Thursday, February 13, 2014

A REBEL HEART

A drifter through life
A rebel at heart
A beggar through time
Alone from the start.

All thoughts are on self
Roulette is the game
The dice is the gamble
No thought and no shame.

The goal? instant pleasure
The moment is here
Postponing of payment
A heart without fear.

The will is the master
Unyielding and proud
Refusing to listen
Unbroken and loud

Enslaving the soul
The darkness: its cell!
Demanding a toll
Hard heart-ed as hell.

The spirit unbending
Refusing to hear
The call to surrender
No conscience or fear.

The morning is coming
When judgment demands
The payment for waiting
Eternally damned!
--B. Pent


2 comments:

Lynnae said...

Very sobering...but a wonderful poem, Papa. I hope you'll be ready to help me with some poetry by April...I can't wait!!!

Cosette V. Spafford said...

That is a very sobering poem, but very true.
I love you so much, Papa.