Destined

Obsessed with Voltaire when I wrote this. Just finished reading some of his collective works.

I
Honesty amongst thieves
Bear no witness.
For one cannot dance
With heavy pockets.
II
Honour amongst the tempted
Seek no validity.
For one cannot sway
The heavy hearted.
III
Blue eyes of misfortune
Tangles the masses.
Yet one cannot fight
If left unprotected.
IV
Once wisdom begat
Envy and hatred.
For one cannot live
In a kingdom of jaded.
V
Yet dance light of foot
And fall not for temptation
For heart and mind may be faltered
But true love is honoured.

Reviews

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

Has a nice rhythym, nicely written poem. Thank you for sharing. Debileah

[Alex McFadyen]

Good poem and nicely writ! I have one curiosity about it thought that I wouldn't mind being explained..

You say
"Honour amongst the tempted
Seek no validity."

Yet you also say
"And fall not for temptation
For heart and mind may be faltered
But true love is honoured."

There is honour in temptation, but you say don't be tempted. I am stuggling with contradiction here.

[T]

Great flow, the poem was nice.

"Yet dance light of foot
And fall not for temptation
For heart and mind may be faltered
But true love is honoured."

That stanza was great!

[Robert Wilson]

Great flow here. It was catchy. I love the line "one cannot dance with heavy pockets." And like other have said, the last verse is incredible!

[Jillian]

I Love the last verse, and it seems so does everyone else ;)

[lauren emily]

I especially loved this part:

"Yet dance light of foot
And fall not for temptation
For heart and mind may be faltered
But true love is honoured."

Very nice work, ya got here. Keep it up!

~Lauren

[The Lady Anasteja]

"For one cannot live
In a kingdom of jaded"

Perfectly epic!

[Mysty Rayn]

The last two line of each part are so creative. So imaginative. Wonderful write, I really enjoyed this piece.

[Astrid Hamilton]

True love is honoured.

The truest wisdom mine own soul has ever, or will ever know.
I commend these poems, sir, and smile that you too have been enarmoured with the likes of Voltaire.

[Poeticpiers]

cynical but no less true for that Delivered in well presented poetic prose I paerticularly liked staza iv