chained forever to regret
seeing only my folly
and all the good I failed to do
I forsook men for money
cold, unfeeling coins
from which these chains were forged
I turned away from compassion
and left widows in the cold
and made beggars of children
for love of printed paper
I lured the poor into debt
knowing they could not pay
I took away the warm hearth
and seized the craftsman's tools
for my own miserly greed
but my greatest evil
was to teach my only friend
to live for avarice, as I did
If I may have this one night
allow me to undo this sin
and spare him the shackles I wear
A contest entry
- Characters in Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol by Judith Chandler.
800 points, ended December 16, 2008, 3 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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Loved the whole lesson he bore, the cross he beared and to be giving his friend a chance while still alive to do so, I loved the lines of luring the poor into debt knowing they could not pay, much like we are all living in this world in now. Blessings
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I like this very much. "Forsook men for money" was a phrase that really struck me.
Should be "seized", not "siezed", I believe. Fix it on me if you like and have a Merry Christmas.
Thank you for entering my contest.
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