Crime And Punishment In The Dark Ages Poem by Tan Pratonix
Crime And Punishment In The Dark Ages
'Beat him till his back is blue, '
Said Arnold Thomas with a grin;
'If two and two is twenty-two
Then stealing is a mortal sin;
Proverbs thirteen, twenty-four
Is good as anything you know,
So beat him till his back is blue;
'For little boys with playful ways
May lose themselves in Satan's maze
And never find their way out till
They're beaten and the blood doth spill,
Freeing them of fiery fumes
That burn from nasty witches' brooms;
Let all the gleams of she-cats' eyes
Fade far away with every blow;
Likewise the crooked tales and lies,
Until the beaten back is sore:
'Then you may (but better not)
Pour some brandy down his throat,
Some salad-oil on his wounds
To alleviate the twinge of pain;
But if he tries to fake a swoon
Get up and beat him blue again.'
What is this? 'Poems about getting beaten night? ' I have read some terrific poems on the subject tonight ans this one '26....' says those 'Dark Ages' are still amongst us. I like to refer to them as the 'Dark and Dim with a Twinge of Untimely and Sudden Death Age' Nice work on the subject, however. L
Seen this one before, Tan. I'll tell you again what I think I told you then: well-portrayed picture of warped idea of discipline for youngsters. I should know because in 'raising' their children, my parents took their reasoning from this age. Warm regards with a score of 10 from Gina.
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4/24/2024 8:24:18 PM # 1.0.0.1119
It's such punishment that makes witches' brooms even more enticing. Have never experienced it myself, but I agree that the Dark Ages aren't over yet, and perhaps will never be, for after all people hardly change over the centuries.