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A Creature Within Us

December 5, 2012
By armaanthemuse BRONZE, New Hyde Park, New York
armaanthemuse BRONZE, New Hyde Park, New York
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Deep beneath us all.

Lies a villain so vile and unclean.

All he wants is to see us fall,

And while doing this, he remains unseen.

This being lurks within us,

Even those of us who are pure.

This being’s end we cannot discuss,

For its plague has no cure.

All this being wants to see,

Is brothers and sisters struggling.

It laughs at humanity with glee,

When it witnesses our suffering.

This being, my friends, is hate.

And to possess it is nothing but our fate.


The author's comments:
I thought about this poem while I was on a road trip to Maine. While stuck in traffic, the realization of human nature and primal behavior just dawned upon me. This all happened in the backseat of my Toyota Camry. A little different, but that's how it happened.

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on Jan. 9 2013 at 7:28 pm
rockyyyyyyyyy SILVER, Lawrenceville, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
dont let people drive u crazy if you know its in walking distance

I think you may wany to work on your vocab and word choice. while the words flowed in one area, it did not in the other,where words have heavy emotion, others didnt. but overal is was pretty good.

on Jan. 9 2013 at 7:28 pm
rockyyyyyyyyy SILVER, Lawrenceville, Georgia
9 articles 0 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
dont let people drive u crazy if you know its in walking distance

I think you may wany to work on your vocab and word choice. while the words flowed in one area, it did not in the other,where words have heavy emotion, others didnt. but overal is was pretty good.