King of Abuse
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Content wise, I thing there's enough here to make a compelling piece. A couple thoughts: the connection of the speaker to the father of lies has a definite religious meaning. Is it completely metaphorical, or could you hint at it being literal. That'd amuse me.

Quote:Oh I feel like the prince of abuse.
Can’t breathe, I’m hanging, but with no noose.
I’m held by my father of all lies.
The dreaded “love” is just one fake cry.
I now fear the moment we depart.
Every second I know it will start.
For I see it in the mountain view. This line and the next need context - what moutain, what view? You could safely take them out.
Even furthest oracles come true.

Caressing me with “love,” so I thought,
He throws me out. I was with jumbled lots.
As I fend from night and it’s gashes.
I dream of dancing on his ashes.
I can see a guardian sweep in.
But you can’t even trust your dear twin. This line and the previous seem connected. Instead of a period, maybe a semi-colon. Also, whose twin is it? The speakers
And so I fly back to the nest.
It appears I’ve failed even this test. test? a word that doesn't fit that well with the stanza, so I think you're merely servicing your rhyme

Truly this night is of my own hell.
Did I fall myself? or did he too help.
Now mother’s wings turn me back around.
Back to these corpses of past I have found. What corpses of the past. I thought we were in the present.
No harmony left. snakes in the pit. are snakes in the pit connected with disharmony? I don't see it. I thought snakes get along fairly well.
The king of abuse throws me in shit.
And when I feel like it is the end,
the king starts the cycle again.

You should pay more attention to meter/rhythm. There's some talk of that in the Poetry Practice forum. Also, many of your prepositions (i.e., 'and' 'of' 'or' 'from' etc.) seem incorrect.

Still, I think you can nicely tighten this up, while making it's characters more vivid.
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King of Abuse - by C.M.C. - 05-06-2013, 10:15 AM
RE: King of Abuse - by NakedBear - 05-07-2013, 02:34 PM
RE: King of Abuse - by C.M.C. - 05-08-2013, 12:19 PM
RE: King of Abuse - by Zerric - 05-08-2013, 12:40 PM
RE: King of Abuse - by C.M.C. - 05-08-2013, 12:44 PM
RE: King of Abuse - by Zerric - 05-08-2013, 12:59 PM



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