Death went to gamble

by Hannah Emellia   Feb 22, 2007


{Almost pointless, I wrote it just... because.}

A cruel twist of Faith's can destroy a life,
A strange twist of Destiny's can end all of strife.
Faith is a mother so kind yet so cruel,
To follow strange Destiny would make you a fool.

To follow your mother might end all your pain,
But if you follow too blindly you'll end up insane,
Obey your Faith but trust not your heart,
She could lead you astray and rip you apart.

Strange Destiny's a trickster, unusual and odd,
You'll track her down and capture her- yet end up with a fraud.
She's amusing and she's genius, she'll let you have your fill,
She's almost like a sister who wont hesitate to kill.

Now Destiny went walking she was looking for a bar,
A little place to gamble but that wasn't all too far,
The neon sign outside the window was lacking in some taste,
But the cracks along the walls were covered with fresh paste.

She walked into the bar she ordered her first beer,
She sat down at a table right beside of Fear,
Fear's smile only broadened when he noticed who it was,
At least he wouldn't eat her and that wasn't just because.

Fear was a gambler he loved to play rough,
But this wasn't his territory and he wouldn't play tough.
This bar belonged to Death this is where Faith had died,
This was the bar full of darkness and where Sorrow cried.

So Death came to the table sat down and said,
"Anyone who tries to gamble here is better off dead."
They tried to get up quickly, but he pulled out a gun,
This is where Death came to gamble and as always... won.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Bradley Peter

    I liked the idea and the wording was brilliant, although there were a few parts I felt weren't quite right, like in the third stanza. I felt that the second line in the third stanza was too long and was too far a rhyme with the first line. Also I think you should have left out 'all' in the second line of the forth stanza...its just works better in my novice opinion. Sorry for the negatives of my comments but I do feel that everyone should share their thoughts on everyone's work, whether it be good or bad.

    Brad