Perseverance

This is one of my older poems I'm re-posting. It's something from the deeper well of the soul.

Oh Lord
I am captured
in this horrid spiral
down.

Feeling further
from you
with every vacillation.

I don't like
the sound
of silence any more,
it
used
to be
the sound of
peace
Now
the silence is
stale
and
I feel alone.

I cherish
our conversations
and
harbor hope
in what
my solitary footsteps
mean.

I stand on
this simple dialog,
You asked,
do I want to give up,
give in
bathe myself in
beautiful sin
or
do I
want to
keep fighting,
in
consistent failure,
but fighting.

My desires
could be mine,
I could live
in
the beauty of
the world,
dine
at the table
of sensuality,
and
drink the wine
of experience,
with
an illusion
of freedom

I could feel free

No Lord,
I will remain,
remain
in the struggle,
feeling hopeless,
to fight,
to persevere
and
in that single act
of
will

become the phoenix

through the crimson

and

into the room of light!

Reviews

[Bats In The Belfry]

This is an illustration of my life at the moment. Bring on the tears. Superbly written. I will adding to my growing collection of favorites of yours.

[WhiteWillow]

You lay the battle down, piece by piece, thought by thought. And I felt the pain in choosing the more difficult road to travel. Beautiful!

[hmm]

Wow, simply astounding!
I really enjoyed this piece.

[Emerald Seas]

A fabulous write. Torn between life on this earth and a relationship with God. It doesn't have to be one or the other... I am a fast and firm believer of open dialog solves all things. Sometimes God throws what you need right in front of you, and narrow views on religion, interpretation of scripture, or even what others say or do (we're all human) screws with what can be. It's about having faith, and putting it to practice, especially when someone loves you. I have yet to read one of your poems that doesn't hit close to home for me of late! You hit on the human condition, speak from experience, and/or the heart. I'll have to review more another day.

[Nautili]

thoughts to relect on.....

[sushi]

Nice write