by OndosSydney, New South Wales, Australia
May 2014 754 Views 7 comments
Clarity
"Down on your knees you crazy fool
Beg and plead for mercy
To save your pitiful wretched self
You must indulge my fancy"
"Ha ha" laughed the wise old man
Shaking his ancient head
"You cannot kill Oh Mighty King
Someone who's always dead"
"Dead? Why then this nonsense from your mouth
Is piercing my ear
And that miserable image of yourself
I see so crystal clear?"
"Don't be deceived, Oh Great King
By beliefs you hold so dear
Truth is only part of what you see
None of that you hear"
The king stood up and raised his sword
Immersed in a spiteful rage
First he will have the last word
Then slay the mindless sage
He searched for weakness, doubt and fear
Deep into the old man’s eyes
But what he saw disturbed his soul
And triggered his demise
He saw the joyful innocence
Of compassion dressed in grace
In contrast to the dark reflection
Of his own brutal face
Tears stormed on the desert sand
As his might fled on deplete
He fell humble on his knees
And kissed the old man’s feet.
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Beg and plead for mercy
To save your pitiful wretched self
You must indulge my fancy"
"Ha ha" laughed the wise old man
Shaking his ancient head
"You cannot kill Oh Mighty King
Someone who's always dead"
"Dead? Why then this nonsense from your mouth
Is piercing my ear
And that miserable image of yourself
I see so crystal clear?"
"Don't be deceived, Oh Great King
By beliefs you hold so dear
Truth is only part of what you see
None of that you hear"
The king stood up and raised his sword
Immersed in a spiteful rage
First he will have the last word
Then slay the mindless sage
He searched for weakness, doubt and fear
Deep into the old man’s eyes
But what he saw disturbed his soul
And triggered his demise
He saw the joyful innocence
Of compassion dressed in grace
In contrast to the dark reflection
Of his own brutal face
Tears stormed on the desert sand
As his might fled on deplete
He fell humble on his knees
And kissed the old man’s feet.
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Posted: May 2014
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Comments (7)
this piece Ondos.
He saw the joyful innocence Of compassion dressed in grace...He fell humble on his knees And kissed the old man’s feet. I love the sentiment portrayed by your poetic verse. If only Clarity was so easily perceived and achieved. Thank you for sharing. "...Truth is only part of what you see None of that you hear".