falling

falling

A Poem by Dionysian Gnostic
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This is a poem I once wrote when I was feeling down because of some personal difficulties. Full disclosure; it's not meant to cheer anyone up.

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falling can be a bit of a dilemma
it requires that you stand tall
at first
strong and sure as a redwood
brilliant and noble
on an endless, lush landscape
sunshine feeding
branches spreading
the greenest of leaves
pure
beautiful
kissed by gods
adored from its deepest root
to the starry heights 
of its highest reaching branch

exit
these glorious days

enter the storm

at first cool drops;
caressing bark
feeding
needing
loving
until it soars to greater heights

far too soon
the rain is pouring
pounding
drowning every last root
until sopping branches collapse
broken
lost
leaving redwoods slumping
worthless husk glistening
dying

exit the storm

dry bark cracking
weathered
beaten...

falling.

© 2017 Dionysian Gnostic


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we can become better from what hurts us...we learn, we get stronger...so they say...but if too many storms happen to us---after a while the resistance wears thin...and our hearts and souls start to droop---until they hit the ground...and bury themselves in the pain.

Posted 6 Years Ago


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Perhaps it is better to remain a little sapling; then again, if that is what our species did against the trials and tribulation along the way, there would little point to our existence.

This poem tells me you have come through.

Beccy.

Posted 6 Years Ago


we can become better from what hurts us...we learn, we get stronger...so they say...but if too many storms happen to us---after a while the resistance wears thin...and our hearts and souls start to droop---until they hit the ground...and bury themselves in the pain.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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