Next to the road of life

I bled my soul onto a sheet

my ink whispered softly in the wind

my pen fought like a knight

and told my eyes

the story of who I thought I was

but those winds of change

became too strong

and grabbed that letter of life

and sucked it into a tornado

of forgetfulness

so here I sit

next to the road of untold stories

waiting

for someone else's story to write

for mine

is gone with the wind.

Author's Note

Image by Yuumei, on Deviant Art

Reviews

[Ardra]

I bled my soul onto a sheet
my ink whispered softly in the wind
my pen fought like a knight

Mmm loved these lines.... :)
Sounds like a painful write...
Kind of losing self to time...

[Fabian G. Franklin]

But Gone with the Wind was a pretty big movie. (smile) We all have a million stories and we live a new one every day. Just pick out one and there goes the old writer's block. Your life is just as interesting as the next Joe's...and to quote Sam Clemens, just write what you know. I've always enjoyed reading your work. Continue on bold poet.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks my friend. There’s a novel inside all of us, and if we really start scratching we may find two, or three, or four.....a good writer has a good plot and connects the dots....a great writer needs no plot....connecting the dots creatively may become the plot.....it’s all a journey, this madness called writing, right? :)

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Yes. It's sometimes a mood, a dream or just a thought we have...I knew an author who said he never went anywhere without a pen and a pad so if he had a random thought worth jotting down...he could capture the moment. I need to start doing that, crappy as my memory is these days. Here's to enjoying the journey though.

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful and worthwhile words and thoughts. Life can go too fast. Easy to be forgotten. I liked the deep thoughts leading to honest ending. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks John. We should never forget, although we do, sadly.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree and you are welcome.