the "Raven"

the 'Raven' is a diner
that lapps the sea foreshore
it haunts my mangled memory
as it raps upon my door
apple tart and finest cheesecake when I can't eat no more
yet alas quoth the raven :

ordermore!

broad bearded, prone to rages
I have slept in many cages
but I've always paid the wages
of society and more
but this subtle evil keening..
like the ghost of hungers meaning
darkens up my mind demeaning
all the goodness in my chore
still yet quoth the raven :

"ordermore!"

after working in the oceans
and toiling in it's potions
to the gym with weighted motions
to rid my thoughts of lore
ice water by the bucket
and the urge to utter 'f*ckit' '
as the ghost of fried chicken
knocks upon my chamber door
still yet quoth the raven :

ordermore!

with my car key slowly listing
and my sad eyes sadly misting
I find myself resisting
that dark relentless shore
yet the road it takes me quickly
to a shore that makes me sickly
to those arches painted thickly
with blood red signs above the door
yet alas quoth the raven

ordermore!

with my sanity at its border
the smiling waitress
takes my order
as my savagery implores her
to feed me more and more
with the devil in the kitchen
and the smells emerging bitchin'
I devour like a lion
all the carcass blood and gore
still eternal quoth the raven :

ordermore!
ordermore!
ordermore!
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Posted: May 2019

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Comments (4)

trurorob
Fine write RU, makes me feel of "Sloth"
Rob
walRU
Manual work Rob,

If sloth was on the menu, I'd eat that too!

Ru
godsprincessonline today!
Edgar Alan Poe was definitely NOT one of my favorite poets. 8th grade English teacher was obsessed by him and showed a movie of his poem where the heart was beating in the wall/floor, etc. Scared the begebees out of me!! Nope he wasn't my favorite poet. However, your version is a lot better. Great write!

Kathy grin
walRU
Typically classy comment, from a classy person,

Thanks Kathy,
Ru
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