Failing Hope



When a soul is mated with the cosmos
that entity has found its purpose
A knowing which defies definitions
by the so-called wise ones with gumptions

In a free world, a person can
quibble free of stigma
Yet, over-knowledge could make of such an enigma
as most who really know, speak even less
Unless specifically appealed to,
to such in-formation share

To wist a pleasant world exists
albeit a heist and plunder surmise
The reign of the marauders
Leaving wits of the denizen in demise

A lot of pain could drive one insane
Indeed, like a grain of truth
Encrusted with lies from an endless supply
When one is taken to places unknown
The seeds of fear are quite hastily sowed

To ramble I think is only fair
When a fellow has no power to change effect
I pray that the planet Earth endures
I hope for a cure during our tenure
...The aliens are watching.
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Submitted by LajPoet on July 07, 2014

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXA XBBXXC XDXD XXXXX CXXXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 823
Words 156
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 6, 4, 5, 5

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