Daily Poem Entries

Murder Most Gentle

Murder Most Gentle

The kill in the kindness?
Surely you are bereft
if you think I’m blessed
by the knife pressed so gently
between ribs and constantly
it still finds the heart later
or sooner - words do not matter
the intent is cruelty
it’s not that you fool me
there’s no care in the deed
and blood’s the same you see
loosed with a smile
or by slashes so wild
even if veiled.


Line count: 14
Rhyme scheme: aaabbccddeefff
For The Daily Poem: November Edition, 11.02.21 (Winner)
Prompt: THE KILL IN THE KINDNESS/THE KINDNESS IN THE KILL

-Use either, or both, but you must use the entire phrase
-you MUST use ONLY near rhymes (no exact rhymes)
-rhyming scheme is your choice
-poem must be a minimum 11 lines.