Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I just got through composing this ballad, which consists of twenty stanzas with each having four lines. That was how much I had to have, anyway, even though this isn't due until next week. When I thought of "ballad," I was immediately reminded of the Guns n' Roses Illusions Trilogy, and that is exactly what the following revolves around. I mean, it more than revolves -- it basically reiterates. I'm so fucking proud of it, so enjoy!

Only Twenty-Eight

A pistol in my left, a bottle in my right
I forced my way through the snow
It seemed to be approaching night
And I was yearning to have you know

Our fists took control of the two of us
Spewing hatred at one another
We were raising such a ruckus
As I had found another lover

I saw you knock that blonde right out
And shatter the glass in her face
Slapping her frustratingly about
Unfaithfulness had been the case

I went in for diagnosis
Seemed to be more inside my head
It was revealed to me my psychosis
And I'd have felt better off just dead

I was nearly thirty when it occurred
Reincarnation was my fate
A new beginning I then procured
On that 20th century date

I put out my last cigarette
Consumed the pills to help me sleep
Although there was thunder, I did not fret
For the slumber was incredibly deep

You walked down the aisle, white as a dove
With a firm grip on your bouquet
It was so very obvious that we were in love
On that calm November day

I placed the diamond on your hand
And you did the same for mine
Who knew these very wedding bands
Wouldn't stand the test of time

My best man left prematurely
Soon found himself outside
Unleashed a solo, albeit beautifully
Like the calm before the tide

The rice was thrown above us
As we rushed out of the church
You seemed a tad bit nervous
Since you'd recently left your perch

At dusk, I chose to walk alone
And at one point, passing a store
A sign for GUNS was clearly shown
Unaware of what it was for

We were back at the reception
Together, slicing the cake
We had everyone's attention
And all for lover's sake

Suddenly the rain came pouring down
Guests scattering everywhere
On you, a blood-soaked wedding gown
Suicide was in the air

I walked beside my bandmates
Down the very aisle we had wed
And I reflected on your chosen fate
That had you end up dead

Don't you think that you need somebody
Don't you think that you need someone
Everybody needs somebody
You're not the only one

Police lights were shining bright
As a SWAT team searched my house
They hurried in with flashlights
But I was as quiet as a little mouse

And in my dream, I was with him
The son you'd left behind
No one knew how, why, or when
And I couldn't very well rewind

I gathered my things in Malibu
A bodyguard by my side
The sky was that of ocean blue
And I slept in the limo ride

I took a drag on another smoke
As I walked down Sunset Strip
And dolphins followed, stroke by stroke
As I envisioned my own death crypt

I climbed atop the aircraft carrier
The sky remaining an ocean blue
And I jumped right over the barrier
Since I couldn't bear to live without you

That is fucking brilliant! :beer: You are a very talented writer.

Careful Axl could sue you for plagiarism   :P

 :rofl: You're very right. KEEP IT ON THE DL, WILL YA?

Pretty interesting, ace. Covering all the bases now!! Good work!

/Kevin Miller

Nice work, although if you are handing it in I'd change the aircraft carrier bit at the end as it seems unplausible