Downfall

Fall and rise are part of life, few give up yet some learn and stand tall...

Downfall

All dream-destinies for a better tomorrow

Turn ideas into reality, huge loans they borrow

Troubles knock everyone’s door, you’re not alone

Look around, feel unheard cries; World…full of sorrow

When success comes and hits life
everyone is utterly on different skies
even those whom we never knew, are close
Time seems frozen, life turns as a beautiful red rose

Life can throw you in smoldering hell
all the doors clogged, no path left to dwell
Sitting petrified, bitter memories with prosaic soul
world tarnished, money vanished, no one to propel

Deep, dark thoughts running in our minds
Sometimes find a way to abolish your soul
To the misery stuck on you, nothing left for fight
Was this the reason we touched opulent heights

Everyone hates, blame, curses, enjoy abusing you
Even your own self in its own way, is annoyed too
Magic of life is going back in time, watching movies
Often sad, some fun and few packed with glories

How can the world disregard, wondrous histories we made

 myriad lives we touched, flaming sun we provided shades
We only thought to make the world better place
Now they look at us with abhorrence, our hard work has fade

Yesterday squandering millions, today not a single penny
damn felt blessed with her presence, first one left was Jenny
Tensions start pummeling brain, merely luxury left was smoking

 Lifestyle revolutionized so swiftly, strange mystery left provoking

99% of life is painted with poignant tales
1% of life brings us magic of feeling ecstatic 
consider failure God’s wish, accept without malice
Downfall an eradicator, its life's we’ve to gracefully face

 

It’s not only you, history is full of characters

One day they were king, next in vagrant’s attire

Treasures are left where they belong

All they took with them was their dirty desires

 

A. Amos

Author's Note

Reviews

[KAin]

Destiny is not a fickle thing... What is weak is man's ability to understand it. We can lose ourselves, stepping backwards into the rapid-moving river of fate, and be lashed by emotions on the way, and then drown in circumstances beyond our control. But despite this, there's value in human determination. You've touched on many things in this poem, friend, but these themes are what stood out for me. Keep writing.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Landred, I love your depth insight and words of your wisdom means allot for me.

[Mira ThePoetess]

I like that review .... quite profound Landred

[An owl on the moon]

What a powerful glimpse into the world of pain... and the life that can come to restore spring from the long, long winter of the soul... Brilliant and bold...

[icelandicblue]

What we should truly value is often overlooked. We live in a materialistic world and in acquiring things many of us compromise who we are and what we believe. We are not alone in our suffering yet we can paint our world with joy when it presents itself. Gratitude is highly underrated. I like this piece very much, it has a powerful message.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Ice, your always kind my gratitude my dear friend

[Coyote Poetry]

"Everyone hates, blame, curses, enjoy abusing you
Even your own self in its own way, is annoyed too
Magic of life is going back in time, watching movies
Often sad, some fun and few packed with glories"
A strong journey in the words. I like the above lines the best. We can win or lose. Sometime small victories give us reasons to stay in the game. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[A. Amos]

Thank you CP

[Ellyahnna Hall]

As always your words spill off the page and into reality. Great work :)

[A. Amos]

Thank you EH, for your support and kind words

[David Burke]

You, are very talented yourself my friend. To me, this is like throwing the world at those who refuse to see it for what it is. the truth does hurt, but it should also be recognized; and that's what you did here. wonderful job.

[A. Amos]

Thank you bro, humbly accept your kind words and review

[David Burke]

You're welcome man, you earned it.

[Ravyne Hawke]

I think people put too much emphasis on money and success these days.. they live the fast life and then when it crashes on them, they are so horribly lost. I get that sense from your words here... I prefer living in the now as frugally as possible... but I understand the well-to-do must have their bling. Wonderful poem, A.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Lori, always nice to hear fro you...

[RichGee]

Wonderful work...this is truth in poetry...this is life.

[A. Amos]

Thank you RG, appreciated

[RichGee]

My pleasure

[Brook]

Clever. Good job, Amos. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[A. Amos]

Thank you Brook, your always kind

[Lydia Shutter]

In our electronic society where news is thrown at us 24/7, people forget what happened last week. What matters is the current day, even the current hour. Mother Theresa passed on the same day Princess Diana died.....which one do we remember more and why? It is interesting to observe the human condition, is it not? Very good write here.....makes one take a step back and notice. Lydi**

[A. Amos]

Thank you Lydi, for your kind words

[Bri 810]

It really is crazy that it's possible for people to rise to fame, and then fall... hard. I think your poem does a good job encompassing the different ways/emotions that come with that type of thing. Good job!

[A. Amos]

Thank you Bri, for your kind words