Coliseum at the Gates of Hell

Whips and chains

Constant pain

Nights of anguish

Opened veins

Blood and gore

And blood some more

There are no rules

On the arena floor

Renegades

With sharpened blades

Armor plated

Barricades

Throwing spears

Newfound fears

Conscripted death

Of volunteers

Hardened slayers

Supporting players

Insurgents

Invaders

Rabid gangs

Sharpened fangs

Criminals

Set to hang

Desert sands

Wasted lands

Gates of hell

Meet the damned

Mutant creatures

With twisted features

Mind controlled

By evil keepers

Dark marauders

Crimson water

Feeding souls

Nightly slaughter

Epic clashes

Lightning flashes

Burning bodies

Piles of ashes

No freedom

Coliseum

Epic death

Mausoleum

Main event

Deserved torment

Downtrodden

Discontent

Angry horde

Shields and sword

Never cease

Overlord

From the east

A deadly beast

Killing tool

Demon Priest

Human blender

Bloody splendor

No relief

No surrender

Stormy clouds

Screaming crowd

Diabolically

Laughing out loud

Battle scars

Burning cars

Prison camp

Forget the bars

Warlike cries

Evil eyes

No escape

Fight or die

Author’s Note

This piece is chock full of bloody gore, death, and destruction.  It’s a futuristic look at gladiatorial combat at a fictional coliseum situated outside of the gates of Hell itself.  Those souls who have scorned their fellow human being are pitted against one another each night in an epic slaughterhouse of destruction, mayhem, and screaming death.

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R J Schwartz

I write about everything and sometimes nothing at all.I'm fascinated by old things, rusty things, abandoned places, or anywhere that a secret might be unearthed.I'm passionate about history and many of my pieces are anchored in one concept of time or another.I've always been a writer, dating back to my youth, but the last decade has been a time of growth for me.I'm continually pushing the limitations of vocabulary, syntax, and descriptive phrasing.

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