22 February 2015

Magpie Tales 259: This Is Not Hell


Image courtesy of Magpie Tales

"Don't walk on by,
come on in" It says,
Step right up, step inside
Trust me, I don't exist

This refulgent Carnival
is sweet, seductive Life!
Not a garish fine trick
misleading the lambs

Come, come to light!
Rest your hearts here,
friends, this is not Hell
nor are you out of it

17 comments:

  1. The last stanza is very intriguing. The clown doesn't offer Hell, nor does it offer any respite from whatever Hell is on the outside.

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  2. Maybe it's not quite hell.. but I can sometimes wonder where its border really lies...

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  3. i think hell is not a place we go to, it is something we carry around

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  4. love the 'refulgent Carnival' idea ... good write!

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  5. Well, that was sufficiently creepy ! besos, C

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  6. I don't think I'll go in thank you! Nice one.

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  7. interesting take on the prompt!! Intense i must say!

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  8. Ah yes, but the first mistake was trust me! Yikes! Run, run!

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  9. Makes me wonder what he's offering.

    Well done with a scary factor.

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  10. I sense i am circling Dantes rings , but which one ?

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  11. I like those last two lines especially

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  12. Ah'm a not a trusting this guy........ah'm a telling ya.......

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  13. I like that clever twist of words at the end, Irish...

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  14. Sure I'll trust you. Just go on ahead and I will be right behind ya...yah....(turning and running)

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"Let your laws come undone
Don't suffer your crimes
Let the love in your heart take control..."


-'The Hair Song', by Black Mountain

Tell me what is in your heart...