The Writings On the Wall

Oh! Do see and behold
Of  mother and womb
The writings on the wall 
Crouching about the world so high
Their presence you can't deny
Hallelujah,  
         hallelujah,  
                   hallelujah...     
                                           Hallelujah 

Is Your faith  draining now?
As doubt begins to wain
The writings on the wall
Lovingly, you carass his hand
And usher him into silence 
Hallelujah,  
         hallelujah,  
                   hallelujah...     
                                          Hallelujah 

Many hands, worthless maids
Greater casualties of war
The writings on the wall
Life begins to fade, oh dear child of God  
your eyes have lost their light
Hallelujah,  
         hallelujah,  
                   my hallelujah...     
                                                 Hallelujah  

Angst of shallow ,lonely breathes
Tears that scar my hide
The writings on the wall 
Candle-slacken voice, light has faded
My hallelujah, 
              hallelujah,    
                        my hallelujah, 
                                                     Hallelujah 

The writings on the wall
Poverty of war, cost was my one inheritance 
Searing, blisters of pain
Hallelujah 
Emptied-out in a crowd
Chanters of my dispair
My hallelujah, 
                my hallelujah,  
                               oh hallelujah,  
                                              my hallelujah 

                                 Oh Hallelujah! 
                      Oh Hallelujah! 
           Oh Hallelujah! 
Oh Hallelujah!


2016/04/26:

Song: Hallelujah 
Picture: #1
Cliche: The writings on the wall
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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La France Avatar
May 14, 2016 at 11:41 AM
congratulations on your win with this wonderfully written free verse, I love the presentation ...
Hlabisa Avatar
May 14, 2016 at 4:09 PM
Thank you BW.... congrats on your great win in the contest
Dalei Avatar
May 13, 2016 at 8:43 AM
Sizwe, Nice and wonderful first entry. Welcome to poetry soup. Hope you will enjoy our community. Wish you a fruitful journey ahead...........//:) hugs
Hlabisa Avatar
May 14, 2016 at 4:07 PM
Thank you Manmath for the great words
La France Avatar
May 2, 2016 at 5:18 PM
SH, I love how you presented you poem, and the whole this is magic, I am loving it 7 ~
Hlabisa Avatar
May 3, 2016 at 12:51 AM
Thanks BW, it is these words of encouragement that make poetrysoup a haven for poets and lovers of poems alike.
Dietrich Avatar
May 2, 2016 at 4:00 PM
wow, you really got into this challenge. Hope you score well with this one, so much passion in it!
Hlabisa Avatar
May 3, 2016 at 12:50 AM
Thanks Andrea. I gave it my best which is all I could do to tell this story.
Inman Avatar
April 27, 2016 at 6:36 AM
Sizwe, a lovely sad write. Goes well with both the song and the picture.
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April 27, 2016 at 7:23 AM
Thanks James... your support means a lot.
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