Radamir Haji Poet Free verse

Roots

Tell me
Can a tree without roots
Ever bear fruit?

Tell me
Can a ship without sails
Ever make haste in the boundless sea?

Death creeps, cloying
Knotted garters frayed

Under the sea the sirens wail
Forgotten, ignored
But for the ones who live on
The feet do drag on
Swollen, septic, deeply forlorn

For those of us who are aware
Who live in a world; awake
Be sure to spare a thought
For us lowly wretched

Hope exists of course
There must be light for shadows
But fruit does surely rot
Make haste, the eye of the needle continues to narrow

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Beata Agustin August 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.