Oblivion (30 days of poetry: day 12)
Prompt: 12) Oblivion If there exists: heaven and hell, There should be a place we name: Oblivion,the forgotten one. If heaven is where the good go, And hell where the evil's punished: Oblivion is a place where the neutral rot. If you in your worldly time, Have done no good or done no harm, Oblivion is the place for you. If friends said, scratching their heads, "Yeah, I don't know them very well," Well, friend, you're perfect for Oblivion. There you wouldn't remember your deeds, Just like in the World nobody did: Eternally you'll ask your name from strangers. Author’s thoughts Oblivion is the state of being forgotten. I have seen that there are characters all around us that live without doing any good OR bad. They live only for themselves. I have always wondered where this people went, to heaven or to hell! The idea for “Oblivion” comes from the Asphodel Meadows of Greek mythology where souls who haven’t committed significant crimes or got any honour or