Failure

by Rupert Brooke — a poem card from Justes Mots

A dramatic monologue of spiritual rebellion and disillusionment, where the speaker storms heaven itself only to find it empty and abandoned. Brooke explores themes of defiance, disappointment, and the silence of the divine. Suitable for personal reflection on faith crises or confronting unfulfilled expectations.

Because God put His adamantine fate
Between my sullen heart and its desire,
I swore that I would burst the Iron Gate,
Rise up, and curse Him on His throne of fire.
Earth shuddered at my crown of blasphemy,
But Love was as a flame about my feet;
Proud up the Golden Stair I strode; and beat
Thrice on the Gate, and entered with a cry.…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship