The Alpha and the Omega
Choosing Beginnings or Endings
A, Aleph, Alpha -
The beginning of everything.
Marking the spot no one
Living recalls,
Before dark temptation
Took wing.
A pure heart
At the start
Became all too quickly
Corrupted
And the scheme to
Remain in paradise
Became, in Genesis,
Rudely
And permanently interrupted.
Omega at the other
Extreme -
An ending disguised
With false gilded gleam
Beckoning the curious
Whose caution is not yet grown
To step into a field
Of risks
Where moral mines are sown.
Buried whilst we slept,
The enemy is always
Quite adept.
And in between
There is real life,
For better and for worse;
The imperfection that it is
Is neither blessing nor curse
But is simply what it is
As we get to pick and choose
The options that will
Influence
Whether we shall win or lose.
Published by David A. Reinstein, LCSW - Featured Contributor in Technology
Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, born in Boston and a relatively unscathed survivor of the 60 s. Fan of technology, guitars, creating music and poetry. Mental wellness coach, staff trainer and parent... View profile
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23 Comments
Post a CommentOutstanding,
Nice work, and excellent point.
Well done!
Wonderful work. Thanks!
Well said friend...its all about choices.
Thanks David.
Outstanding, thought provoking poem, David.You're one whose viewed the Aleph, bet, gimel, yud, etc. Moral mines--great phrase.
Well, I believe "the alpha and the omega" do not refer to Genesis or life on earth; Jesus said *He* is the alpha and the omega - meaning He has always been; He always was. The beginning and the end are the same like a circle. Nevertheless, your point in this poem with regard to us and our lives here on earth is well taken. :)
Great - and so true about those moral mines!
It's the "in-between" where we experience life and the Omega where we experience afterlife :) cheers!