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He waits in the Depths...

Sitting in the pitch black
the creature of devastation waits
not a sound is heard
except for his breathing
for he is shackled in his small narrow cage,

A hot burning anger
has been smoldering in the forge
that is his hate for the wretched human race,
they run around in their so called busy lives
without the slightest of knowledge that soon,
they will be erased,

Oh Master, Please release me!
Five and a half of your days I have waited,
to destroy the useless parasite’s
that eat away at the earth
I know I have but a day and a half to go
before your appointed time to bring it all,
to a heap of ash,

Everyday for you is a thousand years for me
and the seventh thousandth year is close at hand
Look!
behind you, I am reaching for you
Can’t you feel it, my breath upon your scrawny neck?

In my solitude I dream,
of how I will bring the annihilation
of the pitiful human race,

I will tilt the earth slightly on its axis
great storms and tsunamis will be born from the sea
and flood all the dry land of the earth,
The sea and storms will pound on every home
man will try with all his might to quell the sea,
but it will be to no avail
the power of the sea will overtake
and not one fortress will be left in place,

When all is drenched by the forces of the sea,
those that do survive will feel the power
of the fire that is to come.
This fire I will use to purify the earth
of all the life that may be left upon the flooded earth,

I will reach up into the sky
and by ten fold, intensify the power of the sun
the earth will become a scorching desert
without a drop of rain, not a cloud,
nor the shade of the lush trees will be seen,
the sea’s will boil and evaporate,
the vapor that rises will petrify their very skin.
Fireballs, like hail will rain down from the sky

Again, man will try to survive
and into the earth they will run and hide
only to enter into their self made graves
Oh Master, as you have said;
“from the earth they came, and to it they will return”
I will then take hold of the pillars of the earth,
shaking them and sealing man in his resting place
because for them their will be no escape,

I will one last time check the earth
for any remnants that might be left
and when this is done,
the sword of power and  revenge
I will put back in its place
so that you, Oh Master
can start the human race again,

I will return to the depths from whence I came
and wait if you should ever call my name again…

“I abruptly awaken in my sweat soaked bed,
Fire and Brimstone, dam this dark poetry!’

He waits in the Depths of my Dreams.



— Eduardo Cruz, Aug 15, 2009

About the Author

Region, Country: New York City, N.Y. Spanish Harlem, USA

Favorite Poets: P. Neruda, Jose de Diego, E. Dickenson, R. Frost, there are many more, but these had the greatest influence...

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greeneyes

greeneyes

16 years 10 months ago

loved it

This is an amazing poem,visually stunning and well written.I loved it. Greeneyes
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

16 years 10 months ago

Ge

Thank you so much for your comment and the "High Five" Eddie
DS

Diatom Shells

16 years 10 months ago

eddie!

this was wonderfully and teriffyingly made. the devil is portrayed as an animal in a cage and I like that you show him speaking to god, people always think the devil and god are separate with no conversing, for lack of a better word, but the devil must go to god for permission to do anything evil this is proven in the book of Job. well any way I liked it. nice style! -diatom shells
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

16 years 10 months ago

Dia

thanks for the wonderful, terrific and "High Five"! Eddie
Seren

Seren

16 years 10 months ago

Eddie ...

speachless in the dark I wait for the next ;) ... Love Jayne x x x We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall ...
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

16 years 10 months ago

Jayne,

Thanks for stopping in to read, and the "High Five"! always, Eddie
deelilah

deelilah

16 years 9 months ago

Hi Eddie

I would like to hear more revelation from Revelations. I believe you are accurate on the 5 1/2 days and the 7,000 years. If I'm heading the wrong direction here in understanding your meaning---it's ok---I liked the poem. It was very well thought out and a compelling read. Yours, Deelilah
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orgami

16 years 9 months ago

bible knowledge

well Ive been in the world and see evil met evil met good too and had eerie spiritual path crossings and meetings that couldnt have been better planned or timed enough to know that Im not an atheist enough to study that I do not follow true darkness strange but I know that my own poetry here is not truly serving the higher power the seduction i leak into it is the dark edged below or within the juicy apple of temptation I love this write the idea of a cage I always think in scientific theory even though Im not all that intelligent and radioactivity and atoms and power potential etc a great descriptive write here and I enjoyed it So glad you woke up

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