Starting Over

a powerful poem to start off the new year! happy 2011 :)

For a while,

I was trapped.

Stuck in a endless vortex of the gathering days

Wallowing in a pool of my own ways

Sinking in the center of life's fiery blaze

Wishing I had my own dossier

To show me who I was.

Life was not going the way I'd planned,

And reality had slapped me with it's ugly hand

The Earth without notice had been spammed

Happiness itself was low on demand.

Where were those days that were so well spent,

The joyful times that came and went

I guess it's too late now to give up and repent

So why not just start over?

Place myself back on the right track,

Give the world a break and cut it some slack

And with all due respects slap reality back,

Stop foolin' around and make a comeback

Into life, into living

Not to resent life, 

But to take it by the hand.

Author's Note

after changing it 3x, finally found the "perfect" ending? maybe ill look over it in a few months :)

Reviews

[Signet]

An absolutely amazing poem!
A few months back, I remember feeling like I don't know who I'm anymore and life turning into a complete confusion. But it's always better to start afresh rather than give up all hope. I can relate to this poem and I'm sure many others can as well.
You are really gifted when it comes to writing!
Keep writing :)

[Bridget Mcmaken]

wow very nicely written. Great poem indeed. I love it!

[Undying Glory]

nice work! i sure enjoyed this one!
now this was quite the impressive write, and a good word about us stepping up to the new year and leaving the old one behind! awesome!

[Annie N.]

welcome 2011 :)