Declination.

by Steven Beesley   Jun 26, 2012


Terse inert verse,
unnerving diction
of repetitious diabolic
deeds of man.

Malice borne of
selfishness, putrid
thoughts take own
center stage.

No revelation can
deviate the heinous
crimes that continue
to reincarnate.

Atrocious taste and
grievous faults shall
continue to multiply
expeditiously.

Declination of society
and man seems to
be inevitable, a
foregone conclusion.

26th June, 2012 (c)

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  • Terse inert verse,
    unnerving diction
    of repetitious diabolic
    deeds of man.

    ^^ ok, I am going to have a crack at this one.. Is this like a dictatorship or something similar..? Making choices that affect and though they may not be the best or most fulfilling choices, they will continue unless something is done about this dictator..? Is that right.. That's what I interpret from that beginning..

    Malice borne of
    selfishness, putrid
    thoughts take own
    center stage.

    ^^ this person/ dictator is someone mentally not well - hitler? - but as he is in charge, this selfishness must be adhered to or severe consequences may follow..?

    No revelation can
    deviate the heinous
    crimes that continue
    to reincarnate.

    ^^ its mass cruelty - which does lead to believe it involves Hitler and the Holocaust.. Genocide has occurred again since this mass slaughter.. The Apartheid was a lower level violation of this.

    Atrocious taste and
    grievous faults shall
    continue to multiply
    expeditiously.

    ^^in relation to society's cruelty? Society have committed all sorts of crimes against fellow society members for multiple reasons.

    Declination of society
    and man seems to
    be inevitable, a
    foregone conclusion.

    ^^ a simple yet powerful ending - it helps clarify the poem.

    Overall, this is a really great poem. It has a sad but important message. The flow was smooth and you have chosen some good powerful words too.

    5/5

    • 11 years ago

      by Steven Beesley

      You pretty much nailed the meaning of the poem, however it was about a tyrant in general and not about Hilter specifically.

      Thanks for you comment.