A State of Mindless

We peer through holes of time and space

Seeking the form of a forgotten face

Searching with eyes untainted and bright

But seeing only darkness where there should be light

 

A beehive of choices, so many, too few

To pick just the right one when you haven’t a clue

We try to remember what we forgot that we lost

A past and a path that we should never have crossed

 

This much we knew, though it took centuries to learn

There must be a reason why our cities had to burn

There are books full of knowledge though our minds are blank pages

Humanities great feats, lost for countless of ages

 

We live in peace, we know no fear

What man was seeking is finally here

The dawn of mankind has dawned once more

We should all be content as never before

 

But men can’t be content without understanding

Even when peace and security’s expanding

This gift we were given, to them it is rotten

They have to put features to the face long forgotten

 

If only time was spent in enjoyment not reflection

Then mankind as we know it would not be facing destruction

For the minds of my time finally found what was buried

And unmasked the demon and the corruption it carried

 

We see now the face our fathers once saw

It claimed their past and it claims our flaw

It ate their minds and consumed their sanity

Now our guests call on us whom we called in our vanity

 

When we finally perceived our fatal error

From the heavens descended our judgment bearer

They traveled the expanses in their ships made of metal

And told us in our affairs they would not meddle

 

“We see in your faces the faults of your ancients

‘If they help us, we’ll help them,’ so we sat back in patience

 But you can’t help yourselves so us you can’t aid

But this earth will do nicely whence from it you fade”

Author's Note

Let me know your thoughts on the rhyming. Some of it feels a little forced to me.

Reviews

[Randall Andrews]

Your rhyming is just fine and the poem is expressive enough to convey a sci fi feel to the poem. Although I am wondering after reading two of your poems why they are so dark.

[TheFemininePad]

Definitely a great poem that you submitted for my contest. It doesn't feel as brilliant as your Dyact story though. I know its not right to compare the two, but Dyact is like your crowning achievement in my opinion. Don't get me wrong. This was a great read.