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Those...

I'm befuddled and bewildered
and I just can't look at them...

In the darkness, and the shadows,
they all want me to condemn.

But I shan't go through the motions,
no, I want to keep my mind.

I refuse to go along with,
their deserting, judging kind.

Now he's smiling, yes he's grinning,
when I dare to take a peek...

But the night clouds move o'er softly,
and they leave a vague mystique.

Then I'm flustered, and I'm worried,
when around me all resist.

And they're whispering, yes, they're
lashing out at he who does exist...

If I wrote with dust in finger,
if I only knew their sin...

Grave repentance, would they find -
can't say, because they're mice, not men.

Such shame to say I followed!
Such woe I didn't listen!

I'm wondering how he is now,
while in my eyes tears glisten.

Hence forth I make my stand by day,
and take it firm by night,

resistance has no part to play,
for now I have to fight.

For I've been weak, and easily swayed,
this lesson I have learned.

Never again, I've lost a friend,
their counsel I have spurned.

Author notes

If you're wondering what this is about, it's about losing a friend because I went along with what other people said about him, judging him, and basically the message I'm trying to get across is, what of their past mistakes? Would they look at him that way with a light shined in their eyes? I'm grieved for following the crowd, and I don't know if it can ever be remedied. This is a warning to make an educated decision of your own accord and not just follow along with what everybody, even when they pressure you, wants you to do.

This can also have spiritual implications, although I wrote it about a friend I'd had, I could see it as me doing the same thing to Christ...

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  • JulietteArielle
    April 13, 2007
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    Very touching. Thank you for entering.


  • patsoldcat
    April 10, 2007

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    powerful

    i saw the loss i saw the torment and guilt.
    fear of being judged as you have seen others is so destructive. i am glad i also saw the hope and change in the way you see and judge things.