Useless

Useless
Nothing to give except
the heart, the soul and the mind

Intellect is inept
as an acceptable contribution to coin
Love alone puts no food
on an empty table
And though a soul cries to be released
it is silenced by deaf ears
for it cannot help pay rent

Poverty and pain go hand in hand
when wealth escapes a fervent grasp
Perseverance proves pointless
when perception is skewed to cant
And all the trying in the world
does nothing
when the efforts go unrecognized

Useless
Nothing to give except
the heart, the soul and the mind

Reviews

[Rowan Storm]

I love the callous honesty. I love how it's written with the voice of experience and wisdom. But it's also cynical. Not that cynicism is bad. Quite contrary, it is actually useful in writing. More emotion. But I digress. I love the repetition as well.

[realmwriter]

Thank you so much

[Kenneth The Poet]

Stark, indeed. The basics of human essence cannot put food on the table alone.

[realmwriter]

Thank you so very much

[Irfan Bashir Shah]

You sure made your point...... i like it!
Talented you are!

[realmwriter]

Thank you again my friend

[Ashley]

aww this is sad, but wonderful. great job, i love the flow. 100/100

[realmwriter]

Thank you so very much

[Leslie Philibert]

This is a fine poem rooted in the reality of what we all see,with a fine idealistic
position as well as lyrical quality.Great.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

realmwriter, this was spoken from the heart, and felt within mine! Excellent!

[BlueDreams]

"Poverty and pain go hand in hand
when wealth escapes a fervent grasp" these line touched the heart in real sense.. Nicely depicted it with reality...

[johnnyqueer]

The heart, the soul, and the mind is rarely given these days. Everyone seems to live in a shallow puddle. I love this.