Poetry
This is my first long poem so pls don’t judge Im new to poetry. If you have any suggestions I’ll take it : )
He has claws hidden by smiles
He has poison hidden by laughter
He has fangs hidden by promises
He is hungry
He is a predator
He seeks control
Control over little girls
To fuel his hunger
But he is never full
“He” are boys not men
Empty, ruthless, hungry boys
A hunter
I want to bash their heads in with hammers
I want to push them down the stairs over and over
I want to throw punch
One for every finger laid
Every look, every graze, every touch
I want to roll up every empty word
Every “honest mistake”
Every misleading syllable
And set on fire
I want to throw the fire inside their homes
The fire will burn
It will destroy
And each scream the erupts and echos from he
Will be one scream won back for the little girls
We are not prey
Not any more
We are hunters
We are predators
@cinnamon4018
What depth of emotions!! I felt a deep sense of frustration and anger yet being helpless. Its awesome how you captured the negative emotion of shame, all the while doing justice to the fighting spirit present in all of us. It is clever of you to contrast predators and prey- it shows people change!! Awesome work cinnamon! <3
p.s. we were all beginner once! ^^
@wIthpeACE thanks : )
@cinnamon4018
What a gripping and intense poem! The imagery is so vivid. There’s a real power in how you describe the predator, and then the shift to reclaiming control. It’s bold, it’s fierce, and it hits hard. Truly a fantastic first piece! . And like @withpeACE said, "we were all beginners once".
@azurePond thanks so much : )