Between Lines, Who Holds the Power

Today’s post is a poem (Originally titled “Between the Lines”) that I revised/rehashed this morning … I might be wrong, but will I ever be right …

“And I have carried on this war. Though no one wins an endless fight. I have claimed that God has guided me. And killed to prove I’m right.” Lyrics From Damien Rice’s song, “What if I’m wrong”




Between Lines, Who Holds the Power


Do you see, a man walking on water?

Did you see, his feet were bleeding?

Do you read, the missing scriptures?

Did you read, your own family tree?

Do you hear, speechless angels singing?

Did you hear, the songbirds crying?


Do you feel, the erased wars calling?

Did you feel, the hard rains falling?

Do you know, the ones who are lying?

Did you know, the refugees are dying?




“What If I’m Wrong”, Lyrics, by Damien Rice

I could wrestle with tomorrow
Until tomorrow’s in the past
Because I have torn apart what’s beautiful
To prove that nothing lasts I have stayed locked behind these doors
To show there’s no way out
I got lost within the space between
The question and the doubt
I have built a wall between

What I believed and what is true
I have sacrificed the love I had
For power over you

I have convicted those who disagree
And walked over the weak
I have placed a gun within the mouth
Of those who dared to speak

And on an ordinary day
In an ordinary way
I have crushed the minds of children
With extraordinary shame

And I have carried on this war
Though no one wins an endless fight
I have claimed that God has guided me
And killed to prove I’m right

What if I’m wrong
What if I’m wrong
What if I’m wrong
What if I’m wrong

Is this soul worth saving at all?
Cause if I lose my wings then surely I must fall
And the gods prayed to the gods they made

We could wrestle with tomorrow
until tomorrow’s in the past
We could tear apart what’s beautiful
To prove that nothing lasts

We could stay locked behind the doors
To show there’s no way out
We could get lost within the space between
The question and the doubt

But what if we’re wrong?





Ivor Steven (c) May 2023

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

21 thoughts on “Between Lines, Who Holds the Power”

  1. Wonderful message, Ivor! Love the song too! I wrote a poem in response.

    How Can We Know if We Are Right?

    It is difficult to sort out the many voices
    and determine what is true.
    We wonder if we are getting all the news stories
    or just a favored few.
    Amidst earthquakes, fires, floods, wars,
    disasters around the world… I cry.
    I look at suffering until my eyes are blurred;
    my tears are running dry.

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    1. I love your wonderful response poem Cheryl … and yes we have many unanswered questions… the powers to be must think we are all blind … A powerful song by Damien Rice, and later on tonight I’ll be watching him perform live, here in Geelong, 🎶🌏🤗😍

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      2. For me it’s a concert not to be … we very fortunate to have Damien Rice perform here in Geelong … and he’s a great singer/songwriter, among my favourites along side the best of them … 🎶🌏🤗😍🎶

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    1. Yeah 🎶 tonight I go to see a superstar … I’m so so fortunate to be here, in the right spot at right time … and I’ve just woken from a very long and restful sleep 😴 .. oh .. thank you for wonderful comments.. I think my poem is more potent after the revision … and of course Mr Rice’s song is poignantly superb …💕🌏🤗🎶😍🐶

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