Downfall

Fall and rise are part of life, few give up yet some learn and stand tall...

Downfall

All dream-destinies for a better tomorrow

Turn ideas into reality, huge loans they borrow

Troubles knock everyone’s door, you’re not alone

Look around, feel unheard cries; World…full of sorrow

When success comes and hits life
everyone is utterly on different skies
even those whom we never knew, are close
Time seems frozen, life turns as a beautiful red rose

Life can throw you in smoldering hell
all the doors clogged, no path left to dwell
Sitting petrified, bitter memories with prosaic soul
world tarnished, money vanished, no one to propel

Deep, dark thoughts running in our minds
Sometimes find a way to abolish your soul
To the misery stuck on you, nothing left for fight
Was this the reason we touched opulent heights

Everyone hates, blame, curses, enjoy abusing you
Even your own self in its own way, is annoyed too
Magic of life is going back in time, watching movies
Often sad, some fun and few packed with glories

How can the world disregard, wondrous histories we made

 myriad lives we touched, flaming sun we provided shades
We only thought to make the world better place
Now they look at us with abhorrence, our hard work has fade

Yesterday squandering millions, today not a single penny
damn felt blessed with her presence, first one left was Jenny
Tensions start pummeling brain, merely luxury left was smoking

 Lifestyle revolutionized so swiftly, strange mystery left provoking

99% of life is painted with poignant tales
1% of life brings us magic of feeling ecstatic 
consider failure God’s wish, accept without malice
Downfall an eradicator, its life's we’ve to gracefully face

 

It’s not only you, history is full of characters

One day they were king, next in vagrant’s attire

Treasures are left where they belong

All they took with them was their dirty desires

 

A. Amos

Author's Note

Reviews

[KAin]

Destiny is not a fickle thing... What is weak is man's ability to understand it. We can lose ourselves, stepping backwards into the rapid-moving river of fate, and be lashed by emotions on the way, and then drown in circumstances beyond our control. But despite this, there's value in human determination. You've touched on many things in this poem, friend, but these themes are what stood out for me. Keep writing.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Landred, I love your depth insight and words of your wisdom means allot for me.

[Mira ThePoetess]

I like that review .... quite profound Landred

[V.I.C.]

Its almost as if you described each state of life's struggle, as i read this I tried to look back at points of my life, an i can say, artistically and poetically i've felt like this, obviously not literally. I like how it seems like he is self evaluating everything.

[A. Amos]

Thank you my friend...

[Relic]

I can see why so many liked this one. Yes, we can learn a lot in life and we all do it in a different way. Some things are hard learned. Great write Amos.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Relic...

[Brittany Zedalis]

Holy cow! This is magnificent!

[A. Amos]

Thank you Brittany:)

[Michael G. Smith]

Reread my friend. A great look at life and history's follies. What saddens me is that so many have forgotten their the Savior.

[A. Amos]

Thank you buddy...

[emmajoy]

'All dream-destinies for a better tomorrow ~ Turn ideas into reality,.. ' and then you set out to prove otherwise.

Guess it's the old saying, 'We are what we are - take us or leave us, we're only human, after all.' Your somewhat complex poem takes on the human psyche and perhaps compares what lies in each and every human walking this planet. As you infer tho', we have different views, habits, inclinations, thoughts, dreams, etc., we react because of inherent tendencies, grab at, manipulate or use life accordingly. Destinies vary because of people's natures and natural needs; the urge to win beyond everything; or, the surrendering to love and/or gentility. Values vary, ethics fluctuate within society's demands, desires not always necessarily 'dirty' are cosseted or condemned. Life is what is is. Individuality calls for fame or failures, plus, the finding of simple needs and simple thoughts. Perhaps?

[A. Amos]

Thank you Emma, for deep insight on the subject...

[emmajoy]

What a gasbag i am, so sorry! I failed to say how fine your language is, how elegantly you spread your thoughts for others to share.

[A. Amos]

It's OK my dear and thank you once again...

[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

The realities of life- it's a complex of love and hate, joy and sadness, loyalty and deception, weakness and strength. Now, it's up to us on how we adjust with each situation we are in.

Nice presentation.

[A. Amos]

Thank you D...

[sakshi arora]

Life can throw you in smoldering hell
all the doors clogged, no path left to dwell
Sitting petrified, bitter memories with prosaic soul
world tarnished, money vanished, no one to propel

Deep, dark thoughts running in our minds
Sometimes find a way to abolish your soul
To the misery stuck on you, nothing left for fight
Was this the reason we touched opulent heights


such a true poem awesome stanzas
a creative piece well penned

[A. Amos]

Thank you Sakshi...

[Raymond Federle]

spend it while you got it cause you can't take it with you....excellent!

[A. Amos]

Thank you Raymond...

[Veronica Chandler]

Deeply thought provoking piece, and an important reminder we would all do well to heed; the challenge is to really take life in as it comes, fully treasure the blissful times and glean everything useful from the rest of what life places in our paths. Well done Sir!

[A. Amos]

Thank you Veronica...

[Veronica Chandler]

My pleasure.

[Awakened Rose]

I loved this poem. I felt entranced in a beautiful story

[A. Amos]

thank you my friend