Abel

It's about the death of Abel from the story of Cain and Abel. It kind of goes hand in hand with my other poem Cain.

Where did I go wrong?

I never warranted this.

I lay still as the earth consumes me.

I recall no pose of threat.

I lived as asked and gratefully so.

The heavens never failed me.

Nor have I ever questioned them.

Why have I been glorified and envied by peers?

I wish for nothing but the best,

And do nothing, but what is asked,

Why does spite ring in the distance?

My good heart is pure,

My conscience is clear,

And I go where I am destined.

Though red rivers flow from me,

I’d never imagine that,

What one can do for themselves,

Could cause the death of someone else.

Acceptance is only mental. 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[The Calm Scribe]

Very well worded and wonderful poem. I found it to be a good take on the story, a hidden introspective. Which I am sure the other side will be as well, which I am off to read now.