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darkphoenix — Doom -- Space Marines R Us
Published: 2002-06-13 00:24:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 2905; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 308
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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!
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Comments: 48
Absolutely fantastic! Not only a great piece of literature but also had the bonus of making me feel nostalgic for the original Doom!
Shouting my warcry I take out another:
"Eat lead and die, you great ugly mother!"
I love that line. :3
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Heh, thanks...
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HA! you made my freaking week with this thing. I really needed a laugh.
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Hot damn thats cool.
I was actually planning on writing a Doom Poem myself. Looks like you beat me to it.
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Hey thanks, glad you like it!
I was also planning on writing a Duke Nukem poem, but never got past the first six lines. But then, I probably didn't know it well enough to do it justice anyway...
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Haha, nice. Big fan of all those games
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Crazy good. I aspire to reach rhyming levels like this. Solid rithym too!
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absolutly great.. couldn't have been any better...brings me back to the old ways of first person shooters.
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You should read the Doom books if you haven't...
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I read them about four or five years back -- it seems that long ago, anyway. I seem to recall thinking that the last couple got a little off-track (and also thinking -- although I'm yet to do anything about it -- that I could write a better Doom story. For now, this is it... 
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i sit here reading that poem with the Doom music running through my head ... great work!
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Thanks.
The Doom music, huh? I don't know if I can really summon up any music on demand -- but I certainly recognise it when I hear it!
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Hahaha...that's a great tribute to Doom. And I love the little twist in the end. Good job man.
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Thanks -- glad you liked it!
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I only ever had the shareware version
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wow, I miss Doom... idKFA 'kick fucking ass' for weapons and all... Doom was a great game, ad Duke Nukem 3D is still my all-time favorite.
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heh. i love this. the rhyming scheme sounds like something dr. suess would've written if he had a much darker side. it's dark and gory, but with a sense of humor - much like the game. very well written. you wrapped it up nicely with the bunny reference at the end too.
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Doom... ah the memories... of a 386 33MHz... windows 3.1... Privateer and Doom... my two first real games...
Very silly, this is. I love it.
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this is fantastic, it really captures the mindset of the gamer lost in his world. But by crikey it surely is fun
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Such an accurate presentation of that mindset people gotta have to play that game. And that reference to his bunny cracks me up.
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Who says video games don't lend themselves positively to society...
Makes me want to play doom...almost.
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I love Doom, and the feeling and imagery I get from this.
The rhymes are bit obvious though.
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Wow.....That is such a well written poem !
I like evry single thing about this.....
From the concept to the title......and i love the way you write..
Reminds me of my older style......I just love rhyming words and cant do a poem without them !!
Really cool poem.....I love doom too !
+FAVS
DEfinitely a favourite.
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I like this poem, It's got a very good feel and kinda reminds me of being a kid at school, listening to the teacher read out some grim story that all the kids love but parents would rather we didn't hear.
I don't know if there was that innocent intention there, but I think it works very well. I shall remember this for when I have kids
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don't worry about frankhead. i don't think he's even ever given someone a 'somewhat like deviation' let alone a 'like deviation'. anyway i think the poem is great.
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There's something moving back there in the dark,
With razor-tipped claws and teeth like a shark;
I mean really. Is this how you people get your kicks? What kind of pointless conspiracy is going on here?
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I didn't like it. Goofy little kids poem, that it is. But look at all these people who did. This is what people are after, then?
I mean -
There's something moving back there in the dark,
With razor-tipped claws and teeth like a shark;
You people are falling over yourselves to call this the next Beowulf! What kind of bizarre alternate universe are you people from? Just what is going on here, hmmm?
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lol... kinda Dr Seuss meets... umm... Freddy Kreuger
Nice work... love how the whole happy-rhyming thing just adds to the morbid feel
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muahahaha! flows really well, i like the creepy undertones to it. actually, they seem pretty prominent now that i think about it. oh well i like the easy rhyming. nice job.
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Tsk tsk tsk, all the violence... and you didn't mention ribcages once!
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!
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Dude. This poem owns! I grew up with Doom, Doom II and all those. Try jDoom too..
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never much fer games
but carnage is never verbose
at least not for those in the doing
bunny revenge been stranger laments
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Haha, Doom. WHO doesn't love doom
This piece has a good rhythm about it, and definetely does the game justice! Awesome work DP
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lol .. i have no idea wtf youre talkin bout..
but it is well-written... in spite of me needing to consult a beastiary.. or instruction manual .. or somethin...
And I blow off its head with an almighty boom
hehehe.
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It makes me want to go play massive gore-fest deathmatches again. Mmm, gore.... gib central! Kablooie!
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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
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I like it 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
(And if you threw a stone into a bucket of space marines, you wouldnt get any ripples at all, just a lot of gunfire)
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heheh, fun.
not a gamer myself at all, but I could sure see it by your words.
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We all love and grew up on doom
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
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