Unknown Author

narrative verse in Iambic tetrametr rhyming quatrains

 

Author: Unknown.

 

I dip my pen in vitriol

 to pen the letters which I write.

 To highlight sin my only goal

It’s my belief I have the right.

 

An aging spinster old and bent

 I always walked the narrow path

remaining pure and innocent.

Frustration now fuels my wrath.

 

Behind lace curtains I can see

 much more than people think I can.

I keep my watch vigilantly.

I know the movements of each man.

 

Not only men but women too

as they conduct sordid affairs

and I will write to those who do.

To let them know somebody dares

 

Inform them that their secrets known.

How they transgress morality

a task I undertake alone.

 My quill is sharp and lacks pity.

 

I scourge the sinners with my pen

 because I have no other course.

Perhaps they will not sin again

 if I can fill them with remorse.

 

It is my duty I must try

 to wean them from their sinful ways

I know they fear publicity

 to be exposed to public gaze.

 

Such is the power I now wield.

my only tool my trusty pen.

 When guilty secrets are revealed,

they fear that I will strike again.

 

 

 

Nothing escapes my eagle eye.

Facts are recorded faithfully.

I have strict rules which I apply

 I take my duty seriously.

 

I lacked the opportunity

 I never had the chance to stray.

Perhaps a tinge of jealousy

has made me what I am today.

 

But Oh the pleasure that I gain

is in some way a recompense

for years of loneliness and pain.

Which I endured with forebearance

 

I wreak my revenge secretly.

Nobody will suspect that it is me

 exposing the hypocrisy

 of modern day society.

 

24-Jun-08

 

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Reviews

[Helena]

Fantastic my friend! You have really gotten into the psyche of this woman, and I
think there must be many like her in real life. Words can be wonderful indeed,
but on the flip side, deadly.....and once spoken can never be taken back.
Bravo poet! I loved this a lot.

Helena :)

[Emily_.]

A brilliantly written poem and a real testament to the power of words.