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A Quiet Death

July 18, 2013
By TheDuchess GOLD, Johannesburg, Other
TheDuchess GOLD, Johannesburg, Other
12 articles 2 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Who are you?&quot; - Lewis Carroll, Alice&#039;s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 5<br /> <br /> &quot;And nothing &#039;gainst Time&#039;s scythe can make defence<br /> Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.&quot;<br /> -William Shakespeare,When I Do Count The Clock That Tells The Time


I am sitting quietly
The smoke slindes under the door
The tendrils reaching, reaching...
The lights flicker, they go out.
The fire crackles, the quietens.
It dies down, it burns low,
And still I sit quietly...

BANG!

A gunshot echoes through the house.
The screaming has now begun
The flames light up the blackened sky,
As the screams begin to grow.
And still I sit quietly...

The fires devour the house,
Working through each home,
Burning as they go.
Destruction all around,
House burnt to the ground,
And still, I sit quietly...

I don't move, I don't flinch
Not a single twitch.
I do not blink, simply stare
Though I do not see.
I cannot hear, smell or taste,
For death...sat quietly beside me.


The author's comments:
This piece is about how there is so much destruction around us but we keep quiet. We can watch someone get hurt and we'll just ignore it. We remain quiet, until the world closes in, and kills us with all the hurt we have so blatantly ignored.

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on Jul. 22 2013 at 4:24 pm
TheDuchess GOLD, Johannesburg, Other
12 articles 2 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Who are you?&quot; - Lewis Carroll, Alice&#039;s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 5<br /> <br /> &quot;And nothing &#039;gainst Time&#039;s scythe can make defence<br /> Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.&quot;<br /> -William Shakespeare,When I Do Count The Clock That Tells The Time

Thanks :D I really appreciate the compliments

on Jul. 22 2013 at 4:16 pm
CatchAFallingStar PLATINUM, Pearland, Texas
24 articles 6 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, it&#039;s yours, if it doesn&#039;t, it never was.&quot; - Unknown

Wow... This one is just amazing. I don't even know what to say. I'm kind of speechless right now. Five star worthy :)