Damascus

Freeverse with a sprinkle of spirituality

Scholarly scribes
Describe an event
That was meant
For me?
That occurred in 36 A.D.


They write
A bright light changed
His life and
All the wrong became right
As he changed his life
And became a champion
For Christ
So on that day
They say that
Saul became Paul
But as for me
My name didn’t
Change it
Stayed the same


I have heard
Prophetic words
And bright lights
Have illuminated
This path
Still silently
I laugh
Because this road
Is still so dark
Just like my heart

Still witnesses have proclaimed
That the one who inflicted
So much pain, has changed
Still I am searching in vain
Wondering why my name
Remains the same

Saul became Paul
But as for me
My name didn’t
Change it stayed
The same

See I have

Raped mothers and daughters
Slaughtered fathers and sons
As I have no remorse for what I
Have done
I can’t change the outcome

Saul became Paul
But as for me
My name didn’t
Change it stayed
The same

Author's Note

any corrections or suggestions appreciated

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A striking stance on the grave hush of fact surrounding the lineage of learning from collaborations, well done, great read.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

second line, i would use "Describe" to match with scribes...

this is interesting...it's like given so many chances, this speaker just refuses to believe...and the name stays the same---no lightning strike...
some just keep their dark hearts...and dwell in that darkness, happily unhappy.

[Jerome F Knox III pseudonym Nefarious J. Dorsey]

thanks Jacob.....I need all the help I can get because I am not the same after the stroke