Falling Petals

         Mother, I have failed you,

         Participated in the destruction

         Of the beautiful land you gave us.

                I have cleared away emerald life,

                And replaced it with stone,

                Building metal towers

                As hollow as my soul.

 

         Mother, I have failed you,

         Joined the hunts and butchery

         That so indifferently rip apart children.

                A decade I stood strong

                Against the cruelty of it all,

                But I was weak, and they pushed,

                And so, I did fall.

 

         Mother, I have failed you,

         Disobeying natural patience

         And giving in, throwing away the virtue

                I thought I wanted to,

                So I allowed the lust  

                To consume me,

                I thought that I must.

 

The petals fell from the adolescent tree

And fluttered in the winds of change.

I'm sorry, Mother, for growing up,

And entering a world so strange.

Author's Note

An apology to Mother Nature...
Thanks for reading (: ♥

Reviews

[Ben Taylor]

"The petals fell from the adolescent tree
And fluttered in the winds of change.
I'm sorry, Mother, for growing up,
And entering a world so strange."
Still doin that "end with a rhyme" thing I see; and it really does work well. I love analogies using the "winds of change". :)
I would have assumed this was to your actual mother, but now that I re-read it, it makes more sense your way :)
Nicely written :)

[♥Chloe-The-Zombi..]

this is great. you are a wonderful lyricist. my favorite line from this was:
" Mother, I have failed you,
Joined the hunts and butchery
That so indifferently rip apart children.
A decade I stood strong
Against the cruelty of it all,
But I was weak, and they pushed,
And so, I did fall."
what i love about this poem is that it has two meanings. it is an apology to mother nature and also an apology to your mum.
its great. keep writing :) 100/100