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Who Am I To Judge? - Poem by TheProdigy(m): 7:25am On Dec 09, 2013 |
Hello Guys, I'm Kinda New Here [This Section]. I've Been Reading A Lot Of Wonderful Articles Posted Here...Poems, Stories etc... So I Thought It Shouldn't Be A Bad Idea If Also Post My Works Too. I'm Starting With This Poem... Kindly Tell What You Think About It. I'm Not Allodoxaphobic, So Please You're Free To Criticise. ... Thanks :-) [b] WHO AM I TO JUDGE? ... WHO AM I TO JUDGE? I, A MERE MORTAL MADE OF GRIME WHO AM I TO EVEN GRUDGE? CAST STONE ON OTHERS, WHEN THEY DO CRIME ... I AM BUT A SERVANT OF THE GOD OF ROME A DEVOUT DISCIPLE OF HIS EMISSARY I AM BUT A FOLLOWER OF THE HOLY TOME THOUGH I MAY NOT GRASP IT UTTERLY ... MY MOTHER SOLD ME OUT IN SLAVERY TO FOREVER TOIL IN A TERRAIN I KNOW NOT THOUGH SHE WAS RICHEST IN THE CITY SIMPLY DEEMED ME A BURDEN TOO MUCH ... I HAD NEITHER CHOICE NOR SAY IN WHAT WAS TO AFFECT ME FOREVER I HATED HER SO MUCH THAT DAY BUT WHO AM I TO POINT A FINGER? ... MY BEST FRIEND ONCE SWINDLED ME BORROWED MY SLIGHT, SMALL, LITTLE PAY AND THEN SUDDENLY, HE FLEES NO TIME WAS I EVER AS BETRAYED ... HE CAME BACK, PLEADED AND I FORGAVE BUT THEN HE FLED AGAIN, NOW WITH MY WIFE MY INNER-SELF BURNED WITH GREAT RAGE BUT WHO AM I TO MOAN OR WHINE? ... DEVOTED IN WORSHIP TO THE MOST-HIGH I SWIFTLY SOUGHT OUT A NOBLE PRIEST HE ASSURED ME SUPER-HEAVEN IN THIS LIFEt IF ONLY I SOW ONE-TENTH MY EARNINGS ... ONE DAY, I SAW MY GOOD PRIEST ON A STEED TREADING MY PATH, I WAVED THAT HE MAY STOP ALAS! HE SNUBBED ME, OR SO IT SEEMED WHO AM I, TO CONDEMN, I AM JUST A SLOB ... I REMEMBER TOO, ONE POOR, FRAIL GENT WHO CAME TO MY CABIN TO PRAY NOT FOR FOOD, BUT MY CONSENT THAT HE MAY RULE THE WHOLE POPULACE ... I TRUSTED AND GAVE HIM MY BACKING THEN, AFTER HE BECAME A REVERED SOVEREIGN HE LOCKED ME UP FOR STREET-BEGGING BUT HEY, WHO AM I TO COMPLAIN? ... WHO AM I TO JUDGE? I, A MERE MORTAL MADE OF GRIME WHO AM I TO EVEN GRUDGE? CAST STONE ON OTHERS, WHEN THEY DO CRIME ... NAY! IN SILENCE I SHALL SPEND MY LIFE IN LACK, I HAVE BEEN; IN LACK, I WILL EVER BE PERHAPS, I CAN BLAME FATE FOR MY PLIGHT? DEFINITELY NOT OTHERS, FOR I AM NOT ‘HE’! [/b] ... http://adekunleadebajo./2013/12/06/who-am-i-to-judge/ |
Re: Who Am I To Judge? - Poem by shadydeals: 8:42am On Dec 09, 2013 |
Nice poem. If u ask me, I'll say u are already complaining and judging by posting this poem. You do have the right to complain and seek justice if u are wronged by someone. Nice poem. 1 Like |
Re: Who Am I To Judge? - Poem by TheProdigy(m): 9:38am On Dec 09, 2013 |
shadydeals: Nice poem. If u ask me, I'll say u are already complaining and judging by posting this poem. You do have the right to complain and seek justice if u are wronged by someone. Nice poem. Thank you sir. However, the poem is actually a satire, not a justification for 'silence in the face of tyranny.' :-) |
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