Journey To The Light



Years from now the world's end has come and only a handful remain.

They journey towards the light, a lone beam penetrating endless darkness.

Led by an angel, they journey ever forward, years and years passing by.

Until finally they have come.

They see the light and all its glory

The angel gently guides them in one by one

But inside was not paradise, but fire blazing hot as the sun.

The angel laughed, said, “You've been tricked.”

They all realized then that they were in Hell, deceived by a wicked demon.

What's the moral of the story, you ask? When offered light, make sure it does not lead into fire.

About this poem

This is a poem I wrote when I was young and have still worked on as I aged. I don't remember how old it is. The poem itself is a bit of a criticism of blind belief.

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Submitted by Nightlights on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X X X X X A A X A X
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 618
Words 127
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Ethan Krauss

My name is Ethan Krauss I am 25 years old. I live with my family in Mount Vernon, New York. My hobbies are playing video games and watching anime. I am studying Japanese. I have 5 cats, 2 birds, and 2 rabbits. more…

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