Those Who Went before Us
lost all direction in the mystery
of their ignorance, also known as innocence.
Those who went before us
saved themselves from bitterness
in this bare land
through their lack of knowledge
of the marshes that swallowed them.
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Devastation of the Soul
PoetryA poetry book about he devastated souls. It is created for the darkest shortest month, during a poem-a-day creative challenge in February 2014.
Those Who Went before Us
Those Who Went before Us
lost all direction in the mystery
of their ignorance, also known as innocence.
Those who went before us
saved themselves from bitterness
in this bare land
through their lack of knowledge
of the marshes that swallowed them.