Pride follows confidence
Failure to fear of success
There’s safety in the shadows
An ego to caress
Finding your place in the world
Easier for some than others
Some engines run strong
Some cough and sputter
Is it a life I dream of
0r a dream I live in
It’s all one in the same
Waiting on life to begin
There’s always more to a story
Than just what you expected from it
Read between the lines
And the story within it
As shadows grow long
Year after year
And pieces to the puzzle
Appear and disappear
With curious interest
She sees a smile in his eyes
But loneliness in his heart
Giving clue to his disguise
For how could such a man
Smile from eyes of blue
Without the radiance of love
A heart overdue
Hiding within oneself
Like existing off grid
Living in the shadows
Of a life not lived
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Author:
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- Comment from author about the poem: An experiment of 6 months worth of short stanzas all put together into one poem. Trying to see through fearful eyes.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments5
Good write AP.
Thanks Orchi. ; )
These are wonderful stanzas AP, and a deep meaning within every one of them.
Andy
Thanks Andy. Meaning in life is everything. ; )
'Pride follows confidence
Failure to fear of success
There’s safety in the shadows
An ego to caress'..
these words, hit home with unerring accuracy my friend..
wonderfully executed, a delectable read of poetic wisdom..
'Smile from eyes of (blue)'
*not the colour: but the feeling..
this be those weary blue's
those jazz beats, serenade
in songs of unflinching defiance;
as in Longfellow's, 'Psalm of Life':
'Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal...'
( https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-17171 )
Thank you so much LB. Yes, life's goal is live, and live joyously. ; )
A life story for each of us. Ambition supported by hope yet tempered by self doubt. Brilliant writing 👍
Thanks for the read and comment Andy. ; )
So good and its so true and somehow today it seems many are thinking about what is life Please read mine if you have some time.. war again killing many on the news I see Ive not watched for a week comsumed by my own cares and concerns and now they are wrecking lives once more. Causing endless pain foir others 😓
Its a crazy world out there rosiedm, Thanks for the read and comment. ; )
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