jaded

innocence has slipped away

I am naïve no longer 

it has been replaced by pessimism

I once believed in the good 

of all mankind 

and the kindness of others 

but mankind is now selfish 

hurting others 

out for themselves 

and what they can get 

I am jaded and cynical

the hand of God no longer rules 

lucifer is in charge 

“judge not yet ye be judged”

no one cares about redemption 

except me 

I pray for this sad world 

and the infidels that walk in it 

God’s children no longer

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.