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0 posted 2009-08-22 01:04 AM


I'm being tosses around
where the sea and rivers meet.
the ocean rough and grand
and the river calm and fleet.

The ocean's strength is power
as the waves come crashing by
and the river's trait is peacefulness
reflecting azure sky.

I am tossed and I am turned
every which way
every which day
between the throes of life.

I can't choose which I like
more than the other choice.
I'm so confused for what I want
my thoughts can't find a voice.

The rough, the smooth, the small, the big
the better? Soft of loud?
Am I the river or the sea
or should I for clouds?

I am lost and I am burned
every which way
every which day
between the throes of strife.

Do I wish to take an ocean life?
Loud, crowded; jostle and haste.
Roam the large, meandering seas
and keep the ocean's wild pace.

I know that I'd be whirled and twirled
cross the masses of each day.
wondering if I really want
this noisy life to stay.

I am thrashed and I am thrown
every which end
every which bend
between life's subtle foes.

Am I a running river
as I flow across the land?
Nourishing and flourishing
As silken smooth as sand.

Do I help things grow wherever I go?
Do I want a quiet life?
Full of peace; quiet contentedness,
near void from pain and strife.

I am crashed and I and blown
every which end
every which bend
between life's muddled blows.

I am being tossed around
where the seas and river meet.
The ocean rough and grand
and the river calm and fleet.

Life is life and love is great
whatever life I choose to live
I'll never ask what's there for me,
but ask what I can give.

I am tossed and I am turned
every which way
every which day
but now I'm here to live.

© Copyright 2009 Melissa ReneĆ© Axtell - All Rights Reserved
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