The Truth of the World

Pillows float by on an endless sky;

watching, waiting for some semblance of life

to come and pass by.

 

The teardrops of angels sing from the heavens

and whisper – ever so gently –

asking for a name.

 

Roses bloom in the blink of an eye

then fade away as fate draws near;

the fear implanted deep inside.

 

Fate is none too kind here.

Fate is not one of the crying angels

or their beds in the sky.

 

No, it is the reason

the tears even fall; the reason

the pillows dare not touch ground.

 

Fate is the plague; the scourge

of corruption in man’s material mind,

full of greed and hate and violence.

 

The old peoples cringe against

this tea-kettle onslaught

that has invaded their world.

 

And soon, the corruption will no longer

be corruption, but only the expectation

of every inhabitant of earth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Merryman Avatar
September 12, 2012 at 6:34 PM
An interesting and thought provoking write, Alexandra! Love, Kim
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