BLOODLUST
Bloodlust - L.E. Moon
What have you done?
Where is your son?
Why do you have a gun?
Will he ever see the sun?
Why is he on a hook?
Why are his eyes closed like a book?
Why isn’t he moving within any nook?
Why did you do whatever it took?
Was he crying?
Are you lying?
Why are you sighing?
When was he dying?
Why have you fought?
How haven’t you been caught?
How haven’t you been sought?
Why does his neck have a knot?
Why did his life have to end?
Will you ever try to amend?
Why did you treat him like he could bend?
Does it depend?
Will he live to see tomorrow?
Will he make it to the morrow?
Does this cause you any sorrow?
Will you bury him in a burrow?
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Deeply personal crime/murder narrative, autobiographical accusation format.
Extremely dense; rapid-fire questions pile ideas relentlessly throughout.
Strongly negative; murder, death, violence, suffering dominate completely.
Explosive interrogative voice; urgent, accusatory, relentless questioning creates intensity.
Approximately 24 lines; falls within 16-30 line range.
Eyes closed 'like a book'; body can 'bend'; knot metaphor; moderate ornamentation.
Dramatic accusatory address; interrogating perpetrator directly; strong persona/dramatic voice.
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