Faded Race

I've taken a rather extreme approach towards the future. Only a perspective to measure the present.

All the names have dispersed,

into absent consonants and vowels.

Materials of language, well versed

and composed. Unread words turn sour

the memories of honest sentiment.

If only the universe held memories.

If only the universe could tell truth from lies,

only to join us in this hour of betterment.

Become part of the complexity it created,

and all the names of things we have inflated.

All the names of things, stuff, matter and material.

All the meanings which withered the souls of men,

breaking the spirit of the children becoming old.

Now, all the infantile laughter can be found,

only in the tapes left in ruins, played by no one.

All the names of people, greatness and love

comforting only the pages they lay upon.

Inactive verbs can judge no kind of sin,  

without a whisper, without a sound.

No race can belong to all the names,

when it has sent itself into forged flames. 

Reviews

[MomzillaNC]

I think the Universe has no need of mankind's determinations of truth or lies. Truth or lie… it is what it is and the Universe knows the reality. I feel your stanza "If only the universe could tell truth from lie; Only to join us in this hour of betterment; Become part of the complexity it created; And all the names of things we have inflated." says it quite well. The Universe isn't really part of the complexities mankind has become inflated, and thereby tormented with. We want the Universe to work the way we wish and spend so much time trying to change it that we lose our own reality sometimes.

[Alma W. Reis]

Thanks, I do think we forget all too often that we are not the "supreme being" on Earth. We are very intelligent and capable, but we shouldn't take advantage of that.

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome. And, agreed.

[Briana O'Connor]

I love the depth of though provoked by your words. Very eloquently woven and portrayed. well penned.

[Alma W. Reis]

Thank you very much for reading, glad you liked it :)

[R Smith]

feels like we lost our spirit in search of material things and created divisions in countries and races that are now falling into flame, guess that's just what i see in this brilliant poem, masterfully written :)

[Alma W. Reis]

I like that you saw the division created by material things, I did not picture it but that aspect is in there now I have reread the poem.
It's like the painter stepping back after he/she has finished and going "Oh, I did not see that earlier but it certainly belongs in there!"

[R Smith]

thanks L.P. i'm glad to have done that, i get lots of reviews like that to, someone sees something and i'm like oh yeah i missed that lol

[Alma W. Reis]

Its good to see how far your work goes in term of perspective.

[jennifer little]

amazing poem i really liked the way you worded it and made it .. its cheerful and cute .. keep up the good work