Horror and Thriller Poetry posted June 15, 2016


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A lie has tragic consequences.

Remorse

by Ogden


The author has placed a warning on this post for violence.
Remorse

He accuses.
I deny.
He challenges, I oblige, he thrusts,
I parry, my foil finds flesh,
Friend dies.
Fiancee lied.
Never bride.

I killed
My friend!!
My guilty conscience tortures me relentlessly!
Will my consuming contrition continue endlessly?
Iniquitous lie!
Must I
Also die?

I awaken
Relieved, unshaken.
Last night wasn't as it seemed.
No duel, killing, as I deemed.
Deed undone!
Only one
Damnable dream!

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Note: A foil generally is a training weapon. The combatants in the poem were gentlemen, and chose foils with bared points to settle a matter of honor.

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