You sold me your famous tales
untrue
and I was unknowing
of your infamous tales
but true
I brought you into my world
offering you sacrifices
of my sincerest emotions
serving you offerings
of my fears and expectations
Alas, you turned your back
on my world
spat out my offerings
laughed at my fears
mocked my confessions
and scorned my supplications
But now
you beg my forgiveness
crave my prayers
and seek my worship
But suddenly
I am blind
and deaf
to your sight
and your sounds.
(Inspired by the song “The God that failed” by Metallica)
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JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH
With the birth
Of every new morn
My innocence is bruised and raped
By the incestuous lust
Of revelation.
With every chime
Of reality’s clock
I march closer
To the torture chamber
Of realization
With every lash
Of my conscience’s whip
My masquerade is unmasked.
Behold me now!
I am not a whore
But wish I now
That I was
What fouler deed
Defiles the soul
But the carnal offerings
Of a whore?
You might ask
But I tell you
Foulest is the deed
Of the soul that itself rapes!
Against this here whore
Cast the first stone
The Nazarene
His Jewish kin
Did dare
But I smite
My feet with rocks
My defiant courage
Born not of
Jewish righteousness
But of self loathing
Of my sins
Fouler they are
Than the carnality
Of a repentant Jewish whore.
I stabbed Caesar
And watched him
Bleed to his grave
Still my fingers
At Brutus did point
Without shame
Still yet
Guilty I did pronounce him
Impervious was I
To the accusatory tyranny
Of my muffled conscience
But in my self-loathing
I plead to your throne
My evil was sired
By goodly desires
My sins
Nurtured by saintly aspirations
I lied to
Save my pride
But hurt the truth instead
I lay bare
Before you
My soul
Judge not my deed
But weigh upon
Your scales
My thoughts unseen
Judge me not
As others
I have judged
For soon you too
Will be judged.
(Inspired by the song “Joshua Judges Ruth” by Lyle Lovett)
I prefer the first poem.
The second is good too, but I’m finding it hard relating the title to the body.
“Still yet” is tautological [except poetic licence permits it- I don’t know]
Good job, though.
You’re a good poet.
I like the first..but then I guess the title itself is controversial..God doesn’t fail but gods do…
The 2nd is cool too and reads like your works usually do- poetically confusing. (to me)…
Well done Ese..
Wow…I see the trivia behind these poetic pieces is basically rock music.
hmm…what a muse. Obviously you dish the poetics with grandeur…but in a dark way
wow you killed the first one,,,
like it best.
Lovely poems.
The first is the best.
Nice! *The God that Failed*? Catchy title…