Choose your ending

by FireFly - Libra

I’m wed to this race-
From dirt or divinity-
This flesh rose from the muck-
Upright, and intelligent-
Born to die-
What lies in each grave-
We all soon will become-

Forced to recognize-
My own vulnerability-
No curse or violence-
Would justify my stalemate-
With what I am, and what I can be-
Or what I have become-

Beggar, cheater, liar-
Fornicator-
In love and hate-
Reasons come and go-
Ashes to ashes dust to dust-
All men are born guilty-
Until proven innocent-
And all men battle-
Politics in life-
Or embrace its fruits-
Without consulting their conscience-
Flesh yes, intelligent no-

Wars have been fought-
Tortures of being human-
An animal or creation of god-
Perfection is always in the making-
But ultimately fails to be seen-
Casted away as idealistic and not realistic-
Have we traveled so far-
To be let down-
No Hollywood ending here-

From day one we suffer and live-
What cosmic decision has been made for us-
Was here and always will be here-
This human race-
We are bound too-
Has no meaning, has no truth-
But we exist to finally exit-
Into the same place we came from-
The womb of the universe-
Or to the care-
Of morticians-




Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2000-06-02 03:47:09
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:20
Poem ID: 56371

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