Death: The Good Guy's Revenge

by EpithetPoet   Jul 26, 2005


In life we worry what people think
In death we worry about our deeds
And if those thoughts about them
Carry on to where afterlife leads

Everyday is a fight to keep face
While stabbing someone in the back
And in frustration to remove the blood
You end up fading into black

To scorn those below you
To treat them below their rights
Makes you somehow feel better
When you reach your goal in sight

To knock those of their pedastels
Makes an almost erotic feel
When you make a stand in their place
And soak in the suckup appeal

Even though the very next day
That person may lie dead
You'll shed your publicised tears
And continue buttering your bread

So does the nice guy ever get a chance?
Does his revenge come sweet?
In the life to come after this
That's what in fact he might meet

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  • 19 years ago

    by pinkalias

    A perfect piece portraying the faults and cruelties of our society.
    "Everyday is a fight to keep face
    While stabbing someone in the back"

    "Even though the very next day
    That person may lie dead
    You'll shed your publicised tears
    And continue buttering your bread"

    I especially appreciated these lines, displaying the human nature and will to demolish others in order to secure one's own welfare. Good write

  • 19 years ago

    by ♥•oOo Nikki oOo•♥©

    In life we worry what people think
    In death we worry about our deeds
    And if those thoughts about them
    Carry on to where afterlife leads...Every Stanza Was Enriching To Read..That One Was My Favorite..Is Was Simply Brilliant And Brilliantly Beautiful...You Said Some Things I Never Really Think About But Its So True 5/5 xoxo-Nikki-xoxo

  • 19 years ago

    by †JustAri†

    :D AWESOME! I like that idea! Opposing to the familiar "Nice guys finish last", this is very brilliant! And i'd also like to think of it as the good guy's revenge because all that good he's done will be repayed after death...i love that idea!

    Thanks for the comment. I'm enjoying these different forms of poetry very much and i hope that my skills get better.

    Take care!

    Peaces. //Ari\\

  • 19 years ago

    by Krete

    Woah! Congradulations ... what an ending. Normally to make a statement it takes, me, about two stanzas to climax to. You did it in two sentances.

    What a piece ... I love this playful attitude of your lately. Its so serene yet so wonderfully outspoken. It isnt pessimistic either, now that I think of it ... it appears to be a 'matter of fact' ideology. Wonderful!

    5/5

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