How you look at it

sorenbarrett

                       How you look at it

 

A place of despair                      A place of hope

A world so unfair                       I've learned to cope

It's set in the stars                      There is always a chance

A prisoner behind bars              I've learned to dance

In tortuous pain                         I've learned how to sing

Diluvial rain                                Needed water does bring

Hatred so dark                           Love so bright

Extinguished the last spark        From the ashes reignite

Dark as the night                        Another sunrise

The end out of sight                  The limit is the skies

I know I am screwed                  Firm and secure

By hurricanes pursued               I will endure

A broken heart                           Stronger when mended

To late to start                            It's not over til it's ended

 

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Comments6

  • arqios

    A poem that celebrates and uplifts! Thanks Soren.

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks crypticbard your comments are highly valued

    • Doggerel Dave

      And I thought I'd got hope - despair, glass half full/empty all sorted. You've given my picture more colour, Soren.

      • sorenbarrett

        Thank you Dave, always a pleasure to hear from you. Got to get back to my sorting.

      • dusk arising

        The choice is from within us once our mettel is tested.

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you dusk, you are right. As the title says, it's how you look at it. Thanks for the review, good to hear from you again. Hope you are doing ok.

        • L. B. Mek

          a great write, with an important message!
          thank you, kind Poet
          (this, that perspective: directive
          of mindset
          and importance of outlook
          defining choices
          curating regrets
          and anchoring our achievements
          if only
          all monumental crossroads in life
          came with angled mirrors
          to widen the scope of our horizons)

          • sorenbarrett

            Thank you L.B., I deeply value your kind comments. You have succinctly summed up the intent of the poem. Thank you for your read.

          • Neville



            .. uniquely poemed and elsewise excellent too .. very much enjoyed ..

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you Neville. Your comments are deeply appreciated. Glad you liked it.

            • Bella Shepard

              For me, this poem became more powerful with each line. The way you have framed it on the page serves to emphasize the opposites of life that have to be there. Such a great write my friend, and such a fav!

              • sorenbarrett

                Thank you Bella, your comments are always so valued



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