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Doom -- Space Marines R Us by `darkphoenix:icondarkphoenix:





There's something moving back there in the dark,
With razor-tipped claws and teeth like a shark;
Its inhuman grunts drip like ice down my spine
And its blood-red eyes glow with an unholy shine.

Driven by blood-thirst, it hungers for me;
It snuffles my scent, and gurgles in glee.
With a blood-curdling shriek it leaps 'cross the room,
And I blow off its head with an almighty boom.

Smoke curls up slowly, like the vapours of hell,
As with a smooth action I eject the spent shell;
In goes another, with a comforting click.
As I step o'er the corpse I give it a kick.

One demon down, a thousand to go.
I'd tackle them all if I had the ammo.
Shouting my warcry I take out another:
"Eat lead and die, you great ugly mutha!"

Little or large, from imp up to Knight,
From Baron, to Caco, to great Cyber fright,
I'll blast 'em, I'll hack 'em, I'll make 'em all pay;
They killed my pet bunny -- they'll all rue the day!
©2002-2009 `darkphoenix
:icondarkphoenix:

Author's Comments

This may not quite be my usual sort of poem -- if I actually have a "usual" sort of poem -- but I figured it was worth submitting anyway.

Two things prompted the writing of this. sperble posted a poem called "Eat my Doom" in [link] -- and I had just spent several hours playing a rather intense co-op game of Doom II (Final Doom: Plutonia, (on UV, of course) to be precise.) The title appealed to me -- and this was born.

Needless to say, the Space Marine himself, the Imps and Cacodemons and Hell Knights and Barons and Cyberdemons are property of id Software ( [link] ) -- I didn't invent 'em, I just kill 'em... :D

Edit, Jan 2004: I am currently working through my gallery and providing a " proper" preview image for those deviations that didn't originally have one. I apologise to all those watching me if this causes these old poems to be flagged as "new". The flames in this thumbnail are from Flames 05, by ~ carpium-stock.

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:iconantrent:
We all love and grew up on doom Trout

I'm pleased to see i'm not the only person who still plays is... pity about my phobia about rooms full of crates as a result Trout



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fish are friends, not food
:icondr-d:
heheh, fun.

not a gamer myself at all, but I could sure see it by your words.


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...shuffle forward, eyes downcast, hands outstretched to recieve your life...
:iconkyng:
I like it :) (Smile) hehe love the bunny reference

Yes, another Doom child here ... loved 1 and 2 in the day (sings: Im a rocketman ... blah blah something who cares) and number 3 looks tasty.

Nice to meet other cratophobics ;) (Wink)

(And if you threw a stone into a bucket of space marines, you wouldnt get any ripples at all, just a lot of gunfire)
:icondark-phoenix:
Oh my, how could I not have noticed this earlier hee hee!

All I know is, my best friends while playing Doom were iddqd and idkfa :) (Smile)
:iconjesusbite:
It makes me want to go play massive gore-fest deathmatches again. Mmm, gore.... gib central! Kablooie!
:iconmattspire:
lol .. i have no idea wtf youre talkin bout.. ;) (Wink)

but it is well-written... in spite of me needing to consult a beastiary.. or instruction manual .. or somethin... =p (Razz)

And I blow off its head with an almighty boom

Roll Eyes hehehe.

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:iconarchnemesis:
Haha, Doom. WHO doesn't love doom ;) (Wink)

This piece has a good rhythm about it, and definetely does the game justice! Awesome work DP :) (Smile)

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Resurrekt¬¬
:iconlordwarlock:
never much fer games
but carnage is never verbose
at least not for those in the doing
bunny revenge been stranger laments
:iconagarash:
Dude. This poem owns! I grew up with Doom, Doom II and all those. Try jDoom too..

+fav

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:iconparasight:
Tsk tsk tsk, all the violence... and you didn't mention ribcages once! =D (Big Grin)

Very well written, it entertained me more than poems usually do, and it describes my sentiments when playing 3D-shooters pretty well. Kill 'em all, I say! Thumbs Up

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