When Nothing Is Right
When nothing is right
it takes away from
everything that has
been said and done
all of its faults are exposed
the costs are far beyond
the payments it will take
to repair the damages it has made
Can it just be brushed away
with strokes of colored paint
that will keep it disguised
so that its real face will not shine
or be known so that no one will ever
know for sure who leaves behind the
painted picture and can never tell
the description of what seemed to
them that appeared
because it wasn't clear
of its shape or its form
or its intention to do good or
to do no more harm
so that righteousness can be revealed
and live because of its new birth.
About this poem
To make known how someone will feel when everything they do seems to be wrong in the eyes of the witnesses. They are said to be the righteous ones to help edify and build up someone's weakness and hold them up until they are strong enough to stand firm like a tree planted by the waters. When nothing is right there is no need to have faith and be motivated to improve, but instead death calls them.
Written on May 29, 1963
Submitted by treasia_b on December 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 654 |
Words | 132 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 15 |
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