Consequences

Consequences

By: Ethan West

Give me a word

A sentence to write

Whatever you've heard

What you think is right

What when born of loss

Comes deep from within

Is its terrible cost

More equal to sin?

But my pen is dry

So now I must cease

With my bitter sigh

My mind is at ease

So if you so dare

And if you would try

Find reason to care

Find reason to fight

For if you do not

And find only hate

A spirit will rot

And salvation

Abate...

Author's Note

It's finally happened. The legal wall has fallen on digital publishing of my works. This is one of the 70 poems from my book "A Winter Walk," please let me know what you think. I'll post a couple others tonight I'd love to get your opinion. This poem was my most critically acclaimed work however I did not enter it into contests but it has been published and featured in a couple local collections.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"For if you do not
And find only hate
A spirit will rot
And salvation

Abate..."
The above lines are beautiful. I have the great writer's of the 1400-1800 above me. I read their work to be motivate to write. This is a powerful poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[BorealPoet]

Of course Coyote! Thank you so much for reading my work!

[gombeggar]

a nice exposition here with a more or less positive insistence at the end to look and search

[BorealPoet]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it!

[quarintine_deathangel]

This is excellent, I truly enjoyed reading it! The rhyme flows beautifully here. Thankyou very much for writing [^o^]/

[BorealPoet]

Of course! Thank you very much for reading it! :)

[SHEEMA HUQ]

nice writng, I enjoyed

[BorealPoet]

Thanks!

[Pax]

amazing achievement my friend... with this great poem...
Great job

[BorealPoet]

Thank you!

[Kelsey]

As always, this kept my attention and I enjoed every second of reading it. The way you piece your words together simply amazes me. Lovely job. :)

[BorealPoet]

Thank you so much for your kind words :) thanks again for reading!

[DarkShines]

Brilliant poem here. Great flow and rhyming. It had quite a fed up tone to it, like you were just tired of dealing with someone and left them to make their own choice. Well done.

[BorealPoet]

Thanks! I'm really glad you liked it thank you so much for reading!