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

[Jennesis]

It is a thin line between success and failure. one wrong step, one bad debt, it makes it so easy to be down on your luck. I like the ending, we only take with us our dirty desires. No matter where we are, we take ourselves with us~ Nice job

[A. Amos]

Thank you my friend...

[Mary Bradley]

Powerful and insightful poem . Beautiful wording and heartfelt piece .
Wheels of fortune is always turning . We can't disregard anyone who is down on their luck and befriend others who has fortune to spare . Basic humanity = respect others :-)

[A. Amos]

Thank you Mary...

[Alisa Js]

Aloha,

As long as we have breath, we have hope, if we continue to press our way forward...

I don't think it's possible to guarantee our future path completely, we can plan and focus, however...Sometimes life throws curve balls from left field without warning. It is at these times we have find the lesson...there always is one, somewhere...

The most important lesson I have learned is to be thankful for the gift of life, regardless of one's circumstances... as we all have 24 hours in each day. Each new day is a gift... a present waiting to be opened and explored...

Very well done, you!

Alisa ;-)

[A. Amos]

Thank you Alisa and it's really nice of you to share your thoughts on my humble work, stay happy and blessed!

[Carolann Dowsett]

So much truth and insight into the different sides of life. How easily do we plummet into the depths of despair when life takes it's vicious twists and turns.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Carolann...

[R Smith]

seems i should get around on here a bit more, you get so caught up in your next poem and doing reviews that you can walk right past such profound beauty and insight as i found in this work, bravo A. Amos, thanks for the reminder to come read you :)

[A. Amos]

Thank you Richard...

[LadyAnn68]

Had to pass by this one once more..again very strongly done..I love it!

[A. Amos]

Thank you my friend...

[MerylDivya]

The title for this poem is very appropriate and as I read the stanzas and went back to reread the title I thought wow this is definitely definitive.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Meryl...

[Angad Waraich]

Extremely well done piece of poetry.
Enjoyed how you depicted the circle of life what goes up does indeed come down .
Thank you for sharing.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Angad...

[Akshay Rawal]

I saw Optimism in this poem and I congratulate you for that. Thanks.

[A. Amos]

Thank you Akshay...

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

This poem is amazing, I loved reading this peice. :-)

Kaze~

[A. Amos]

Thank you Kaze!

[♔ CrownedDevil ☾]

Your very welcome, it was my pleasure. :-)