The Angry Man

 

As the days draw near and the time is at hand, who will mourn the angry man?

He looks at his world and wags his head. He sits in judgment of the weak and unfed. He is rather to be pitied than despised.

A cold heart is the reward of enmity; compassion the gift of the wise.

He praises himself for his success over others. He views the poor as weak and lazy. Surely they are the product of their own bad choices.

He is blind to kindness and humanity; as the oppressed cry out he is deaf to their voices.

As the days draw near and the time is at hand, who will mourn the angry man?

He would tax the poor to build a wall in pursuit of false security. He surveys his land with rheumy eyes and malice that cannot be fully disguised. Oh fool, where will your riches go in the end and who will mourn for your pitiful soul.

This angry man praises himself in pride and empty self-righteousness. He stands in the pews and prays in eloquence. Yet his soul is filled with the cancer of malevolence.

As the days draw near and the time is at hand, who will mourn the angry man?

It is only God who can change a heart. It is God who mourns for this man.

Pray that God will break this heart and take away this man’s anger. Because, as the days draw near and the time is at hand, only God will mourn for the angry man.

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3 Responses to The Angry Man

  1. Jim Donovan's avatar Jim Donovan says:

    How appropriate for you to create this poem in this day and time, Dave. Thank you so much for sharing.

  2. Jim Donovan's avatar Jim Donovan says:

    Correcting my email to Jim_Donovan53@yahoo.com

  3. David Maynard's avatar David Maynard says:

    Where can we buy your book?

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