Only If

By Ariana R Cherry

Only If" tells the horrific tale of Billy, who has gone crazy from sitting in a jail cell for years and blamed for the murder of his wife...Throughout the years, he relives that specific night, when he lost his beloved wife, Clara. Stuck in a jail cell, locked away from everyone who had loved him and a memory that continues to haunt him each waking day.To most, he looks and sounds to be a crazy lunatic murderer, but deep down, Billy is just a scarred man with graphic disturbing memories that carry him to the edge of his sanity.Written in a poetic epic style, "Only If" will surely entice the reader to join Billy down memory lane and experience the tragedy that brought him to this very moment in life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ariana R Cherry
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201998042

Ariana R Cherry

Ariana R Cherry is a poet, publisher & artist. Some of her favorite authors & inspirations include Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, Shel Silverstein, Nicholas Sparks & Robert Frost. Bob Ross and her grandmother June Brandon-Cherry were her inspirations for art. Ariana has published several collections of poetry and runs her own publishing company, Full Moon Ink. Her poetry can also be heard on her podcast, Spoken Word Poetry Podcast which is listed on Spotify, Apple iTunes and several other platforms. Not only does she read her poetry on her podcast, but Ariana has read poems at local conventions, her church and in nursing homes. Aside from poetry, Ariana enjoys creating art - not just for herself, but for others. Her art has sold online (http://www.aceonarratives.art) and locally. She even has entered the county fair in her area and has won both first place and grand champion from time to time. When Ariana is not writing or creating art, she works as an administrative assistant at a Methodist Church and is a local newspaper reporter.

Book preview

He's Gone Mad

The disturbing thoughts that are

born in a madman's mind.

The hatred that has soaked his soul blind.

Fuming, furious, ranting whispers that sing

through moist lips and a drunken spirit.

The poor man has gone mad.

Mad, I say.

No longer innocent.

For he has gone astray

to the darkened pits of Hell.

Nobody can save him...

For the devil has kidnapped his soul...

Will he ever see a glorious light?

Does his heart feel that it is worth the fight?

Mad, they say.

He has gone mad.

..What is his story?

....or will they judge by evil darkness

that creeps from his sunken eyes?

He drowns in a never-ending pit of darkness...

Mad, they say.

He's mad.

Evil.

Tainted.

Can his troubled soul ever be saved?

Or will he forever

mutter the thoughts as a madman

from his lonely grave?

CANTO 1

Once upon a time, there was an

honest gentleman in love...

But then, tragically, the air of an

evil dark lord

took his lovely maiden away,

Forever, pushing him in the

dark abyss of madness...

Canto  1

THE WIND HOWLED AT his throat as