It would have been good

by Michael D Nalley   May 12, 2008


It would have been good
If we did what we should
It would have been good
If we did what we could

If we had not made a mistake
And done right for God's sake
Evil for good we have mistook
We've strayed from the good book

Now our sins are so bad
That our lives are so sad
It often makes me very mad
To think of what we could've had

We have never given enough thought
To what we could change, or could not
We just fell into the evil pit of sin
Now we dream of what could have been

It is a foolish man that believes it wise
To exalt himself proudly in his own eyes
The wiser man has a humble soul
With goodness as his only goal

It will be good when His will is done
In every nation united under the Son
Then individual happiness will not cease
When we are filled with the goodness of peace

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  • 16 years ago

    by ECILA ice

    What really caught my attention is the thought that every individual suffers from agony because of regrets.. and if we have only did it much better then we will not be in a place where we are currently at.

  • 16 years ago

    by Blissful

    Such meaning and power were embedded in your words and it just truly blew me away! It flowed nicely and was inspiring to read. Welll done *5/5*

  • 16 years ago

    by iloveyouandrew

    Sad but also truthful yet again great job

  • 16 years ago

    by Bradley Peter

    I think this is an okay piece. It had it's ups and downs. The ups- the wording and structure, particularly in the last two stanzas. The downs - some of the rhymes, especially in stanza three. The rhyme were far too basic, and didn't really give the piece power, but, I feel, it actually took it away.

    As I say, the last two stanza I thought were the best, and as I'm sure you know, it'simportant to end a poem on a strong point, as you did.

    Brad

  • 16 years ago

    by XxxBeenThereRockedThatxxX

    Loved how you rhymed in this one....it made the flow easier and more interesting...great write! Also its descriptive and has a good choice of words...

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