A Life To Live

These bones of mine are weak,
but my heart will always be strong
My chance to succeed may be bleak,
but still I will travel headlong

Trials will wear me down,
but I will not surrender
I'll be beaten against the ground,
but I still will not be a pretender

Ask me once more to abandon each moral,
still believing you're breaking me down
It isn't you to whom I am loyal,
your king is no more than a clown

Yet you think it is true that you're helping,
while banging that bandwagon drum
Soon you'll exclaim "Brother tell me,
what is it that I have become?"

Free yourself from this madness,
they can only take what you give
Throw out your anger and sadness,
You still have a life yet to live

Author's Note

a somewhat older piece from roughly a year ago, I watched a friend of mine surrender himself to hype, forgetting entirely who he was.

this picture is from 123rf.com and is not a work of my own.

Reviews

[wordwarrior]

A great poem! The message is excellent and the rhyme and flow are wonderful to read. Write on!

[L.M.Warde]

Thank you very much! I'm very glad you liked it, this was a fun one to put together. Thank you for the review!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

A verse to stand up and go the distance for what life is for and not a follower of a beaten path of others own demise...

[L.M.Warde]

Indeed, thanks for reading, and thanks for the review!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

U r welcome...

[Lisa Victoria]

L.M, this is a beautiful piece of poetry that portrays all to well the sadness of watching someone become consumed by their addictions.Yet, also portrays the other side...the person who overcomes the temptation. Wonderfully penned.

Lisa

[L.M.Warde]

I could have sworn I replied to this! Well, I'll just say what I thought I did a week ago, sorry for the delay my friend. Thank you very! I'm glad you like this, it came from a rather special place in me that was pieced together over years of watching friends sell out their beliefs and morals, or become hopelessly addicted to some substance or damaging routine. It touches on really personal memories for me. Thank you for the review!

[L.M.Warde]

Verily* thank you verily. Oops

[Lisa Victoria]

You're very welcome L.M....I too have watched people I care for throw their life away to addictions and it is a painful process to watch...thank you for sharing this wonderful piece:)

[Sarah Jean]

'Free yourself from this madness, they can only take what you give. Throw out your anger and sadness you still have a life yet to live.' Beautiful finishing words. You are truly talented, I loved this.

[L.M.Warde]

Thank you very, very much. I appreciate that more than I can say!

[Sarah Jean]

I'm glad, I look forward to reading more from you :)