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The Struggle
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The Struggle |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
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The Struggle The struggle never ends. The river of life wends. We fight to reach the shore, To stake our claim to more. The choices that we make— Things we’ve reached by mistake, We chalk them up to chance, Then search out circumstance. Our feet on solid ground, We slowly turn around. Watch friends carried away, ‘Wonder what we should say? As current decimates. Take time to blame the fates. Another perfect fail To ourselves we avail. This dream: our everything. Life, the awakening. Though some are meant to fly. Most never even try. Instead, we turn and crawl Till shadow blankets all. No true chance ever taken, By our own choice forsaken. Michael Anderson 12/04/2019 And if the mirror don’t reflect |
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wordwizard Member
since 2003-09-08
Posts 483on the way to next world |
thought provoking...a nice write, Michael..suggesting that some don't risk anything in life; even if you do, there is no guarantee of getting where you want to and we can only count on ourselves... |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
crawling, that is the right word, yann |
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soul drifter Senior Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 711Colorado |
My mother’s favorite song was ‘No Man’s Land’ by Bob Seger and one part went like this: “Sanctuary never comes without some kind of bliss illusions without freedom never quite add up to this” She especially loved those lyrics. Your words made think back to that. The thought that, nothing is guaranteed in this world but for one thing: the things you desperately want for your life or where you dream to be will never be yours unless you get up and go for it. Maybe the deck is stacked against you, maybe it isn’t, but at least you tried. Anyway, I really liked this. Strong words well crafted. |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Michael...Makes one think about life and choices we make. Some of them right some of them turn out wrong no matter how much we want them to be right. To be true to ourselves and know we tried, that is more than some do. I really liked the following verse Our feet on solid ground, We slowly turn around. Watch friends carried away, Wonder what we should say? Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed very much my friend...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ Paul |
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augustsky Senior Member Posts 828 midwest US |
Michael, Oh..a soul searching write indeed. Well said.. Sky~ 'Excuse me.. while I kiss the sky' |
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Divine Paradox Junior Member
since 2021-08-03
Posts 44I'm not from here. |
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