In placing a mark, a mark is earned--
Humanity is fleeting.
If nothing is taught, then nothing is learned--
Humanity takes a beating.
You mark me and I'll mark you--
Humanity is fleeting.
Soon the "beast" will really be you--
Humanity takes a beating.
An eye for an eye, a truth for a lie--
Humanity is fleeting.
The human within you is going to die--
Humanity takes a beating.
Call me a "beast," and see what I'll do--
Humanity is fleeting.
Soon you'll be the one that belongs in the zoo--
Humanity takes a beating.
The beast-mark you've earned mocks you--
Humanity is fleeting.
It whispers and whimpers that it wants you--
Humanity takes a beating.
You are the beast, for what you've done--
Humanity is fleeting.
The kind that earns the love of none--
Humanity takes a beating.
... I wrote this for my final English project this year.... It's based on "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling. I sorta like it.... What do you think? Any tips/suggestions to make it better? Not that it will change my grade, since school's been out for a while now, haha. I'm just curious and want to get better at writing poetry.
Humanity is fleeting.
If nothing is taught, then nothing is learned--
Humanity takes a beating.
You mark me and I'll mark you--
Humanity is fleeting.
Soon the "beast" will really be you--
Humanity takes a beating.
An eye for an eye, a truth for a lie--
Humanity is fleeting.
The human within you is going to die--
Humanity takes a beating.
Call me a "beast," and see what I'll do--
Humanity is fleeting.
Soon you'll be the one that belongs in the zoo--
Humanity takes a beating.
The beast-mark you've earned mocks you--
Humanity is fleeting.
It whispers and whimpers that it wants you--
Humanity takes a beating.
You are the beast, for what you've done--
Humanity is fleeting.
The kind that earns the love of none--
Humanity takes a beating.
... I wrote this for my final English project this year.... It's based on "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling. I sorta like it.... What do you think? Any tips/suggestions to make it better? Not that it will change my grade, since school's been out for a while now, haha. I'm just curious and want to get better at writing poetry.