Death Throes of the Beast
Where I come from
it's custom
(customary tender)
to pay off your debts in blood
the fifth of October
is the first of November
and so was born the Horn
at the end of September
I can't refuse to kill myself
I can't deny the devil has come for his due
I can't retain this soiled soul
Unless I blast the shards off into you
I am simply a sh*t dispenser
disposal and discharge hole
gather up your sadness
devour each last shred of
sordid madness whole
shift inside but never age
all hidden sights
of the half-blind mage
salted circle
sanguinary
trianglular
the sanctuary
the pentagram
and pentacle
sword and censor
lapis lazuli
Thee, I Invoke
Headless One
abraxasabrahadabra
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABXBBXB XCDC BDXXDEXEXBBFADBFXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 653 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 19 |
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