Afflictions

by Michael D Nalley   Mar 7, 2009


Walking amongst the afflictionless
souls of society
Not afraid of the thinking
sharp minds of sobriety
Unholy is the heart that tries to beat
The strength of piety

Each step taken brings us
forever nearer
to the blessed afflicted
never dearer
As our destination
is ever clearer

Afflictions must persist
yet the angels do exist
In the foggy mountain mist

No need for anyone to walk on cloud nine
True is the merciful love of the divine
The Lord has shared His blood freely like wine

Worthy are wise convictions
The only healthy addictions
are free of all afflictions

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  • 15 years ago

    by Krista

    I noticed there was no punctuation whatsoever. That ruined the flow for me immediatley. The stanzas felt kinda weird when they went from 6 lines to 3..That made it akward too. I did like the rhyming and your word choice. I loved the idea behind the poem, and it was well penned.

  • 15 years ago

    by Cyber Saiyan

    I read the poem through twice before writing any comments.

    I must say, I like the poem overall. It was unique and contained alot of "umph" for lack of a better word. The words used were very powerful and they flowed together very well.

    I thought in the first two stanzas that; while the words fit together, the lines didnt. When I read it out loud and paused at the end of each line before moving on, it sounded odd. But if I read the lines 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6 out loud without the breaks, it sounded more natural. Maybe its just me being picky, but it was just a little off key; like playing a piano thats slightly out of tune.

    On a positive note, I love the overall meaning and the word choice was superb. It sounded like an old proverb to me.

    Good job. It was different and strongly writen.

  • 15 years ago

    by Faithless

    Well i like how you display this poem of walking among those who do not believe in the almighty.Well we don't really need to see the Lord physically to believe, all we need is a little faith.

    Worthy are wise convictions
    The only healthy addictions
    are free of all afflictions

    I like how you end off this poem. from my interpretation, It is only when you believe in Him, then you're free from your misery

    Excellent Job
    5/5

  • 15 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    That is very good advice I will edit

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