Open Poetry #5 |
Almost True |
John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas |
Have you ever sat beside the road- And shivered in the wind? And as you watched the passing cars.. The loneliness seeped it? And told yourself, “It’s what I chose.. I like this kind of life”. While the need for love and company Did cut you as a knife? I guess those lies are almost true- But is that close enough? To almost win a fight to death- Can end up pretty rough. To almost have a happy home- And children and a wife... Will leave you in the cold alone, A mighty sorry life. To almost make your mark in life- Just means you’re gonna lose- I fear you’ll find no comfort in... This life of almost trues. |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
These introspective words are very true - not almost.... |
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maedavid Junior Member
since 1999-12-29
Posts 24Carrollton, TX, USA |
I really like this poem. It speaks for nearly all of us out here. One wrong curve in the road can send us there. Happy New Year. The only way to know Love, is to Know God. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wise words |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
So glad to see you still here, Gunslinger! Wonderful poem! Happy New Year! Denise |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
GS, this was magnificent!!! ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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sandgrain Member Elite
since 1999-09-21
Posts 3662Sycamore, IL, USA |
Definitly true, especially admitting we made a choice we sometimes regret, right? Nicely done. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I know that feeling, gunslinger. There are lots of lonely roads out there. Good work. |
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