The Carnival of Horror

by TSI25   Aug 16, 2012


Come any, come all,
To the Carnival of Horror,
Where popcorn bursts black as night.
Cotton candy weeps a sweet blue requiem,
Where all is gathered and children laugh,
Their sweet, forgotten laughs,
As they rest in the lost and found.

A tent for Lust and Envy,
Games for Pride and luck,
Stalls for the Glutton and the Greedy,
Even a cage of Wrath if one dares risk it.
Ah, yes, indeed a place for every act,
Upon a trapeze swinging high and long
Above the Sloth filled stadium seats--

With sticky, blue tears and blackened souls.
Where music loudly laughs around,
at the deepest night, and blood red moon--
Drifting aimlessly above the purple clouds,
Astride the night of the Carnival--
Where all are welcome, and all may sing,
And dance their nights away.

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  • 11 years ago

    by BlueJay

    My goodness, I love the imagery here, it is stunning. The flow was so smooth, and the theme so capturing. I think this piece was magnificently well written and sculpted just as an elaborate work of true art. Though it was sad/dark/ unusalish I greatly enjoyed it.

  • 11 years ago

    by A Poets Handwriting aka ALISHA

    Ah! The seven deadly sins. You have incorporated them well. At first read, I thought this poem belonged in the 'Dark Poems' section, but you are right, it belongs here.

    While reading it I actually could picture myself in a Carnival of Horror where ghostly grinning faces leered at me from all sides and laughter was more like a cackle... and I mustn't forget that music - surely you know the kind?

    Very well penned. 5/5

  • 11 years ago

    by Krysten

    Wow i absolutely love this one. Great imagery and flow. I love the incorporation of the seven deadly sins. Genius! Another 5/5

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