When Two Worlds Collide

A Surprise LeftA Surprise Left Posts: 743
edited February 2004 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
Ever observed how straight-forward it is
To stand over the unchatised
In our Sunday best
To laugh inside with bitter scorn
At their dirty rags

To prey on the harlet
Who with her shapely breasts
Invites the hungry, poor and the blind
To her feast

To be a Pharisee with longwinded and eloquent prayers
To all that must lend an ear
For with these a picture tells a million words of endless regret
The scribe in his foolish wisdom
Who is a rotting corpse burning inside

Old Jolly Rodger preys on the weakest fish in the sea
But it is the young or old that he sees
What is the point of living a lie
Are we not pittied above all men
Wouldn't it be better to give up the race
And give in to her itch that you feel you need to scratch
We are not tiny compartments
Inside an ever shrinking box
Just open your eyes
The wind is blowing cold
Have we lost our way tonight?
Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

Feels like were all alone
Running further from what’s right
And there are no more heroes to follow

So what are we becoming?
Where did we go wrong?
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Comments

  • YellowYellow Posts: 699
    awww yeahhhh...

    that's awesome :)
    It's all yellow.


  • cool thanks a lot, your obviously a Coldplay fan!

    This is probably the first poem i've written of late where I haven't taken stuff from my fav lyrcrists, lots of biblical imagery though!
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • hey that's pretty good!

    even though i am not a religious sort of person.
    www.riseagainst.com

    Only thunder gives me rest.
  • hey thanks a lot, don't see you around here too often! The bible has some of the best poetry you can find and its natural for me to use it! Sometimes used as metaphors, other times more literal!
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
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