We Our Souls Will Spend Our Time Repenting

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Author's Notes: This poem, was sure a pleasure with great grace "we our souls will spend our time repenting," is a thought-provoking piece co-authored by Liam McDaid, Michael Clarke, and me. This poem does relate somewhat to an earlier poem I wrote on October 16th this year entitled: "A World on Fire," which touches on a few of the same themes covered in this work. Liam, Mike, and I took more of an ethereal approach (good vs. evil) here with this write, touching on the issue of greed worldwide and the fact mankind is currently chartered on a course (with related issues like pollution, nuclear proliferation, global warming, terrorism, tyranny, starvation, war etc.) that doesn't augur well for human society in the long run. I know that my co-authors and I hope you will find this write and its particular message to be of interest. (Gary Bateman - December 4, 2014) (Quatrain unrhymed poetic format)

Categories: allegory, change, earth, evil, god, introspection, and nature.

we our souls will spend our time repenting 
but the body of truth always comes to light 
in drawing an end to come with true believers 
so they can see the many faces of the Devil 

greed in this world money takes over always
as they worship first with the Devil’s tools 
invading our space all for the sake of black 
liquid gold tainted hearts in its color so pure 

shame on this world absolutely for mankind
has not learned at all given profound problems
aplenty and stands the testimony of our times 
while war does not resolve anything—death’s end 

only when family lives are directly affected 
they have the fighting right to protect and live 
wherever they choose but we are all controlled 
and always told what to do openly or furtively 

in a system rolling unto the end of mankind
shut eyes in the face of truth and honesty 
the whole setup is a joke makes one laugh 
countries run amok and history repeats itself 

doing the Devil’s work at command or by one’s will 
while throwing our money around with profligate zeal 
like they are usually royalty by some birthright and 
this says so much for the world we live in today 

looking at their greed it’s oh so clear for all to see that
with food dished out on silver cutlery and others starving
our priorities have run afoul of charity and common sense
running everything into the ground to support their lies

present catching the past and past is the future’s prologue 
Earth soon develops a chasmic breach at depths reaching a 
heart's song unheard powers unchanging with a most awful
and pronounced Quest of more which destroys the very Soul 

in a such a pitiful world so desolate and blind 
are pure souls who wish with love to shine bright 
one chance will come with a golden sun shining 
but will human kind seize the golden glory at hand 

two paths lie in tomorrow’s dawning shadow dark— 
the path to the end or to the new beginning for mankind 
we live ever together striving for a peaceful endeavor 
we live at war forever on the very fringes of Hell itself 

the way to Armageddon lies open and wants to greet us 
the way to the golden life of peaceful bliss is still possible 
but at tomorrow's dawn do we change our path or will we 
sing the song of stupidity and be dark from tomorrow on 

We must have peace . . . In Our Time or Perish Forever!

Gary Bateman, Liam McDaid, and Michael Clarke – A Collaborated Poem,
December 4, 2014 (Unrhymed Quatrain)

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Etienne Lariviere

Date: 12/6/2014 1:02:00 PM

Very deep and insightful poem, I really like this one.