I am NOT a Murderer

After the death of two people, a man struggles to come to grips with himself.

Murderer.

The word echoed through the room.

Murderer.

The word was true.

Two of them.

Dead. Killed. Gone.

It's not true. It can't be true.

It is true. Murderer.

I didn't do it.

I didn't want to kill.

Everything isn't the same as it was before.

I don't want to be normal.

It wasn't my fault.

It did it.

I haven't got to stop killing.

It's not your fault, it's my fault.

I don't know why I did it.

It's not something that feels good.

Stop. You haven't got to think about this.

I'm not a murderer.

I'm not a murderer.

Yes I am.

I'm not a murderer.

I'm not a murderer.

I am a murderer.

I am a murderer.

Author's Note

I'm not really sure about how this came out exactly, regarding the Italics and the Bolding.

Reviews

[Woody]

well I think you did a good job of making it original and unique. murder and red go well together.
I like the denial then the acceptance of the "Voice".
well done, Alex.

[Kate Henderson]

Really good poem. The italics work well, like there's more than one voice in this poem. Great conflict, poignant and deep. Fantastic writing!

[ScoobyDooby]

Wow. I love it. I see this as one person fighting with them self to come to terms with what they did. HOnestly I love this piece so soomuch. Good job c: c: and great idea with the italics and bolding it really got the point through.

[Alex]

Thank you very much indeed :D

[potato]

This is very good. I really like the use of italics and red.It helps it tell too stories in one.

[Alex]

Thank you!

[The Cuckoo's Nest]

It works, and I especially like the use of red. I like how there's more black at first and by the middle of the poem, the red starts to overpower the black. I'd add more red font to the last stanza, make it almost completely red, make the last two repeated lines completely red.

[Alex]

Thank you. I considered adding more red to the ending of the poem, but I wasn't sure whether it would read well like that, so I greatly appreciate your input.

[Sunny]

This seems interesting. Almost as if the person who is speaking (or thinking) is dealing with some sort of internal conflict with his conscience.

~~The coloring and italicizing is mainly what caused my thought~~ ^^

[Alex]

Well, that was what I was mostly going for when I wrote it and did the colouring/italicizing, so thank you.

[Sunny]

You're very welcome!:)

[Cory Barrett]

Goodness. I believe there are more issues here than self assurance.