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The Werewolf's Savaging Delight

stop screaming now
stop screaming
your helpless shrieks
of anguished pain
are deep delight
but they are unneeded as of yet
because I will not kill you now

    but soon

no,
not until
the moon bleeds out
behind the blackened
mountain shadows

    it’s coming, sweet hell once more is coming

when flesh again
will warp
and bones
will wrench

    its starting yes its starting

transformation boiling
through my smoking blood
churned by silver blight
of full moon's raging light
and only then
when torment ‘s done
with me
will it begin again
for you

    skin splitting in delicious agony
    tongue lengthening
    anticipation slobbering
    ears stretch to catch the coming cries
    of luscious agonized despair

    
But not for you
the coming chase
you are too old
for frenzied hunt

    hair writhing
    organs shifting
    tendons twisting
    mind now squirming
    with blasphemous delight


your skin stinks
of growing age
your old joints sweat
your muscles creak
your flesh is weak
it lacks the supple tenderness
of youth's affronted innocence
that I crave so much to savor,
nor does your aging body
have the stamina or strength
I need to make the coming hunt
feel  good enough to howl at

    throat rippling transforming
    neck thickening with fury
    shoulders crunching
    hunched for furious frenzied speed


For you are not
some morsel  of
a trembling child,
held fast and horrified
within my rending claws

    teeth screaming into slavering fangs
    mouth erupts to drooling snout
    tortured ecstasy warping eyes
    eager for the taste of sated hate


nor are you
a full-grown man
proud in prime of life
whose bravery and strength
I can ridicule and debase
in shouts of
helpless suffering
torn rabidly
from ravaged living soul

    muscles rip with charring pain
    nightmare grip of full moon's bane
    warped flesh and soul begin to sing
    of mindless joyous wrath again


no
you are too old
to run as fast
as I require
to satisfy
my raging hating lust
but understand me now
make no mistake:
do not think
that even as things are
you will not give me pleasure

    bones cracking
    limbs distorting
    fingernails curling
    into razored talons ripping


for in a little while this other
younger one beside you
will flee my tender ministrations
and thus will she provide to me
that dark deep brutal
joy of chase
 
    pulling down a fearful prey
    wide eyes begging horrified
    head thrown back tendons stretched
    hot blood pumped by struggling heart
    spraying over eager snarling snout
    firm flesh ripped by ragged
    pleading screams of vicious hurt
    torn from shuddering flesh
    by rending fangs
    and hideous despair


but know this and know it well
before I rip away
her struggling skin
and savor the sweet agony
of spurting blood
beneath

    ah god, it's almost here
    
I'll drag her screaming
back to you
where mother's anguished
mindless fear
awaits to feed
my fury

    yes oh yes it’s come

and only then

    its time its time

when you can see
what I will do
will I begin
to tear her  life away

    the bloated moon has started howling
    I can feel Hell arriving
    my blood's already burning, singing
    frenzied with the awful searing
    of changing and becoming
    this delicious overpowering evil
    of violent bestiality unchecked
    and savagery unchained
    by puny human kind


so run sweet morsel run
flee from me into
the forest night
and we will see
how far you get
before I pull you down

    yes start screaming now….




— Race_9togo, Jan 09, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Earth Vicinity (within a five light-year radius), ZZC

Favorite Poets: John Donne, T.S. Eliot, Serendipity, Emily Dickenson, Kailashana, Charles Bukowski, Kabir, Rett, Dalton, W. B. Yeats, William Blake, Rainer Maria Rilke, and many other Neopoet poets; Neopoet has heavily influenced my poetry and my ability to write it well.

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Critiques

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easylife_2

17 years 5 months ago

Jim

This is so savage yet so good.I wonder how you combine the two aspect? Respectfully.
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 5 months ago

Thanks easy

The combination starts with writing the more ordered parts first (not bold), then interspersing them with the savage, transforming parts. The first is of order and self control, the second is of chaos and mindless enjoyment. Then just put them together, make them different by bold and italics and indenting to heighten the sense of difference, and there you are. Its an interesting exercise, building two different mindsets that slowly combine as the poem goes along, both intersecting at the end. I think I'll try it again, but not with horror. Glad you enjoyed it! Respectfully, Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
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easylife_2

17 years 5 months ago

Jim

Glad to have learnt something from you again.Would try to experiment on it someday soon.thanks for the elucidation.Cheers.
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 5 months ago

Thanks Dark

I enjoy your enjoyment of it! Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Debra Bryant

Debra Bryant

17 years 5 months ago

Jim,

How wickedly evil! Where does it come from? Sounds like straight out of hades! Sincerely~ Debbie
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 5 months ago

Debbie

The secret to this kind of poetry is... Have a good therapist all ready to work on you, when your finished writing it! Seriously, I just think of the worst possible horror I can, then start writing about it. then once I have enough ideas, or the start of a story, I begin giving it some structure. Then I start cutting! ruthlessly cutting down a piece is one of the first things that I learned here. I'm not doing another one of these for awhile though, because I really don't like the fact that its coming from me. And frankly, it bothers me when my kids want to read something I wrote, and I have to tell them no! Hope you enjoyed it, Sincerely, Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
themoonman

themoonman

17 years 5 months ago

Jim...

I rarely comment on poems about vampires and werewolves, it is just something I am not into... but this.. well, you had me from the beginning and held me to the end... most well done my poetically evil friend...lol sincerely... this is a fantastic write... Richard
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 4 months ago

Richard

I thought I had replied to you, but going through everything this morning I see that I did not. Sorry about that. Thank you so much! I did this, and the vampire poem, as experiments, frankly...still looking for my Voice, I guess. My wife loves it too, and I usually trust her judgement! I don't think I'll be doing another one of these again soon, though, for the reasons I stated previously. But your compliment means much to me, and once again I thank you for it. Respectfully, Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 4 months ago

LOL

Got to you, huh? Glad you enjoyed it, and that I don't need to do another one! Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 3 months ago

heehee

Kelllllsssseeeeyyyyy LOL Still resonates, does it? I am flattered and honored that you would think this little experiment of mine worth a chat room discussion! I wonder who chose this? Heeheehee Thanks Kelsey Respectfully, Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
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Tink

17 years 3 months ago

hi jim!

During my chat room on tuesday night, this poem was picked and read and all guests were to leave you comments. I enjoyed this poem very much. I like the pace and the suspense. Did you team up with Kelsey??? The ending is perfect! Live, Laugh and Love (and don't forget to write) Tink
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 3 months ago

Hi Tink

I am surprised and delighted that one of you - Kelsey, wasn't it? LOL - chose this effort of mine. As I said to someone else - Richard, I think - this, and the poem "What The Vampire Really Wants" were experiments, as I had never tried horror before. Imagine my surprise when folks said that I am good at it! Yes, blame Kelsey! LOL I was inspired to try horror after reading her vampiric diary entries, which I enjoyed immensely. Yes, it's her fault! LOL Very glad that you enjoyed it so much. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
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LissaMine

17 years 3 months ago

We discussed this poem in tonights chat..

Hello.. we discussed your poem in tonights chat. It was selected by one of the members. I read it with awe.. the horror of it... sounded like an easy kill to me.. but then you let him go.. i bet only to start the chase once again. What a great piece of writing. You had me on the edge of my seat. Congrats Lissa I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 3 months ago

Hi Lissa

I am pleased that you enjoyed my poem so much. I was surprised to learn that your chat group had gone over it, and apparently in some detail. But then I realized that my favorite vampire KELSEY was involved - mystery solved! LOL Surprisingly, when I wrote it, I envisioned the victims as being mother and daughter, but after reading your comment and re-reading the poem again, I see where you got the impression of the older victim being male. And I find myself realizing that the gender-shift fits into a level of horror that I had not considered before. Interesting. I always enjoy seeing my efforts through others' eyes, and seeing them come up with different perspectives. Thank you Lissa! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race
Morgana Tragic Proprietress

Morgana Tragic…

17 years 3 months ago

Hey Jim…stunning

Hey Jim...stunning poem...brutal and deep yet hard to stop reading. The rhythm of your words kept me reading...insanely gruesome yet poetic...i really liked it. Your poem was visited during Tink's chat! Do you feel special? lol
Race_9togo

Race_9togo

17 years 3 months ago

Hi Katie

Ah now, right there...brutal, deep, insanely gruesome and poetic...THAT'S what I was striving for! Heehee. Would you believe that this is only the second horror poem I have written? The other is called "What The Vampire Really Wants". Both were inspired by our mutual sweetly-fanged friend Kelsey, whom I do believe I would let feed on me (heehee) and whose vampire diary poems I enjoyed so much. But I must admit that this poem made me feel very...I don't know...uneasy? Disquieted? I thought it was a bit over the top. Strangely enough, I don't like horror, I seldom read it, and I never watch horror movies. But my wife loves this poem, so maybe I got my inspiration from her! LOL...me....special...LOL...I'd like to think so! Thanks for enjoying, Katie Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race