I stand on the roadside
at the end of days,
Viewing on the hell bound
as they take their way.
Life itself has fallen to waste
Morals melted in a rotting paste
And souls left to wander that forgot their place
Nothing more is left...
The sky turns to black above my head
with the puddle of blood below my feet,
The soul of the world was left for dead
now it's only the beasts who walk the street.
I hate to see the world as it is today
As I stand on the road at the end of days
But I won't take the path that is in my way
There must be something left....
But how can I see in a world so dark?
The moon's painted over by the clouds
And Death's silver storm comes strong and proud
Leaving the land in an icy shroud
How can I see in a land so dead?
The people now sleep beneath an earthly bed.
I'm just one of the few of the chosen kin
Though my soul is one that's tainted in sin
Why am I left alive?
Why are they?
Why were we spared for this lonely fate?
A handful of people who walked out of their place,
and now we walk the barren world,
At the end of days as our paths unfurl....
So now I'm on the roadside
at the end of days,
Gazing at the silver land
and start to take my way.
The choice is ours to remake this world
Though it all will end in the same old swirl..
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First let me say this title really caught my eye. That is one of the best things a poet can do, make an eye or heart catching poem and then supply the fuel to get the readers heart burning. the first stanza is nice, i liked the flow, though the third line was a bit short and left me wondering if there was a word perhaps missing, though i have no idea what would be missing! The second stanza i liked but the last two lines feel odd. they don't quite go together.the 5th stanza "i'm just one of the few of the chosen kin" i know what you mean, but the "of the" parts get caught up and drag the sentence down. the 7th stanza the second and third line don't quite work. there should either be a period after place, or a change of the third line. You go from saying a handful of people walked out and now we, its a tense problem. even if you take out we i think it would work. Though the last line of that stanza uses our, perhaps the third line should tie you in? the 8th stanza "So now i'm the roadside" are you the road side or are you at the roadside? I kind of line the way it ended, though a bit quick i enjoyed it.
This piece was very good, i loved it quite a lot. Thank you for sharing this with us and please do come back again and share soon. I'll be looking forward to reading your work.
<3 tragi
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I love the line " The people now sleep beneath an earthly bed. "
Have you ever read "The Stand" by Stephen King (I prefer the uncut version but over 500 pages)
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