Crossroads Approach

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



Crossroads approach.
And yet close are old conflicts.
Appearing more severe.
In the midst of rapid changes made.
Nearing not to fade.
Making it clearer each day,
The past to have it...
Is no longer here to stay.
Regardless who wishes,
Another way will delay what comes.

Myths to believe,
Them worshipped and obeyed.
Seem to be vanishing from the horizon.
Leaving many doing their best to defend,
Delusion and a fictional way of life.
Nowhere found in biblical scriptures.
Even religious scholars,
Have it difficult these days...
To argue or debate,
Over the wrong or right of truth.
Or what truth is to define its meaning.

A crossroads approaches.
And we all who are blessed,
To witness the effect...
As to what comes next no one expects.
Yet...
Whatever it is that comes to be done,
Will be accepted as is.
Impossible to refuse the magnitude of it.
Leaving behind prophecies.
Myths and ancient beliefs.

We are in the midst,
Of 'something' entirely different.
Putting an end,
To all the created to tolerate...
Man-made B.S. for a fresh outlook.
That may or may not,
Scare us all into a disbelieving belief!
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Submitted by lpahtillah on August 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXAABCBDX XAEFXGGXHXX XXXXXEDCXX XXFHXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,069
Words 193
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 10, 11, 10, 7

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