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Faceless

March 8, 2012
By spudbud GOLD, Newton, Kansas
spudbud GOLD, Newton, Kansas
19 articles 4 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Have they not been made such a fool in their squalor?<br /> <br /> For they desired a sign and sought for the wise<br /> <br /> When the precursor of life was right in front of their eyes&quot; - Wolves at the Gate


Tell me,
Tell me what you live for.
Is it worth your every breath?
Of this unhappy life you so cleverly disguise,
Is nothing found but death?
Though spring brought with it the waters of life,
The green has washed away, and all that remains is bone-dry.
In a heartless, winter desert you have abided,
Spending your time on fleeting memories;
Hiding.

Tell me,
Tell me what you die for.
Is it worth your dying breath?
Of the unhappy life you lived,
Did you find life cannot be kept?
Has spring returned the waters of life to you;
Has all that was washed away returned?
Have the temporary things lost yet their value?
Have you come out of hiding,
Choosing instead to learn?
To learn from a life poorly lived,
A life greatly wasted,
A life that was, truly,
Faceless.


The author's comments:
Some wait for the sound of Death's knocking on their door to reflect on their life. Of those that do, very few choose to change while they still have time. Do not wait for Death's to ask yourself, "Have I been living a Faceless life?"

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on Dec. 25 2012 at 8:25 pm
boringbrunette BRONZE, Hahaha, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
either lead me, follow me, or get outta my way!!! (if i could so humbly implore you)

haha=) well it is really good, and i think that it really does show the human life, and the feeling  despair if we come to the end of it without faith. nothing really ever lasts without Gods love  

spudbud GOLD said...
on Dec. 25 2012 at 7:49 pm
spudbud GOLD, Newton, Kansas
19 articles 4 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Have they not been made such a fool in their squalor?<br /> <br /> For they desired a sign and sought for the wise<br /> <br /> When the precursor of life was right in front of their eyes&quot; - Wolves at the Gate

Ultimately, God is the inspiration for everything I do and write. Some of it is personal experience, and some of it is just observing others. I know that when I have been furthest from God I am most unhappy, and the memories of those times helped me write this poem. We tend to ascribe our own meaning to life, and try to make it worth something, but it is all in vain without God's love. Btw, I LOVE poems, haha.

on Dec. 25 2012 at 5:46 pm
boringbrunette BRONZE, Hahaha, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
either lead me, follow me, or get outta my way!!! (if i could so humbly implore you)

wow. i cant begin to describe how amazing this poem is. i have the words inside of me, but they cant be put down. incredible job. what was your inspiration for this?