The Sweet And The Meek

A poem about life's justice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sweet And Meek

Only the

Greedy survive

 

The selfish seem to be

The ones that freely thrive

 

The sweet and meek

Are lucky to

Be briefly alive

 

Soon their swelled

Bodies will surface

With the high tide

 

Their mothers

Shake their heads

And wonder why

As they cry

 

They should have

Taught them not

To walk the straight

And narrow line

 

Their sons and daughters

Should have lived

The seedy and deceptive

Lifestyle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thanksgiving still reminds me of my past life. I can't help but feel that the most corrupt win in this life. I'm still angry about being cheated. Hopefully this feeling or belief will fade in time.

Reviews

[Kenneth The Poet]

One of you best.

[Alicia Schroeder]

It is sad but true.. I can totally relate to this write.. I love it ;)

[Short.Nerd]

Very true. Great job!

[Michael of Gilead]

often that is very true *sigh*

[Goodbye]

We all have days or times like this in our lives on some level or another. The cool thing is that your recognizing it and want to be operating out of a better place. I find the more I do volunteer work, or even going through a really hard time myself, has made me appreciate the loving kind souls there are in the world, which only makes me want to reach and be a better person...

Okay, I'll get down off my soapbox...

An excellent poem!!

[Mauricio Montoya]

Remember we all will be held accountable, no get a free ride.

[Tina Kline]

Sadly, it seems your words are true. The innocent always seem to suffer, the victims of the cruel and greedy. I hope your pain will fade. I still have lingering pain from situations where I was loyal and others were not.

[Norma M Sutton]

It will fade. This is a great expression of the anger and the hurt.

[MuSe Ampoule]

Great poem. The style/font and the words seem to be at odds which is appropriate considering the moral struggle of the content. Its a bitter pill for honest people to swallow when they see the sleazy schmucks getting by with heels kicked up. No easy answers, but in this life you're only responsible for yourself...and only answer for yourself. In the end...they'll get what's due.

[Linear]

You echo the words of the psalmist here, and it does seem that the unrightious prosper, but it wont always be so.
Great Poem