Here beneath the earth we lie
Exiled from civilisation
Crawling on our hands and knees
We suffer
Longing for sunlight's rays
Confined to darkness
Left to scream in silence
Denied
And we scream so loud
The hollow earth shudders
Heartless eyes tempt us
And we rise
Swollen stomachs of our young
Force us to take action
Up from our realm we crawl
Into the unfeeling moonlight
We prey on the innocent
Dragging them below
They bleed and tear
Until they die
Feed on the warm flesh
As we are accustomed
Forced this fate on us
We disgust even ourselves
Our barbaric nature forever stains
Pale unhealthy skin
Claws where nails once were
We were once like Them
Shunned for our hopes
Fighting for the Forgotten
Failure saw us hidden
We are now what we opposed
A dark shadow of violence
Consuming all that passes
Void of all feeling
Cursed with eternal night
And so we suffer
We kill and feed
Our children breathe toxic air
But we Evolve
For monsters they made us
And monsters we are
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Written May 19th, 2006
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Great!
this reminds me of the crab people episode of south park "Crab people, crab people! Taste like crab talk like people, crab people!" heehee. Anyway your poem is good to go as far as length and content is concerned for the contest. Good work. Thanks for entering this into my contest and good luck. -
that’s creepy, the imagery was fantastic, and the first two stanzas were my favorite (the fourth lines were very powerful) great job!
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wow
i am left a little bit speechless, this is such a powerful piece it has left me in awe! thank you for sharing this piece, this is a awesome write, i love it. -
I applaud this
I can't find A fitting comment so I'll just give it the applause it deserves -
Excellent
This is very different from the type of poetry I usually write or read but I am very glad I read this...Loved it...Thanks for sharing...Tessa -
Just wanted to say thanks for your comment - it made me laugh. I am 'fucking weird' - and it's about times somebody said it out loud! lol! I think you'll find most of my poems are a little deranged, half because I write them at 1, 2 or 3 am (the only times I can write) and half because that's just me. So thankyou for your comments.
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Very different from what I would usually read, because it's,
how do you say...fucking weird!, yes, yes I believe that is the phrase. However, being fucking weird myself, I found it to be a most excellent example, of the talent and creativity of the younger generation. Very well written, and perhaps prophetic! -
"For monsters they made us
And monsters we are"
Another one of your great writes Coral
In my opinion it could be interpreted alot of ways. Well done 
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This is excellent, the first thing that strikes my mind is vampires/werewolves. Yet the descriptive language and pathetic fallacy shows the ironic message - we are still savage in some ways. Wonderful write.
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WOW when I first read this I thought immediatley of 2 movies...THE HILLS HAVE EYES and EVIL BREED but thinking about it for a while I think I see your point...the internal messege within the poem...great job at hiding the true meaning in plain sight I think everyone will get it if they think about it long enough.
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yesh, but sometimes we want to revel in vulgarity and rip somethings chest off and eat a heart or two, sooo good poem okay. ....did that sound weird? eh...it was cool to read.
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