The Pedestal
Down through the ages, the centuries that have gone by
There are those that society, that will place above the rest
To a higher ground, so small impossible to stand
Thinking that are perfect, millions will testify
The perfect one has passed every test
Loved, worshiped and hailed across the land
Riches, fame and glory, are in their reach
The finest food, castles made of gold
People from all over the world will listen to what they have to teach
Until the time, when the true side of the story will un fold
And it will be another story
Until that fatal day, when the pedestal come crumbling down
They take the largest fall of all, to the very bottom
Walking a tight rope with out a security net, they stumble
In everyone's eyes they are a fool, no longer a king with a crown
Poor choices with lack of judgment, actions without wisdom
Their only refuge, is to become humble
The world, hurts because they have been deceived
One day he was their hero, now a zero all alone
Be not quick to judge, he is only human like us all
Maybe we were wrong, the fools who believed
When the hungry wolves go for the heart and cut to the bone
Let only God judge and be placed on that pedestal
Copyright © Danny Nunn | Year Posted 2009
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