Three Thrones



"One day you will be one with the earth again,
The same earth you arrogantly stomped on.
And everything you built would lean over as if paying homage to you,
But they'll never stand upright again,
Because they would always want to lean close to you.
Now, walk carefully so you are not dug too deep,
Swim gleefully so the water does not carry your soul away,
And if you must fly, never say 'Angels don't do more than this',
The guardians of each throne choose carefully what they are insulted by."

About this poem

The poem encourages the reader to live mindfully, to be aware of their actions and choices. Every action and choice have already beside it a consequence.

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Submitted by arewanife48 on July 30, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCACDEFG
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 496
Words 101
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

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