Drew's Poems

I Am Righteousness

I am Righteousness

I am the shining quality

The Maker and the Breaker

I once gaveth to the good men

And tooketh from the bad

The Pure, the Clean, are the ones that I rewarded

Gave them power in order for them to cleanse all evil

I am Righteousness

And I am lost

I am Righteousness

I am Power

The Holy, the Pure,

The Kings, the Queens

Princes and Lords

Thanes and Dukes

If they did not exercise goodness

If they did not practice honour

Then I broke them, of their will and sanity

And took all they had

I am Righteousness

And I am forgotten

Forgotten, by the men I once upheld

Became desecrated, disgraced, and dashed aside

Until only in the shadows I lived

Barely seen, barely heard, barely able to speak

Where once I held the power of God

Against all evil deeds,

Now they have grown, and I have weakened

And am but a grasshopper amongst giants

I am Righteousness

And I am buried

Buried, beneath the cruelty of men

Buried beneath the sins of the world

Beneath the criminals

These serpents, slithering through,

The skyscrapers of cities, and the backstreets of towns

The kidnappers, the rapists, and the thieves

The silver-tongues of the murderers

Their lies have brought me to an end

Bent others against my will

I am Righteousness

And I am broken

I am Righteousness

And I am broken

By the common man

I have become neglected

Forgotten, abused

I am but a body, dashed upon the rocks

By the relentless waves of greed and spite

Their evil faces mocking me

To join Hope I shall go,

Back to the Box of Pandora herself

There I will wait, for ages and ages

While the sands of time float through the days

Until one day, a child, so innocent

Within a world of flames and unspeakable horrors

Discovers me, amongst the butterflies

Of the last peaceful meadow

And it will begin anew

With the Tree and the Apple

But until that day comes

I am Righteousness

And I am lost.

The Rise and Fall of Pride

Its such a quiet thing to fall

But far more terrible is to admit it

Pride resides within us all

And for some it’s an addiction they cannot quit

Infecting the rich

Oppressing the poor

Lighting a fire like pitch

Worse off than before

Many men have the disease

Many women as well

So forget not I beg you please

That Pride created those who fell

Is pride yet not a sin?

A piece of the deadly seven?

So why is it that the holy ones

Are the only ones in heaven?

Don’t we all deserve a chance?

An opportunity to redeem?

These men who preach against the pride

Are the most proud of us it seems

Yet without pride, where are we today?

Would nations be so strong?

Wars are built upon our pride,

Yet so are the countries in which we belong

So how can we scorn it so?

Scorch its name with all our hate

When pride is the foundation

For that which we create

Without it there is no courage

To stand up to those against us

But if they were without such pride

Would they have first oppressed us?

So make your choice!

And Make haste with it as well

This “demon” pride within your chest

With good or evil does it swell?

Sorry

I repent

I Apologize

I remorse

I reproach

I

Am sorry

They say a picture is worth a thousand words

But is a word worth a thousand emotions?

Is it worth the pain?

Worth the anger?

Is it worth hearing the sacred word,

Even if it requires sorrow first,

To get the feeling deep down

Of being cared for and loved

That so many yearn for?

Worth the tears? Some may not know.

Some may not have tears

But does it still have meaning?

Is it still worth a thousand emotions?

Many people say it shows weakness

But does it?

Maybe when used in the wrong context

But at the right time, it shows intelligence

And courage, and purity

To be remorseful and accepting of your wrongdoing

But what does it really mean?

Many people misinterpret

Much like the word love

It carries much less weight

Then it did once

In the time of our parents

Grandparents

Ancestors

And so forth.

Do people really mean the words “I’m sorry”?

Too many use it to appease others

But do they really take it to the full meaning,

Of acceptance and remorse

For the catalyst of their problems?

Next time you use those words

I repent

I apologize

I remorse

I’m sorry

Think first

Are you really?

Or are you just saying that?

I repent, I remorse

Me?

I’m sorry.