accountability's pupil

accountability's pupil

 

 

on the odd looking tree

eyes looked the other way

demanded an explanation

 

but had no apologies,

ego crossed

to the other side of guilt

 

and yet, in the last breath

turned like leaves in a dry autumn

too little, too late.

 

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

3/25/16

Reviews

[hcarson]

this one immediately put me in mind of my partner haha, always in trouble for something..big mouth etc. nicely done, short but to the pooint :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing how you relate, and for your kind words.

j.

[iand63]

lessons learned in life are often learned the hard way; my school motto was quoque paulo nimium sero and i was always top of the class. good one J

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful comment, ian.

j.

[andrew mitchell]

I like the metaphor here, A profound write which could apply to many things including the treatment of Mother Nature!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, andrew---

j.

[emmajoy]

Comes a time when guilt or remorse - or whatever similar, hits home. Its natural for the average feeling person to wonder if.. ..Isn't it or shouldn't it be, an inbuilt conscience?

You have the ability to philosophise with so few words. You weigh your thoughts against feathers and yet, always shine light 'pon a train of thought. I should read you more often and sit still a while, silently!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, emma.

j.

[highonwords]

remorse can be a little more than too late, when the person wronged and mistreated, whose faith on humanity has been broken has left and gone - it is our responsibility to reach out, ask forgiveness, and make amends, so we can have peace and sleep better at night

regards,
steph

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insights, steph

j.

[highonwords]

very much welcome, jacob :)

steph

[Lydia Shutter]

Responsibility....accountability.....are these things of the past? Sometimes I think so. Feeling guilty is a wasted emotion, but the other side of guilt can be pandemonium. As is always the case, your poetry makes me think, Jacob. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Lydi..
j.