Guess Who Is Behind The Door Poem by David Beckham
Guess Who Is Behind The Door
Guess who is behind the door?
The red horned devil with a staff
Need I an excuse for all my failure?
All my tribulations, all my sorrow?
All my worries, all my debt?
All my misses, all my pities?
And I guess I just found one
There he is in my face
In front of me he resides
I’m stereotypical,
How to respond to ill? Very typical
“The devil’s done it again”
And that’s my rhetorical
Put the blame squarely on the shoulder of the red horned fella
Easy does it
It’s nothing critical
I’ll do it in a heartbeat
Conform my excuses to nature
I am man after all
I pick and choose and easy I find the words
“Oh it’s this, oh it’s that”
“The sun’s not up yet”
“Oh, that can wait”
“It don’t matter, I got this”
Seat on my ass and do nothing about “anything”
Me complacent?
Nah, leave me alone
Oh how pretentious
And now against all odds
The devil’s to blame that’s all I know
The weight, so much
My shoulder, it slumps
Never giving in, never backing down
Like I tree I stand tall
The rubble of a giant, so washed out as to fit a “once upon a time”
He-he, they laugh at me
He could “have being”
Yes they said it, “have being”
Though slowly it rolls off their tongues, “have being”
But with a speed of a punch it hits my guts, “have being”
Now in reminisce
I shoulda, coulda, woulda!
But instead, I blamed the devil for it all
My face is clean, but it looks dirty in the mirror with shame
Are those age defying wrinkles?
Nah it’s the devil, making me think I am getting old
It’s the devil playing tricks on me
It’s the devil
It’s the devil aargh! !
Eye candy like the molasses
But not the same as I walk on by
Mouth whispering
Careless talks it sails through in kind medium
Through the walls and winds it drift on by
In my faces sometimes they spit it on
In some cases passersby bring them on
They said you could, “have being”
But you stayed lazy on your asses and did nothing about, “have being”
Alright enough!
The sticks, the pokes, the caricature
All gone with the wind now
Yet now, he rises like a phoenix
Eye candy like the molasses
This time like a diamond I shine
But indeed how did this all start?
To tell the tale so the truth the future holds
That all work and no pain
Makes Jack a dull boy
The devil is not the answer
much propz to you fella! ! You did a well done job! i loved the whole thing! nice style! keep your head up friend! -Mey
this poem was...well it made me think of how u feel. ur words are memorable. how do i add u to my favorite poems list?
Thank you for sharing your soul. I get the conflict. At the end of the day we are who we are. You know which is more important :) I say go with that :)
The devil is truly not the answer or an excuse...self-discipline and self-control, these two things are the answer to avoid such...........fabulous poem shared here!
Fascinating, comprehensive contemplation on the old familiar excuse 'th'devil made me do it! '....passing the blame; now shouldering the responsibility with a delightfully wise resolve.....how very well you expressed it! I love how well you did it, hitting all points and happily concluding in the last line with the solution....sweet! Excellent!
Fascinating, comprehensive contemplation on the old familiar excuse 'th'devil made me do it! '....passing the blame; now shouldering the responsibility with a delightfully wise resolve.....how very well you expressed it! I love how well you did it, hitting all points and happily concluding in the last line with the solution....sweet! Delightful....Excellent!
A poem of exceptional clarity and insight within a theme of accountability. One of your highest points of artistic expression and one of the best poems written on this site. A wonderful read David. Read with appreciation Terence :)
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Fascinating, rather intriguing consideration on the old familiar excuse 'th'devil made me do it! ' chucking the blame as if it will help in the end. If I understand your concluding lines, you happily have cast off that blame-passing, intending to take responsibility for your actions...sweet, excellent! Because as it seems you point out, there is a chance for redemption and a better course if you acknowledge and take responsibility. Great! I liked it.