Still, the rain keeps on falling

I have made my peace and paid my debts

Still, the rain keeps on falling

I have buried pain and burned regrets

Still, the rain keeps on falling

They say the righteous path 

will lead you home again

But God ain't heard a word I've said,

and to me that ain't friend

'Cause the devil answers all my calls

and shows up now and then

So tell me man, why should I repent?

Why should I drop to bended knees?

'Cause kicking up dust don't seem so bad, 

when it just floats away in the breeze.

Because no matter what I do,

until I hear that final calling

The dirt always settles in the end, 

because the rain just keeps on falling

Reviews

[Nigel Newman]

What an interesting notion! Your write stirs all sorts of thoughts
(1) You mention the Devil and God, so I'm assuming you see the dilemma of how ethical to be, how good a citizen, etc in these terms. I might argue that you're starting from an unproven premise - I'm not saying I would, but I might!
(2) As you can tell, I'm somewhat sceptical about the whole religion thing, and the notion of repentance is very odd, I think. It almost implies you can live a wild and wicked existence and then repent when you know the time is nigh, just so long as the repentance at that point is truly genuine. Sort of the direction the poem takes. I could argue these are constructs put in place by religious leaders thousands of years ago whose mindset and motivations back then are by no means clear; again not saying I would but I could. And meanwhile, sure I do some bad stuff now and then but hey, I'm still here breathing, eating, doing more bad stuff, so what's the big deal?

Very thought-provoking. I like the repeat of the rain line, especially its return at the end. Your line spacing confused me somewhat. Personally I would arrange it in 3 stanzas - (1) first 4 lines, (2) They say ...up to ... now and then, (3) So tell me ...

Regards
Nigel

[BBP]

Thank Nigel. It's really just a scribble about whether or not it's worth living the way you want or the way you should.

The God and Devil are just for dramatic effect, Everyone's got one of each in one form or another,

Thanks for checking it out.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Ahh no matter what we do, seems like things have a way of getting fucked up in the end lol
Loved the last stanza the most! I wonder where this came from though :P nicely penned, Bev :)

[BBP]

It's definitely related to the book

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hmmmm that was what I was wondering ;)

[BBP]

I knew you would figure that with all my shady characters lol

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hahah I'm still diggin' 😛 there might be at least one who ain't shady lol 😉😂

[BBP]

Most likely not lol

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Lol yeah I couldn't think of any 😛😛

[Ruth]

There sometimes seems no end to it...this really sheds all layers and leaves only the raw and visceral wanderings/wonderings...great piece...

[BBP]

Thanks poppy

[mercy party]

I can see the writer looking up and cursing the sky here asking it what the f**k it wants now. A great picture and a gutty write. nice!

[BBP]

Thanks mercy