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

[Skylar Valentine]

Wow, there was a lot to take from this poem. Mostly I see how the world has gone from the good and simple purity (if it ever had it) to the advance influential and prosperous revolutionized world it is today. Some of this was by good intent, but misjudged and even feared. And some more prettily paraded hid the greed and power hungry dirty hands. I would have to read this 3 or 4 times to truly take it in. But on first read I'd have to say, well done. Impressive.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Skylar...

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This is the flip side of "Rags To Riches"".... more like "Riches to Rags", self inflicted...

I blame it on ego-centric selfishness....(whew, that's a mouthful) lol

Well done, my friend!~xoxo~:)

[A. Amos]

Thank you Robbie...

[Robbie~xoxo~]

My pleasure... :)

[Keya Reed]

Beautiful words written fantastically. Good job.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Keya, for your visit and kind review

[Dan E. Arndt]

Definitely interesting. A bit on the dark side for me personally - I don't mind dark things as long as they cast a bigger shadow on the light things in life. Even Shakespeare's tragedies had the light at the end of the tunnel.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Dan...

[Taylor_McCutcheon]

You are a talented poet. Your word choices and diction is very good and professional. :) Great job!

[A. Amos]

Thank you Taylor...

[Taylor_McCutcheon]

You're welcome

[Melobldnfr]

:-o I am in awe. The feeling, the language, the flow and meter. It's been a while since I've felt such kindred, truthful, reflective, poignant melancholy through a write. Thanks for sharing.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Melobldnfr, for your visit and kind words.

[WindSong]

This poem is exceptionally written! No, it's outstanding! Beautiful, indeed! I adore, the rhyme, dynamic language and imagery that prevails throughout! Bravo!

I will return to read more of your poetry!

[A. Amos]

Thank you WindSong, I really appreciate your kind words...

[Perdition]

Quatrains…quatrains and more quatrains! It is wonderful to see the art of stanza holding well within just the right hand and frame to composition. Two rogue lines to float and frame the message. I tried this similar thing not so long ago and fell far short of this Midas touch….Some have it and others can only watch as that train flies past.
Mine seemed a restless kitten with a new collar and I think it is THAT which a poet must consider most when deciding their voice and structure: What style can destroy or give life to what lies within their heart and best expresses.
"Write with blood", as Nietzsche put it. In this case 1 percent to the 99 of inspiration.
You most certainly struck it well.
I think I saw your face on that train smiling past, a celestial pipe pumping out the ghostly smoke.
Well done!

[A. Amos]

Thank you bro, you are far to kind as you know I always consider myself just a humble learner; your review always give a new strength to my writing.

[redflutterby]

Yes one day we may be up..the next down. Lifes pain doesnt make exceptions..we all suffer some kind of heartache. But I do believe we can look around and see the terrible things in this world and remind ourselves to appreciate our own life. You have written some deep thoughts here....

[A. Amos]

Thank you Red...

[Daffy]

Achievement in life, is the rich reward given by ones own abilities. These might be small in others eyes but in our own they may be huge. People seem nowadays to measure achievement by financial gain alone, but if we look closely at the real achievements in our lives, they are found to be not financially based, and these will never fade. They have and always will be 'our achievements'.
Your poem made me reflect, and realise a little more. Thank you for this write. Lol Daffy.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Daffy, good to see you back...