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I'd like to believe I'm innocent
Not offender of dubious fame
But the human inside is guilty
All of us born this way
A record-breaking loser
Without a chance to win
Handicapped by nature
Forlorn and blind within
While genocides are achievement
Gluttons declared our kings
The rest of us saintly mongrels
Devour the angels' wings
Blood for blood and mammon
Sweat and tears for gold
Grief and pain, divertisement
The glorious way of old
Pleasure from suffering stolid
Happiness stolen in shame
We all become the hypocrite
And cheat the honest game
We claim the godlike martyr
As brother, mother, man
Liars, killers, users
Birthrights in forged hand
I wish we all were innocent
Denial, my oldest friend
Instead we're horribly human
Guilty until the end.
Not offender of dubious fame
But the human inside is guilty
All of us born this way
A record-breaking loser
Without a chance to win
Handicapped by nature
Forlorn and blind within
While genocides are achievement
Gluttons declared our kings
The rest of us saintly mongrels
Devour the angels' wings
Blood for blood and mammon
Sweat and tears for gold
Grief and pain, divertisement
The glorious way of old
Pleasure from suffering stolid
Happiness stolen in shame
We all become the hypocrite
And cheat the honest game
We claim the godlike martyr
As brother, mother, man
Liars, killers, users
Birthrights in forged hand
I wish we all were innocent
Denial, my oldest friend
Instead we're horribly human
Guilty until the end.
Literature
Last
This is it,
the last thing I heard,
before I died.
A song so simple,
a calm melody,
a placid sound.
Time ran out,
clocks burned with fire,
ashes remain.
Accidentally on purpose,
life surrenders in the end,
to death alone.
Literature
Mistakes we are made of
Flaws are just flowers
longingly, amorously
whispering to suns
Literature
Hidden
I can't accept it
I don't want to fall
But i can't change it
Because it's me.
I keep it hidden
I keep it locked
Inside a safe
A deep, dark vault
In the farthest depths
of my mind.
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Thank you for participating in our prompt at #Live-Love-Write! <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/l/l…" width="19" height="19" alt="" title="La la la la"/>
This is a very beautiful poem. I'm very impressed with how well you handled the prompt, applying it to human nature in this fashion. The sentiments are very true, and some of the lines, such as in the third stanza with the mentioning of devouring angels' wings was a very interesting addition that added to the mood of the poem. It also gives a feeling of futility that goes along with trying to preserve innocence.
The opening, closing, and body of the poem were all very thoughtfully composed! Excellent work, this poem was well written and a wonderful submission to this week's prompt! <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/l/l…" width="19" height="19" alt="" title="La la la la"/>
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