The Many-Angled Eyes
‘Omnes relinquite spes, o vos intrantes’ Ancient Latin Warning
(I) unborn
torn
before born
from the womb
o Universe, they are empty
o Universe, they are alone
words have
no fury
like words
never spoken
closed, they are open…
(II) Exodus
then from the primordial ooze
nothing left to lose
crawling into an ocean
they take Aeons to return
to the promise of land…
(III) Orphan’s eye
black eyes beneath the ocean
what do you see?
why do you cry?
beneath the waves, you crave…
but never die…
looking out
looking at the Universe…
through an orphan’s eye…
(IV) Dagon
Caught in Dagon’s eye
you changed from a pupa to butterfly
twisted and warped
you serve a god who is not a god
something from the abortion of outer space
(V) Exodia
then from the outer space
falling like a thousand morning stars
burning into an ocean
warping oh forgotten ones
to later devour innocent human flesh…
(VI) black eye
black eye beneath the ocean
what do you see?
why do you crave?
beneath the waves, you crawl
like the hunger, eternal
black eye
looking at the Universe…
discarded like a bauble-god
(c) 2012 – 2017 Allen Simpson
Photo by Hanneliese Bredell
H.P. Lovecraft was a horror writer in the early 1900s in America. He inspired many writers like Stephen King and Alan Moore. I wanted to write my worn Lovecraftian poem channelling some of his Cthulu-mythos into my poem. I give you my poem, at last, completed after five years.
Junie 8, 2017 at 9:00 vm
Jissie wolfie.
LOVE!
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Junie 8, 2017 at 11:36 vm
Ag C!!!! Hartjie, jy maak my dag. Die gedig het my jare gevat. Lovecraft het so ‘n groot invloed op musiek, skrywers en fliek dat ek nie die ‘respek’ van sy werk wou af bring nie. Ek was ook bang want ons Afrikaners kan so AF(rikaans) wees oor goed wat ons nie verstaan nie ne… As net een persoon my Lovecraft gedig waardeer, het ek gedink, dan slaag ek so ‘n bietjie met wat ek wou doen.
Ek is seker ‘n paar mense gaan kla hier oor ook want hulle ken nie donker literatuur soos Pe en Lovecraft nie en lees net Hallmark gedigies op verjaarsdag kaartjies en Juanita Du Plessis se pornografiese lirieke (lepellê is vir my verskriklik pornografies)
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Junie 8, 2017 at 11:42 vm
:lol Ou Juanitatjie is wil hoor, moet nie vir haar vlak kyk nie!
Jy behoort BAIE trots te wees op hierdie een Wolfie, ek dink jy het beslis reggekry wat jy wou. Hierdie is ‘n grote. 😉
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Junie 8, 2017 at 1:15 nm
Ag dankie. Ek waardeer dit. 😍
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Junie 9, 2017 at 8:52 nm
Bliksem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hier oortref jy jouself!!!! Digkuns vêr bo my vuurmaakplek!!!! Jou muse bederf jou
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Junie 14, 2017 at 6:03 nm
Glo my daar is ‘n rede dat die gedig jare gevat het om te skryf, my muse moes hard werk en Lovecraft is nie die maklikste onderwerp om oor ‘n ode te doen nie. Sy skryfkuns laat Stephen king soos ‘n kleuter muur kunstenaar lyk
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