Curtis Johnson Poet Rhyme

Fall From Grace

I once lived in a land of welcomes, greetings, hellos, and sweet goodbyes                                                                       I now reside forevermore in a forever place of hellos and never goodbyes
Here I stand in darkness, nowhere near anything that looks like home                                                                           Fear came with my fall from grace, but I am also dejected and alone

My abode was a most beautiful mansion overlooking a scenic hillside                                                                                        I am now condemned to this awful dwelling place, wishing only to hide
Everything I behold is fraudulent, including the flowers in my hand                                                                          I was condemned to this place of the doomed and never never land

I have no one to blame, because it was I who caused this awful pain                                                                          I have been a receiver and not a giver, because I sought only to gain
A fake, a flake, a heart breaker, and an unmerciful taker                                                                            A sin seeker; now, I'm being punished with the evil maker                                                                               I am one of many fallen angels who flirted with danger                                                                                        And to confusion and rebellion, I was not a stranger 

I knew better, but willfully chose not to listen or heed the Divine                                                                                          I chose to be selfish and proud, always reaching for what was mine

The light that I see here is only streaks of fear pretending to be light                                                                 There's only darkness here, designed to torment and forever strike fright
08062017PSContest, Fallen Angels, Laura Loo, 3P

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Gregory Richard Barden August 25, 2017 at 4:00 PM Beautifully sad and melancholy story, and a wonderful write - congrats on your win, Curtis! :-)

Beautiful Scars August 25, 2017 at 6:47 AM good job, great take on the photo, thank you and congrats :)

Ralph Sergi August 9, 2017 at 3:51 PM A brilliant poem and very sad with no hope of redemption. No matter how depressing, I sensed a feeling of dread but I love this poem because you provoked this feeling. I hope this is not personal Great Write , Curtis!