My curiosity had brought me …to the gates of The Law
But all progress was halted… I could venture no more
A Gatekeeper there stood… who obstructed my path
With his menacing demeanour …and a soul filled with wrath
Warning not to continue… on my journey ahead
For more frightening will face me: The thought filled me with dread
Though my hunger for knowledge… of what lay inside
Simply would not relent …it just would not subside
But he held firm with his caution… of the immanent danger
So now who do I trust …myself or this stranger?
Held back with uncertainty, burdened with apprehension
Unsure of my fate… I’m held here in suspension
So I patiently waited, hoping he would relent
But time just marched on, with opportunities spent
As my life drifted on, and the years passed me by
All that remained… was just waiting to die
The end brought me courage… to enquire of this gate
Though I was informed, it was just for my fate
And thus when I am gone, it will be closed up and locked
I’ve no time to be sorry, nor time to be shocked
I think of all those ambitions, of those things I’ve desired
For the unique opportunities… that left me inspired
Although I look back and wish for… this chance once again
It is time to accept… this is where I’ll remain
But the long-term companion I chose …it was fear
Controlling my choices… it drove me to despair
So now at the end… I am filled with regret
The price that I’ve paid …is a terrible debt
And what of the lesson …I chose to endure?
It was my time spent in judgement… Before The Law!
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Braga by Walid Saba
- Raw Silk by Vinita Agrawal
- Cell Mate
- Олег Бундур – Клубника созрела
- Get together by Vinaya Kumar Hanumanthappa
- Sonnet X
- To S.M., A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works by Phillis Wheatley
- A Voice From The West poem – Alfred Austin
- Bad News by William Barnes
- Their Frailty by Siegfried Sassoon
- Олег Бундур – Всё живёт
- English Poetry. Lucy Maud Montgomery. As the Heart Hopes. Люси Мод Монтгомери.
- A Farmhouse Dirge poem – Alfred Austin
- Владимир Маяковский – Врангель (РОСТА №477)
- Authorship by Rabindranath Tagore
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).