City of Sin and Lost Hope

by Jennifer RIP Lesthat Hayden   Mar 31, 2008


The rhyming scheme of this poem is ABAB and the coupled lines each have the same amount of syllables meaning each stanza's following A will be the same amount of syllables as the previous A and this is the same for B. Note that the number of syllables in each stanza is not set.

The air burns my skin along with my eyes.
The stench makes my stomach churn.
It chuckles at me as I swat the flies.
I just let the city burn.

The rats in the ally whisper my name.
They follow, selling promises to me.
Promises of future fortune and fame.
I walk on, over the scattered debris.

The beckoning w****s are on the street
and outrageously dressed pimps by their side.
I refuse to recognize or greet.
Offers of pleasure for money and pride.

I walk on to question the owner of the town.
I ask him to reveal his name.
"In the underworld I am renown."
Then Satan was who he became.

He tells me of sin and of lost hope.
"Is there any hope left?"
Confident, and cold, his reply, "Nope,
too much greed, lust, and theft."

Engulfed in sin, souls taken away,
they are placed in this city in death,
left to mold in their own sad dismay.
I realized I've taken my last breath.

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  • 15 years ago

    by Shellaine shelli

    Wow, I was so captivated by this poem, it was the title that really drew me in, Well done on a great write!!

  • 15 years ago

    by Sarah

    Amazing & captivating... Well written & beautifully penned 5/5

  • 15 years ago

    by Jim McMillen the man within

    BREATHE, BREATHE PLEASE DONT GO !

  • 16 years ago

    by Mike Wilburn

    The ABAB style is very interesting and adds a complicated variation by the syllables beat. I found that reading both A lines together then both B lines together added another dimension or way to read this poem which was very satisfying. 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Blissful

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