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Open Poetry #32

On Callused Hands

Kevo
Member

since 2004-06-02

Posts 466
Navarro County, Texas, USA

0 posted 2004-06-18 05:38 AM

On Callused Hands

Blinded by the hallowed green,
fortune beckons and silver gleans

for those who wield their foul resolve
in laboring men until their spirits dissolve.

Long is the road to success in this plight.
Where is the treasure bedecked in light?

I've traveled this road so many miles
and missed so many of my family's smiles.

I've realized now the price I've paid
to reach this treasure that has begun to fade.

Sustained desperation grips the soul
of all weary men who pay this toll.

Endeavor to pass the opulent gates
of those with hands never laden in weight.

Only to find our path is barred
by wretched dogs who toil discard.

Lap at the blood of the weary one,
leave him to fall with the setting sun.

Bask yourself in reflected glory.
Amuse yourself with your sacrificial story

where strife holds hope strangled in hand
and misery cloaks your savage land.

Tell us where you ever found the strength
to overcome oppression and walk success' length.

Lay awake in the light of the ivory moon.
Choke on the ladle of your silver spoon.

You cannot tell us of your burdened life
for it is the callused hand who has carried your strife.
Copyright, Kevin V. Reese, 2004

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

1 posted 2004-06-18 06:29 AM

very thought provoking

Good write

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