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Lament Of The Wretched

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Published: Feb 19, 2014

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Oh he's a _rinky ^tinky child an his heart goes ^ticky _tock

A boy of tinker toys and a crown of broken clocks

He's got one short arm

An the others much too tall

And they go a ^ricky _ticky as he moans his song to all

"Oh a ^clicky _ricky ^ticky goes my ^rinky _tinky heart

And a spine of lincoln logs that will never fall apart

I've got a mouthful of stars and a cross on my cheek

So I can chew up his saints and give thanks as they shriek"

Oh she's a _rinky ^tinky child and her heart goes ^ticky _tock

A girl of gator curls and a crown of broken clocks

She's got one blind eye

An the others black 'n blue

And they go a ^drippy _droppy as she shares her pain with you

"Oh ^droopy _drippy ^droppy goes my ^rusty _tusty eyes

And a bloody patchwork mattress crossed with daddy's little lies

I've got your sins on my lips and some souls in the trash

And one day I'll be dancing through your kingdom built of ash"

Oh two _rinky ^tinky sinners with two ^twis_ted ^ticky hearts

Two puzzles rather ^scram_bled and full of missing parts

In a place where gears are groaning and the angels dare not sing

Their hearts beat counter-clockwise

The wretched and her king

A revised and final version of my previous poem 'Ricky Ticky'. I was rather unhappy with it, but loved the whole prospect of clock work, so I decided to have another go. I feel this is much better and am glad I took the time to re-visit it. You might see me do more of this in the future. Please tell me how you like it! ^^

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This is pretty kool. The style reminds me of Red Hot Chili Peppers lyrics.