{"id":25207,"date":"2021-04-29T09:15:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/?p=25207"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:18:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:18:52","slug":"cry-o-young-one-by-elizabeth-dorst-junior","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/cry-o-young-one-by-elizabeth-dorst-junior\/","title":{"rendered":"Archived: Cry, O Young One by Elizabeth Dorst (Junior)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sweet sap fills the air he sees,<\/span>\r\nThrough the thick mist and trees,<\/span>\r\nHe sees the bear-man, strong and tall,<\/span>\r\nThe little tenderfoot drools,<\/span>\r\nHe wants it all.<\/span>\r\n\r\nBut alas, his small feet are weak,<\/span>\r\nHe can\u2019t express his love,<\/span>\r\nHis spirit is meek,<\/span>\r\nHe runs away when the bear-man is near,<\/span>\r\nFrom shyness and shame, rather than fear.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHe has the right to run, for he is ugly,<\/span>\r\nHis hair is matted in a knot,<\/span>\r\nIts color disgusting, like an oaken rot,<\/span>\r\nHis voice is high and irritating,<\/span>\r\nYou\u2019d rather hear a horse\u2019s stomach deflating.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThrough the forest he walks,<\/span>\r\nHe yearns for that bear-man he stalks,<\/span>\r\nHe sighs, \u201cO my love, you\u2019re so robust!\u201d<\/span>\r\nHis shoulders shivering with desire and lust,<\/span>\r\nHe moves in closer without kicking up dust.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHe inches nearer, his throat starts to swell,<\/span>\r\nHe can almost taste the bear-man\u2019s musky smell,<\/span>\r\nLeaning forward, eyes fixed on his love his heart bestow,<\/span>\r\nHe hadn\u2019t seen the leafy branch below,<\/span>\r\nHark! The sound echoes.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe bear-man twitches and looks directly at the little tenderfoot,<\/span>\r\nHis hairy arms bulged with fur black as soot,<\/span>\r\nHe glares with deep red glowing eyes,<\/span>\r\nHe bellows, \u201cWhat say, you? Little one that spies?\u201d<\/span>\r\nOur small friend gulps and wipes his eyes.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cGreat sir, I beseech you, have mercy on my mistake,<\/span>\r\nI was merely walking and saw your grace,\u201d he spoke without break,<\/span>\r\n\u201cSilence, fopdoodle! I shall hear you no more!\u201d<\/span>\r\nHe showed his claws, prepared for gore,<\/span>\r\n\u201cYour face shall break my fast!\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis bear-man lunged and sliced this poor fool,<\/span>\r\nGuts splattered on trees, blood began to pool,<\/span>\r\nBones were shattered, tendons were swallowed,<\/span>\r\nEar-splitting screams soon followed,<\/span>\r\nThis tenderfoot was the victim of false hope.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHe dreamed too much and thought too little,<\/span>\r\nHe deserved not to be free from remittal,<\/span>\r\nHe should have feared Cupid\u2019s bow,<\/span>\r\nFor it closely ties with death, sorrow, regret, and woe,<\/span>\r\nLet this be a threat to lovers everywhere:<\/span>\r\n\r\nTo strike at the heart\u2019s warm glow,<\/span>\r\nIs to seal one\u2019s fate, to let everyone know,<\/span>\r\nThat you are a fool to be enslaved,<\/span>\r\nA tombstone ready to be engraved,<\/span>\r\nCry, O young one, for you cannot be saved.<\/span><\/pre>\n
Biography:\u00a0<\/strong>I live with a tiny dog. She keeps me company when I’m writing at home. I write things that come straight from my brain, and I try not to edit or alter my work in any way; It\u2019s raw, basically. I think my biggest inspirations are Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe. They write disturbing things, and I love it. Something about the disturbing side of life intrigues me. I like getting lost in something that makes me feel emotion. Perhaps it\u2019s because I have lived a rather troubled life. Long ago someone important left me, and it has affected much of who I am. Creating and venting through words has helped in a way. When I write a poem, I\u2019d like to think that Poe or King would enjoy it if they could read it. It doesn\u2019t matter if they thought it was good or similar to theirs, what matters is that they enjoyed it. I hope people enjoy my work, even if they don\u2019t think it\u2019s Shakespeare. If they don\u2019t enjoy it I hope they are disturbed by it. Enjoyment or disturbance, either is successful to me.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sweet sap fills the air he sees, Through the thick mist and trees, He sees the bear-man, strong and tall, The little tenderfoot drools, He wants it all. But alas, his small feet are weak, He can\u2019t express his love, His spirit is meek, He runs away when the bear-man is near, From shyness and… <\/p>\n
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