Speaking of the present as if it were past tense
What was once last Week is now 14 Years hence
Scattered ashes commemorate Our birth
To prepare Us for Our last Day on Earth
Life's a job and those who pass just retire
Leaving what needs to be done to those that They've sired
Like a conductor's baton bequeathed to His choir
Or a genius's thoughts to those They've inspired
Maturing into childhood while aging in reverse
One dies in the womb,another's born in a hearse
A demon is blessed and an Angel is cursed
A conflict in terms proven interspersed
One's torture most often sires Their genius
Creating a rift most often between Us
Reconciling only to drift apart
Ending a friendship before it could start
The love of oneself usurped by self hate
If just for a moment to which most can relate
As modesty gives birth to hubris
And an impressionist a cubist
Ignorant silence usurps verbally expression
Repercussions within the subsequent lesson
Trying to distinguish free verse from rhyme
Even though it may,indeed,take some time
That which is allotted to very few
Unlike the hardships that most will go through
As intimacy belies distance
Just as compliance does resistance
The first word of this poem was,in essence,it's last
Before it was born,it's die had been cast
It's epitaph written before it could breathe
Like a baby passing before it could teethe
Before it was penned,it's meaning had gone
It's sun having set before seeing it's dawn
Ambivalence within it's pending adieu
So pleased to have met,yet so sad to leave You
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Author:
Mystery\'s Creation (Pseudonym) (
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- Category: Surrealist
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Comments3
A lovely poem of opposites and their paradox. Very nicely worded and constructed. Thought provoking life and death one and the same.
Thanks so much for Your kindness.
Please have a great,safe and peaceful Day and Weekend and take care of Yourself and those whom You love and love You. 😊 😁
Thanks so much for Your kindness.
Please have a great,safe and peaceful Day and Weekend and take care of Yourself and those whom You love and love You. 😊 😁
An interesting and thought provoking write, very enjoyable to read
Thanks so much!!!
Best of luck to You and Yours with Your future endeavors and have a great,safe and peaceful Day and Weekend. 😊 😁
You are very welcome and those wishes to you too
There was a lot in that!
All I can say is, His glory goes one, and on, and on ,and on.......
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