Mortal(A) Poems


Premium MemberI Thank You God

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Thank You God
Thank you, God, for your love and wisdom. Even in moments of doubt, I tried to keep my faith discreet. Many times, I felt the weight of my sins, knowing that conscience is not just a guide but a compass. I speak for myself when I say that each day,
I struggle with the inevitable tasks and the pain inflicted by evildoers. Today would have been his birthday, a bittersweet reminder that evildoers cannot harm us for long if we believe in your power.

I have come too far to let regrets weaken me. I am too proud and too strong for shame or regret.

Please, always come to me when I am in doubt. Keep shining your light upon me and keep my mind healthy.

My vision is clear, and I know my children will be happy and safe. I will fight for daily strength to move forward. I will adhere to your words and find rest in your guidance. You know me better than I know myself, and I love you, Lord.
Your mercy never fails me.

I grieve for others more than I should, perhaps being too mythopoetic. I am mortal, a giver by nature, and proud of the choices I have made.

I am who I am, black by nature, and I embrace my identity with pride.
Categories: mortal(a), adventure, allah, allusion, anxiety,
Form: Blank verse

Premium MemberSpace Between the Stars

I'm merely mortal, a speck upon Earth, 
circumspect of gazing into distant heavens,
spellbound by stars staring back at me.
They inveigle my silly senses.
I strain to hear their pellucid inscriptions
that shouldn't be clear to humans, 
but are transparent to me.

I personify celestial orbs, attempting to break 
their astral coded whispers through galactic
places that we thought were empty spaces
between each twinkling of starlight.

They wink through invisible portals,
murmuring secrets about us 
or whatever stars are interested in.  
Each other?   Gossipers!  
What secrets do they share, or keep?

Perhaps they're more like us than we suspected.
They have names, grow old, eyes dim 
and die a cosmic death. I've been wondering... 
where do fallen stars go when they die?
Categories: mortal(a), stars,
Form: Free verse


The Greatest Sacrifice

Arwen Evenstar gave up her immortality 
When she decided in favor of love
Her wish was to be one with the heir of Isildur
Sadly, Elrond her father told her of the fate she had chosen 
Aragorn did not tell her to stay on the lands of Middle Earth
Although, it is true that he loved her deeply
With the defeat of he who dwells in Shadow
The true king became the ruler of men
The age of the Elves was passing 
Yet Arwen would not leave Middle Earth 
with her elven brethren
Clasping the hands of a mortal - a king 
but one who would eventually fade into the darkness
Arwen cared so greatly that she would 
give up travelling to Elvenhome which 
lies across the sundering sea 
A land which know not ot age or infirmity 
When her kindred left Middle Earth for the Grey Havens
She kept her promise to the King
Arwen Evenstar, daughter of Elrond 
Embraced the Doom of Mandos for love of a mortal man
Categories: mortal(a), fantasy, age, age, earth,
Form: Lyric

We, the Imperfect People...

We don't expect something from nothing 
but always keep hope lightly lit
We want what we know won't be quite good for us
and force situations which never will fit
We speak when we should hold our tongues by the throat
and let silence bounce off the air
We verbalize nothing and yet all at once
we scream that the world is unfair
We hold all the cards to our life in one hand
and grab with the other at dreams
We grow up imperfect and tragic and bent
and about to burst out at the seams
And yet in this comedy of errors
we still pin dark dignity down and demand
that we're made in the image of One who is mighty
and not a mere mortal, a man
We yearn for a taste of perfection
and search with an uncommon zeal
We reach out for moments which polish our bones
and convince us our future is real...
Categories: mortal(a), faith, inspirational, life, people,
Form: Quatrain
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