Ivan the Terrible and His Son – A Sestina –

The son’s body was shaking with Anger
While he was running towards his father, Terrible Ivan
His feelings for him were Dead
But he still hoped to find in his father’s eyes some Regret
In the wide dark palace, all you could hear was his Screams
All he was sensing was Despair  

It was festering, the Despair
And nothing could calm his Anger
Once he remembered his wife’s Screams
Caused by his father, Terrible Ivan
He just wanted his father to understand and Regret
What his hand did to his son’s wife, her infant was Dead 

The father was enthroned on a chair, his stare cold and Dead
The somber war made his heart feel no Despair
Killing and revenge wouldn’t lead to Regret
When he saw his son’s wife, all he could feel was Anger
How dare she disrespect the Terrible Ivan?
His satisfaction only grew when he heard her Screams  

Louder and louder resounded the son’s Screams
His future child and heir was Dead
Seething, He reached for his father, Terrible Ivan
His voice was quivering with Despair
His blood was boiling with Anger
All he wanted was to make his father Regret  

Suddenly, the father was struck by Regret
After his soul heard his son’s Screams
And he couldn’t feel any Anger
As he held his son in his arms, Dead
He tried to save him and stop the river of blood with Despair
He couldn’t realize what he just did, Terrible Ivan  

Dread was sculpted on his face, Terrible Ivan
The monster finally learned Regret
His heart sunk low in Despair
And now, He couldn’t hear his son’s Screams
It was the end, the boy was Dead
And so was Anger  

Sadness and despair never left the Terrible Ivan
He, who once was filled with Anger could only feel regret
And his Screams roamed the palace, his son was dead  

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