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Today we present “No One is Worthy” a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm, who makes games and writes stories. More of his poems can be found on his Furaffinity page. When he’s not reading from his hoard of To-Read books, he makes time to write some stories of his own. His debut short story collection, Tales of Scales, is available from Fenris Publishing. You can find more of his stories on www.nenekiri.com.
Read by the Poet.
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Transcripts
You’re
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:Poetry
Speaker:Month
Speaker:on
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This is
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf
Speaker:your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today
Speaker:we
Speaker:present “No
Speaker:One
Speaker:is
Speaker:Worthy”
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Nenekiri
Speaker:Bookwyrm, who
Speaker:makes
Speaker:games and
Speaker:writes
Speaker:stories.
Speaker:More
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:poems
Speaker:can
Speaker:be
Speaker:found
Speaker:on
Speaker:his
Speaker:Furaffinity
Speaker:page.
Speaker:When
Speaker:he’s
Speaker:not
Speaker:reading
Speaker:from
Speaker:his
Speaker:hoard of
Speaker:To-Read
Speaker:books,
Speaker:he
Speaker:makes
Speaker:time
Speaker:to
Speaker:write
Speaker:some stories
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:own.
Speaker:His
Speaker:debut
Speaker:short
Speaker:story
Speaker:collection,
Speaker:Tales
Speaker:of
Speaker:Scales,
Speaker:is
Speaker:available
Speaker:from
Speaker:Fenris
Speaker:Publishing.
Speaker:You
Speaker:can
Speaker:find
Speaker:more
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:stories
Speaker:on www.nenekiri.com.
Read
by
Speaker:the
Speaker:Poet.
Please
enjoy
“No
One
Speaker:is
Speaker:Worthy”, a
Speaker:poem by
Speaker:Nenekiri
Speaker:Bookwyrm
The time
is
Speaker:coming
Speaker:fast,
Speaker:my
Speaker:family
And
we
Speaker:have
Speaker:naught
Speaker:to
Speaker:fear
Their
approach
Speaker:was
Speaker:foretold
Speaker:by
Speaker:scrolls
That
read “END
Speaker:FISCAL
Speaker:YEAR”
I
know
Speaker:it
Speaker:has
Speaker:been
Speaker:challenging
And
we
Speaker:have
Speaker:shed
Speaker:much
Speaker:blood
But
now
Speaker:it
Speaker:comes
Speaker:as
Speaker:holy
Speaker:judge
So
beg
Speaker:for
Speaker:funds
Speaker:to
Speaker:flood!
We
flay
Speaker:ourselves
Speaker:before
The great
and
Speaker:golden god
We
chant
Speaker:and
Speaker:scream
Speaker:and
Speaker:shout
With
wide
Speaker:and
Speaker:foaming
Speaker:mouths
VC!
VC!
Speaker:Hear
Speaker:our
Speaker:desperate
Speaker:plea!
VC!
VC!
Speaker:We
Speaker:need
Speaker:more
Speaker:companies!
Your
capital
Speaker:will
Speaker:save
Speaker:our
Speaker:crumbling
Speaker:rotting
Speaker:souls
Please
bless
Speaker:us
Speaker:so
Speaker:we
Speaker:may
Speaker:attain
Speaker:our
Speaker:yearly
Speaker:goals!
The
god
Speaker:regards
Speaker:its
Speaker:followers
Speaker:with
Speaker:nothing
Speaker:but
Speaker:disdain
“You
ask
Speaker:me
Speaker:for
Speaker:more
Speaker:cash
Speaker:and
Speaker:I
Speaker:have
Speaker:yet
Speaker:to
Speaker:see
Speaker:return
On
all
Speaker:the
Speaker:pain
Speaker:and
Speaker:suffering
Speaker:you
Speaker:promised
Speaker:me
Speaker:last
Speaker:term”
The
Acolyte
Speaker:Apparent,
Speaker:the
Speaker:one
Speaker:called
Speaker:CEO
Speaks
out
Speaker:of
Speaker:turn
Speaker:and
Speaker:adds
Speaker:his
Speaker:voice
To
the
Speaker:growing
Speaker:milieu
“We’ve
sacrificed
Speaker:as
Speaker:much
Speaker:as
Speaker:we
Speaker:can
Speaker:now
Speaker:afford!
Your
glorious
Speaker:pain
Speaker:we
Speaker:bring
Speaker:to
Speaker:others
Speaker:so
Speaker:we
Speaker:are
Speaker:spared,
Speaker:my
Speaker:lord.”
The
god
Speaker:does
Speaker:shimmer,
Speaker:sneer,
Speaker:and
Speaker:shake
“And
you
Speaker:believe,
Speaker:my
Speaker:acolyte,
That
my
Speaker:thirst
Speaker:can
Speaker:be
Speaker:slaked?”
It’s
body
Speaker:thrashes
Speaker:wildly
It
speaks
Speaker:into
Speaker:their
Speaker:bones
“For
service
Speaker:I
Speaker:require
more
interest
Speaker:from
Speaker:your
Speaker:loans”
The
Acolyte
Speaker:Apparent,
Speaker:the
Speaker:one
Speaker:called
Speaker:CEO
Grabs
up
Speaker:a
Speaker:sharpened
Speaker:dagger
And
towards
Speaker:his
Speaker:chest
Speaker:does
Speaker:go
His
faith
Speaker:is
Speaker:ever
Speaker:stalwart,
Speaker:his
Speaker:aim
Speaker:is
Speaker:straight and
Speaker:true
He
splits
Speaker:his
Speaker:chest
Speaker:wide
Speaker:open
Speaker:and
Speaker:begs
Speaker:his
Speaker:god
Speaker:review
The
god
Speaker:bends
Speaker:down
Speaker:its
Speaker:massive,
Speaker:unfathomable
Speaker:head
And
takes
Speaker:a
Speaker:look
Speaker:inside,
Speaker:the
Speaker:cavity
Speaker:of
Speaker:dread
And
what
Speaker:it
Speaker:finds
Speaker:is
Speaker:queer
Speaker:indeed,
Speaker:so
Speaker:strange
Speaker:and
Speaker:out of place
Tucked
behind
Speaker:an
Speaker:upper
Speaker:rib,
Speaker:a
Speaker:single
Speaker:speck
Speaker:of
Speaker:grace
It
reaches
Speaker:in
Speaker:and
Speaker:plucks
Speaker:it
Speaker:out
Without
so
Speaker:much
Speaker:as
Speaker:asking
The
others
Speaker:much
Speaker:too
Speaker:scared
To
do
Speaker:much
Speaker:more
Speaker:than
Speaker:gasping
Their
purpose
Speaker:served,
Speaker:the
Speaker:body
Does
slump
Speaker:onto
Speaker:the
Speaker:ground
The
god
Speaker:takes
Speaker:off
Speaker:into
Speaker:the
Speaker:sky
In
bold
Speaker:and
Speaker:boisterous
Speaker:sounds
Before
it
Speaker:is
Speaker:all
Speaker:over,
Speaker:before
Speaker:the
Speaker:day
Speaker:is
Speaker:done
A
follower
Speaker:is
Speaker:chosen
Speaker:to
Speaker:lead
Speaker:their
Speaker:newfound
Speaker:flock
They
turn
Speaker:to
Speaker:face
Speaker:their
Speaker:family
And
preach
Speaker:the
Speaker:sacred
Speaker:stock
This
was “No
Speaker:One
Speaker:is
Speaker:Worthy”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Nenekiri
Speaker:Bookwyrm,
Speaker:read for
Speaker:you
Speaker:by
Speaker:the
Speaker:poet.
Speaker:Thank
Speaker:you
Speaker:for
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.