Repentant Stare
Our sullied sins, the less known
An echoed demonic baritone
In last rite, a mourning dirge
Forbidden knowledge given purge
The grating sound of fatal gasp
Tears shine away like mirrored rasp
There in the hour of greatest need
The life we led, plagued memory
In crimson crawls our tainted blood
Scant barrier to the coming flood
With dirty feet, holy ground trod
We fear the face of a knowing god
Each bad thought and darkest whim
Burrows its way out from within
All the things that only we know
With the silence that made them grow
The sunken and the shallow eyes
Must reconcile the mistakes and lies
No matter the evils that it may spur
We face the person we know we were
commonsensiblyspeaking 
Wow! Powerful! And so true! The premise of this tremendous poem is something that I truly believe in…incredibly good writing my dear friend! This is great!
Thank you, Francisco! I am truly thankful for your support and friendship. It means so much to me!
As yours does to me my friend!
yes, that moment of truth. no hiding from it. excellent writing, brad.
Thank you, Beth! I appreciate your continued support!
Brad, this is so sensual. Yet
“With dirty feet, holy ground trod
We fear the face of a knowing god”
A gorgeous mixture of beauty, sensuality, and divinity (as a punishing element?)
I love this poem.
Enjoy the rest of your day my friend.
G.
Thank you so much, Gabriela! You words lift my spirit always, Poetess! ❤
Always a pleasure Brad.
Take care.
G.
I have lost count of how many times I have read this. Everytime I try to leave a comment my words fall short. I think partly it’s because I’m in my own head and another part is I feel like you have seen into my soul and wrote the words I have written there. Suddenly the song “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” hits so close to home. Maybe I need to write a poem called “Killing Me Softly With His Poetry.”
I think that is a great premise for a poem and its not my ego talking. It would not have to correlate to me at all, it is just a great premise. If you don’t call dibs on this idea, I am going to steal it!
It’s all yours! 😁
regrets, I’ve had a few…
Ah, but a blessed few!
thankfully!
I really like your blog. A pleasure to come stroll on your pages. A great discovery and a very interesting blog. I will come back to visit you. Do not hesitate to visit my universe. See you soon.
Thank you, Angelilie! You are so very kind and gracious with your words. I will certainly make time to visit your world and look forward to what it holds. Take care!
Love this 🖤
Thank you, Jupiter! Sending hugs and kisses!