For The Coming Man

The balance of power

is weakness on both sides

love is fear

and fear is its strength

on the side of the enemy

but also on yours.

Trust is the key

and also the flaw

the prize is magnificent

the penalty is death

the unknown is change

and trust never knows.

His life, her life

two lovers, two spies

in the other's hands

a sensitive code

a lethal combination

the secret-keepers.

Survival is luck

betrayal is no choice

knave favours fortune

as well as the brave

under stress or in torture

everyone talks.

What price love now?

trusting in weakness

appealing to mercy

when blood runs cold

a target for a heart

a soul sold by wisdom.

Line-up with the others

and pray for salvation

better luck next time

you shouldn't take sides

where's your God now?

and what does he know?

I scrawl on the wall

with my dying hand

for the coming man

who'll never know

until his dying breath:

"I was here".

Reviews

[Poetic Justice]

wow..your stellar at the moment..loving this depth within your writing..stirred, moved and captivated..glad your still sharing your work here.

[Ruth]

Oh wow...
This is amazingly intense...
There is such power itself in these words, the ending is a lament to my heart that rendered me deeply moved!
The balance of everything, such a fragile task that shall always be surrendered to the battle of division unless we all see the same ocean we gaze out at :)
xox

[A.Lee]

"Survival is luck
betrayal is no choice
knave favours fortune
as well as the brave
under stress or in torture
everyone talks."

I reread this poem twice, for that stanza and the last. But the entire poem is captivating. It really tugs at you and drags you into it, and it's a rather deep well of thought.

[Poetic Beauty]

This is done with extreme thought and well penned words. The last two lines really smack a you in the face at the whole idea. It is insightful and deep.

[Devons]

Thank you very much indeed! It's nice to see someone is reading.

[Poetic Beauty]

I am reading. I don't get on as much as I would like to because of working two jobs but I try to read others work.