Neither man nor beast,
by day or by night,
no weapon nor bomb
could end his reign.
A wish fulfilled
granted by an anti-god,
penance twisted, purpose obscene,
insanity made divine.
The monster lived with no fear of Death.
Then from a stone pillar emerged a creature:
half-man, half-beast, at twilight’s edge.
Claws like razors,
sharp enough to strip life from sin itself.
And Death was what he saw
The monster perished
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A very well drawn beast. I so agree with your comment to Bjorn, that we can see an unreasonable animal inside human beings.
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Long back, I read an article that trimming nails is akin to trimming the beast within us. We need to constantly work on it.
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Reena, please, may the stone pillar Release the Narasimha to vanquish
The monster [who] lived with no fear of Death.
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Amen! 🙏😀
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Nice work my friend! Don’t get around much theses days Reena, physically difficult for me. Glad I stopped by today though. 🙂
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Good to see you after long. Every creator is missed here on WP.
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This is gorgeously rendered, Reena. I love the characteristics of Narasimha and yes, they do mimic the darker impulses of human beings ❤️ Kudos!
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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Very interesting poem.
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re very welcome
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This is amazing Reena. Love it.
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Thanks, Rohini!
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Fascinating reading yours after Bjorn’s gossipy mythological Norse squirrel and a focus on the gossip and lies so prevalent today. This man lion that cannot be defeated is quite frightening, monstrous and makes us feel powerless. ‘penance twisted and purpose obscure’ is very apt. But this monster scared of his own death. Thanks for this
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Thank you so much! One monster was invented to kil another.
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I love thought of such combined creatures… he does feel scary
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We never know if they existed, but yes, the characterization is good. We can see it in a way that there is an unreasonable animal inside human beings.
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