Mankind's Downfall

a poem from my self-made ebook "Bleeding Heart" about the presence of evil in the world and inside ourselves, and its terrible consequences.

“Mankind’s Downfall”

 

Killer of justice

Corruptor of love,

A vine sinking in

No blue sky above.

 

Shattering the soul’s mirror

Filling death black ink inside,

Hatred and depression grow

A swelling, festering tide.

 

Countless dead because of you

Rolling in graves of unrest,

Harboring the worst of sins

Selfishness. Pride. Unfaithfulness.

 

Paper families torn in the wind,

Tears of joy drying into anger.

"Ruiner" of the Living, how I hate you

Greed, hatred and lust--you monster!

 

World of blind people--wake up!

And see what you are allowing,

The coming destruction of your lives,

Everything crumbles to ruins--despairing!

 

The black pit of doom is beneath our feet

We naively sit on crumbling shelves,

Wasting time, life, and real love away…

Please save us, God--fast--from ourselves!

Reviews

[Jennie Baron]

Very powerful and so true. It's so critical to resist the dark influences at work in the world. (I have to stop or it'll sound too much like something from "Star Wars.") You have worded this so aptly, too.

[Elizabeth Rawls]

Thank you, haha I like Star Wars :) The movies show very well the greed and evil at work in weak hearts.