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Dead End by poetictwenty(m): 5:32pm On Apr 10, 2020 |
It was on the mountain of pain That life became naked to me. When I became like a man chased to a wall, Whose only way of surviving is by facing its adversaries. Seated where birds gather to tell accient folktales From atop tall lonely trees, I sank into my thoughts, Wandering into the desert of my past; The days I had to survive on nothing, But by turning my hunger to fasting. When I learnt to live on nothing But air , water and stubborn will power. I have been a wanderer, surviving countless arrows Life shot at me from birth. Why should I become a coward now After tasting victory in a thousand battlefront of life? Why should I navigate through the ocean of life In a boat of fear and paddle of wishes? Life is an adventure, And all I will have when sleeping in my casket Is memories I made while my journey lasted. Why should I tiptoe through life, Only to land safely at death? Why should I keep counting the stars Just to distract myself from the terror of reality? Why should I keep letting out more tears, Only for it to stop me from seeing what lies ahead? These questions I asked my doubt as I wander in the desert of my past. It was in dilemma ,men learnt that The devil also bleed in battles And the red Sea do part ways. Why should I be comfortable sitting on the fence of life, And continue drinking from the cup of self pity. When the battle seems toughest, I will wear the armor of courage. I will keep moving even when it seems a dead end. For experience has thought me That once there is a will, there must be a way. ohuche, Joseph 2 Likes |
Re: Dead End by Aiyamrex(m): 7:43am On Apr 11, 2020 |
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Re: Dead End by Banjam32(m): 12:26am On Apr 14, 2020 |
Free verse... " was in delima ,men learnt that The devil also bleed in battles". A little help here, felt lost at what was meant here, explain bard. |
Re: Dead End by poetictwenty(m): 9:02am On Apr 14, 2020 |
Banjam32:The right word is 'Dilemma'. I just made the corrections. |
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