Poetry Tuesday - "We Don't Remember"

Well, I've officially declared Tuesday the day of Poetry!

Perhaps it's not really official, but if you stop by here every Tuesday I'll have an original poem posted. More often than not the poem is actually lyrics to song and therefore if you don't like poetry that isn't structured (generally cubist) then I'm sorry. Deal with it.

Today's song/poem is called "We Don't Remember" and I've chosen it as my first post for two reasons.

Firstly. It was written when I first called this blog "Vanity Of Vanities" and has a lot of connections to the purpose and thought behind this blog. They're both very obviously based on Ecclesiastes.

Secondly. It reflects my heart on the matter of original artwork and it's purpose (and lack of purpose!). This poem is foundational for the poems that are to follow (if the Lord wills). Naturally as a poet, I will not elaborate and leave that for you!


We Don't Remember (Your Glory Won't Die)

I thought I had it all together
I thought I’d seen it all through
I had ten lovers but the love wasn’t true
And I knew it too

The sun goes up and down
The wind goes round and round
All that lives returns to the ground
And so does renown

So I’m learning how to fear
Cause the end is drawing near
And we don’t remember
So this is for You
This is for You

I thought I wrote this song
I thought maybe You’d play along
I sang ten thousand songs that I thought belonged
I was wrong

I’ve been chasing after wind
For a name in humanity
I put hope in vanity only to see
That it’s a dead sea

So I’m learning how to fear
Cause the end is drawing near
And we don’t remember
So this is for You
This is for You

And the dust returns to the ground it came from
And the spirit returns to God who gave it
Your glory won’t die
Your glory won’t die