Babel

I built a tower

A tower that was a reflection of my own power.

The pinnacle of my achievements and dreams.

All that I would need in order to succeed. 

A tower that rose to the heavens

That proclaimed to the world of my presence. 

A monument to my perfection.

Fed my need for affection. 

Built solely on the strength of my ambition.

Never dreamed it would lead to my own perdition.

My future was solely in my control.

My successes only lead me to self adore.

See I di this all by myself.

Every brick I lay with no help. 

My mental prowess lead to more knowledge.

Knowledge that lead to self exaltation.

Self exaltation that lead to damnation.

My future, my wife, my career.

All secure, with nothing to fear.

It was all set in stone

All I had to do was bide my time

And it would all be like clockwork.

Look! I shouted to all who could hear.

Look at this tower I built right here!

Look how it keeps getting higher and higher

As it grows closer to the sun, my future only grows brighter.

School was so easy to pass

Consistently at the top of my class.

My relationship I had.

I was confident it would forever last.

This tower my security.

What more do I need?

It's all about me, me, me

Ignoring the one who existed beyond eternity

Pride comes before the fall

My arrogance you needed to calm.

You descended and took it all away

Now my tower lies in ruins and decay. 

My build up knowledge is now a joke

My heart completely broke.

This ego I used to proclaim

Now the source of my disdain.

All this hard work was merely in vain

Dreams that were washed away by your holy rain. 

Foundation built upon the sand

How quickly you got ride of my hard earned plans.

With no kingdom left to call my own

My only option was to kneel before your throne.

Though I resisted your rule

I give myself entirely to you.

Then you lifted me out of the ruins of my dreams

Mended my heart, stopped the tear streams.

All these dreams I thought were mine

You stripped away and gave me a new design.

Placed my feet upon solid rock

Told me to seek your heart.

Now guided solely by your power

I humbly begin to work on a new tower

The monument to myself gone.

This tower a praise to the work you have done.

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