How Will We Believe...

How will we believe

when the world is a devil's meal

 

we are born neither destined

nor corporeal,

not bad or good

but by how we breathe

 

     our moments here, of self-consealed

     mistakes and lies harbor what we believe

     to be

 

not knowing eats away that inner light

we often forsake what to hear,

listen instead to parental ministries

 

     we are products of their authority

     to be good is to heed

 

shove and swallow our confidence

to placate their failures, wishes,

lost in need

 

     we do not understand reasons why, where,

     or when to admit defeat

     weakness is no one, but in us to see

 

liars are believed when consistency is their shield

when their words are accepted

by friends and family

 

     they will live that lie, or what they steal

     trust becomes a hunger

     to them what seems or feels real

 

to believe a liar is to unbutton

your chest, revealing your heart

to consume a kiss of steel

 

how can we believe

when the world is a devil's meal...?

 

Reviews

[Valentine]

The world is a devils meal only if we ourselves let it consume us and our faith. Valentine

[Jamestown]

Great piece of work, I will agree and say I could hear this flowing to nice deep
bass beat, the words and flow are terrific, thanks for sharing, b-blessed!

[Butch Decatoria]

Thanks for stopping in and your review. The fusion of music and poetry's spoken word -- that would be cool, drop the bass bro... peace.

[Adam Whitworth]

well done

[Michelle Stinson]

Wow. I love the street/beat feel here. In my head, it's like I'm standing in a city on a streetcorner at night and there's this street rapper pulsing out a rhyme to the beat of the sity. My favorite phrase..."revealing your heart / to consume a kiss of steel." Beautifully poetic, very much based in the real, but still searching for meaning beneath the facade of that reality. Loved it.

[Butch Decatoria]

thank you two.