Messiah

This is a poem about the many prophets and messiahs of history give it a read :-)

Slow as hope

As long as pain

 

Awaits a yearning

yet to be seen

 

Of truths

Never meant to be seen

 

The fates have argued

And they still do

 

Of what to tell

And who to tell it to

 

To this day the numbered few

Have warned us greatly

What to do

 

But we don't follow

We don't give

 

And so we fall

Deeply into sin

Reviews

[Dean Kuch®]

This spoke to me on many levels. It made me think of my parents warning me about behavior issues and flaws they saw in my character as a very young man, beseeching me to turn away from some of the activities I participated in. But, did I listen? Nope, I had to learn my life's lessons "the hard way".
It speaks on a national level as well. We have been warned for decades by those "numbered few" you mentioned in your piece to be a moral and caring society, to always put the cares of others ahead of our own, refrain from immorality, vanity, etc. Have we listened? I don't know, but take a look around and see if you think so.
Very thought provoking work...

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

thanx! thats exactly what I like my poems to do. I very rarely have an exact point or target, I like them to have a message that speaks to many different people on many levels and will mean something different to each of them

[Dean Kuch®]

My pleasure entirely...