The Alternative

Inspired by the song "Reason To Live" by Kiss

Lying alone in the dark
The edge of the bed
Fits your mood.
You've lost yourself
When love walked out
Now you wonder
If your body should follow
Your heart underground.
Bleeding for a lost cause
Might as well bleed
The pain away.
Lift your head
From that headstone pillow
And see the light
Beyond the window
And see there is a world
Beyond this lonely room
That awaits you
With opportunities to feel
What living is really like
And that the end of love
Is not the end of life
But the beginning
Of adventures
That has always existed
In the back of your mind.
For the alternative
Is not the answer
Cause you'll never get
A second chance
To shine when your
six feet under.

Reviews

[The DuchessPoet]

Cowboy,
You know what I really enjoy about reading your work and coming to your site...?
I love your ambiance...The creative imagery that you create even before the reader reads your poem ...
It's almost like walking into a beautiful home or exploring the realms of nature; the beauty isn't just limited to the obvious its the combination of the "ambiance" and the creative character, that energies our thoughts...
You give us so much when we stop by.

So, as I read "The Alternative" and allow my spirit to be serenaded by "Reason to Live" I enjoy your creative character...
Ultimately, despite the pain... I do what you so eloquently instruct:
"Lift your head
From that headstone pillow
And see the light "

Respectfully,
The Duchess...

[Wildfleour]

Cool how you embedded the song. You'll have to teach me that trick one day.

Great poem, Dale.

One nit pick - To shine when our
six feet under. ---- To shine when your six feet under.

[.::Cup^E^Cake*RaWr!*::.]

Right on!! Great Write!!

[Norma J. Jessee]

Now it is perfect, I absolutely love it Dale. And you're right only when we are six foot under do we not have a chance to shine.
great poem . It goes to my favs, (I almost have enough of yours saved for a book)

[Norma J. Jessee]

A powerful poem that speaks of the positive , This poem says Get Up, Stop wallowing in self pity and get on with your life, There's life out there, go and enjoy it. Who knows maybe there are bigger and brighter things just around the corner.
I have never disagreed with anything of yours , however I do have to have to disagree with your last line.
There's always another chance to shine, we have all the chances in the world, unless we just give up and decide we don't have. Don't ever give up, SHINE, SHINE, SHINE for all the world to see.

Great motivational poem. Very powerful.

[Wildecat]

Some sage advice and a darn good poem, thanks for sharing.