{"sf1_id":448228,"sf2_id":"Rm05owvn","title":"The Pit","author":"Hound_Fox","words":136,"posted_at":"2012-10-10T01:56:00.000Z","tags":["Depressing","Did I say depressed","Dramatic","Fox","Male","Poem","Rhyme","Sporadic","depressed","hound","hound fox"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/448228-the-pit","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Rm05owvn","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=448228\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"#4 of Hound's Poetry Corner\n\nOh heavens! Can it be? A poem from Hound Fox that tries to rhyme? Oh yes. That's exactly what this is.","content":"Face down in the pit, I lay,\n\nawaiting your killing blow;\n\na somber gale to take me away.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nCheapened by my bitter tears,\n\nthe cretins demand a show,\n\na punishment for my fears.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nA pint of blood should do,\n\nbut the sweat can't hurt though;\n\nmaybe some urine too.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nDisgrace is a fitting title.\n\nCarve it through my chest;\n\ndo so with a smile.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe moment is for the taking,\n\nit happens only once;\n\na mere blink would be ruining.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFace down in the pit, I lay,\n\na tattered, quiet mess.\n\nIn the pit I shall stay.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFace down in the pit, I lay;\n\nbreathless and still,\n\nthe crowd has nothing to say.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFace down in the pit, I stay,\n\nunder the brightening sky.\n\nMay it wash me away.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Hound's Poetry Corner","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/446804-hold-on.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/449341-a-new-promise.json"}}