > I n t h i s b l o o d l e s s c o r p s e u n d e r g r o u n d w o r l d , w h e r e b e i n g s a n d c r e a t u r e s h a v e m a r b l e f e e t , h y p n o t i c e y e s , w i n g s o f f e a t h e r s o n w a l k i n g m a m m a l s , a l o n g w i t h s t r i k i n g a n d u n i m a g i n a b l e o t h e r h u m a n f o r m s , t h e l u s t e r l e s s d e a d , s a w l i g h t i n t h i s f o r t h c o m i n g n e w e p o c h t h a t L u c i f e r w a s g o i n g t o u s h e r i n . A m d u s c i a s , h a d h i s t w e n t y - n i n e l e g i o n s o n h i g h a l e r t , w a i t i n g f o r o r d e r s , a n d f o r h i s K i n g s a r r i v a l , a n d h e s p o k e : < / P > < P > A m d u s c i a s . < / P > < P > ( A l l w a s q u i e t ) < / P > < P > S a i d h e : A m d u s c i a s , T h e E a r t h S h a k e r ! < / P > < P > ( S p e a k i n g i n a s o m b e r < / P > < P > M o n o t o n e ( ( h e f e l t t h e e a r t h s h a k e ) ) L u c i f e r ! L u c i f e r H e M o a n e d a n d b e l l o w e d , H e c o m e s . < / P > < P > H i s l o y a l f r i e n d s a l l < / P > < P > L o o k i n g , l o o k i n g , a n d l o o k i n g ; T h e y a l l s t o p p e d d r e a m i n g b r e a t h i n g , J u s t j u s t s t a r i n g , g a z i n g , a n d l o o k i n g : A n d l o o k i n g , l o o k i n g , l o o k i n g ! W a i t i n g , w a i t i n g , w a i t i n g ! < / P > < P > S i l e n c e c o v e r e d a l l o f H e l l . < / P > < P > P a r t I I < / P > < P > T h e M a c a b r e P i e r < / P > < P > W h e n c e h e c a m e f r o m N o o n e a s k e d ! ( H e w a s j u s t t h e r e ; A s e v e r y o n e h y p e r v e n t i l a t e d . ) T h e E a r t h S h a k e r : L u c i f e r A p p e a r e d ! O u t o f n o w w e r e ( O r s o i t s e e m e d ) < / P > < P > A g a l i a r e p t , t h e H e n c h m a n b o w e d A s L u c i f e r l o o k e d a b o u t , N o t i c i n g ( s e e i n g o n l y ) T h e e x t r e m e d e c a y o f H e l l ! < / P > < P > T h e n ! H e l o o k e d a t h i s H o r d e < / P > < P > I n p a r t i c u l a r , E u o n y m u s a n d A m d u s c i a s ( T h e T i a m a t h a d e s c a p e d t o t h e s e a ) ( T h i n k i n g , h e w a s t h i n k i n g : < / P > < P > E v i l f e a r e d e v i l ) F o r w i t h i n t h e e y e s o f t h e H o r d e E v i l a n d c a l l o u s w a y s , l a c k e d ( B u t h e k n e w i t w a s a l l f r o m b o r e d o m ) . < / P > < P > T h u s , W i t h i n a m o m e n t s b r e a t h e T h e H o r d e w a s w e i g h e d A n d b a l a n c e d < / P > < P > D a r k - w i s d o m w a s s t i l l i n b r e d . < / P > < P > P a c i n g t h e M a c a b r e P i e r , T r y i n g t o p l u c k L i f e b a c k T o i n s t i l l d i g e s t i v e h a t e w i t h i n h i s F l o c k W a s n o t t o o l a t e ( H e t h o u g h t ) N o t t o o l a t e t o : R e c o i l o r r e p e a t t h e u r g e s o n c e l o s t . < / P > < P > A s a l l H e l l p e e r e d , u p o n h i s p a c i n g L i k e a d r a g o n i n h e a t , L u c i f e r s i r i d e s c e n t G r e e n e y e s , l a y d e e p , d e e p I n t o h i s s o c k e t s C a s t i n g a s h a d o w o f r e a l i t y f o r t h e W a i t i n g P a c k : h i s H o r d e , h i s F l o c k ; A s a t h o u s a n d y e a r s o f c o n f l i c t K e p t f e s t e r i n g i n t h o s e e y e s . < / P > < P > H e s h o c k t h e d o c k s f o u n d a t i o n s W i t h h i s q u i v e r i n g e l d r i t c h d a r k w i n g s A b e h o l d i n g s i g h t , t o s a y t h e l e a s t , A s i f t o d e f y : A n y a n d a l l : a n d b e l l o w e d ( T o E a r t h , a n d t h e H i g h H e a v e n s ) : I a m t h e K i n g ! ! < / P > < P > ( A n d H i s r o a r e c h o e d . ) < / P > < P > P a r t I I I < / P > < P > O n l y B o n e s < / P > < P > T o L u c i f e r a n d t o a s k H i m ( n o w s t a n d i n g o n t h e p i e r m o v i n g t o a n d f r o l i k e t h 3 w i n d , a l l t r e m b l i n g a t h i s p a n t ; s e a - w i n g s g r o w i n g l a r g e r u p o n h i s b a c k : s e v e n , e i g h t , n i n e , t e n : t e n w i n g s w e r e f l a p p i n g l i k e a h u r r i c a n e . < / P > < P > L u c i f e r s F a n c y . < / P > < P > I d e s i r e a p r o s t i t u t e ! H e s a i d w i t h a n e c h o ( A n d p a r a l y z i n g : m a t t e r o f f a c t , t o n e ) ; < / P > < P > T o H e l l s b e n t d e s t i n y : < / P > < P > T h e n S h a m h a t a p p e a r e d . A l l H e l l u n s p o k e n , f o r H e w a s a l u s t f u l K i n g L o n g g o n e . < / P > < P > A l l t h e a n i m a l s , a n i g h t m a r e G a t h e r e d t o w a t c h t h e M a s t e r M a t e . W i t h p l e a s u r e a n d o p e n - e y e d , A l l b e c a m e s u r p r i s e d : A s A p p e a r e d y e l l o w f i r e f r o m H i s s c r e a m s , t h e i r f a t e L i k e a d r u n k e n - d e m i g o d s o n a c h a r i o t . L u c i f e r t h e n m a d e A m a d - s c r a m b l e A n d c a s t h i s f a n g s i n t o a l l A l l t h a t w e r e w a t c h i n g A l l t h i n g s ( B e a s t , d - e v i l o r m a n , h e n c e O n l y b o n e s r e m a i n e d . ) < / P > < P > H e t h e n w a s h e d w i t h t h e w a v e s T h a t w a l l o w e d t h e i r w a y T o h i s k n e e s A t h i s c o m m a n d . W h i c h < / P > < P > S u c k e d a t h o u s a n d - y e a r s O f g r i m e a n d s l i m e o f f h i s b o d y ; L i p t o l i p h e w i p e d d r y , L i k e a d o g , a c a t a p r i e s t M a k i n g a s a c r i f i c e . < / P > < P > P a r t V I < / P > < P > S h a m h a t S h a m h a t , f e e l i n g h i s s t r e n g t h ( A s i f b y a t h o u s a n d m e n , s h e w a s r a p p e d . ) < / P > < P > S h e t r i e d t o s p e a k A l i t t l e g r o a n , W h o a m I , a n d w h y ? S h e c r i e d . < / P > < P > M y h a r l o t , h a n g o n t o m y F e a t h e r s , h e r f a c e l i k e s n o w . < / P > < P > T h e s p e r m o f t h e A d v e r s a r y , W a s s l i c k a n d s t i r r e d , S t i r r e d s o m u c h i t m a d e T h e w a t e r s t r e m b l e , l i k e a W h i r l p o o l ( I n t h e S e a o f H a d e s ) ; < / P > < P > A s S h a m h a t s w a l l o w e d U p q u i c k l y , s h e f l e d F r o m h i s b e d . < / P > < P > T h e r e a f t e r , < / P > < P > H e p a c e d a n d p a c e d A l o n g t h e M a c a b r e P i e r < / P > < P > H e n o l o n g e r c o u l d b e A r o u s e d t h i s w a y H e k n e w A n d s o s t a r t e d t o l i s t e n ( L i s t e n t o v o i c e s a b o v e t h e c r u s t O f t h e e a r t h H u m a n v o i c e s t o c u r s e ) . < / P > < P > W i t h s n a p p i n g w i n g s T e n i n a l l H e l a u g h e d a n d l a u g h e d L i k e w i n d p i p e s b l o w - i n g i n g i n g . L i k e d r u m s b e a t - i n g i n g i n g . L i k e a h e a d m a n s c o w g i v i n g b i r t h . < / P > < P > W i t h h i s h o r n e d t o n g u e H e l i c k e d t h e t e a r s o f l a u g h t e r d r y , F r o m h i s f a c e . < / P > < P > P a r t V < / P > < P > T h e C o i l e d S e r p e n t < / P > < P > S t a n d i n g n o w O n t h e M a c a b r e P i e r N e a r t h e w a t e r ( L i k e a c o i l e d s e r p e n t ; W i n g s a n d h a n d s c o i l e d A s i f b o u n d a r o u n d h i s b o d y ) . < / P > < P > H i s s k i n d a r k , n o w s h e d d i n g h a i r L i k e a s e r p e n t s h e d d i n g s k i n , H e f e l t a n e w e x c i t e m e n t : L o o k i n g a t h i s H o r d e ; a s T h e y l o o k e d a t h i m : S a i d H e ( d e f i n i t e a n d s t e r n ) , < / P > < P > I t i s I , I h o l d t h e l a m p A n d t h e w a n t s o f h u m a n i t y ; I t w a s I , m y s e l f w h o d e s t r o y e d A l l t h a t c o u l d h a v e b e e n , A l l t h a t w a n t e d t o b e . M e , M e , I t w a s m e i t w a s b e c a u s e G o d F o r m e d m a n o f m u d A n d c a s t i t i n t o m y f a c e L i k e D u s t t o p u n i s h a l l o f u s ! < / P > < P > ( H i s r e v e n g e w a s r e n e w e d . ) < / P > < P > L i f e h a d n o w r e e n t e r e d H i s b o d y ( A f t e r a t h o u s a n d - y e a r s ) U p w a r d h e l o o k e d u p w a r d ! < / P > < P > H E I M I G I N E D N O W E a r t h . < / P > < P > E n d o f t h e P o e t i c E p i c : B o o k T w o < / P > < P > # 3 9 8 1 2 / 7 / 0 4 < / P >
Author Bio:

Dennis Siluk

Writing is more than a hobby for me. It's a passion, one of the ways I capture and celebrate life.

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