Life on Fire

Life on Fire

...like molten ash, history shapes our directive flow 

awe inspiring beauty within the steaming soot of life

profound, self serving in it's utter relevance

sometimes.....we

cannot deny the existence of hell, living amidst it

yet,

we stand on the sidelines in total stupefaction

at the gravitas and preponderance of this perpetual vortex

Reviews

[Just Jayren]

Erm... How have I not already read this... Utterly fantastic, there should be MORE... I have a concussion after being hit with your minds thesaurus, and riddled with envy for you creativity.

Excellent'e

[Oyindamola Shoola]

Short and true....... I love it

[rhythm&blues]

Very thought provoking, another favorite of mine. I fully understand this one.

[BubblingMe]

Strong and very beautiful. I love it cause you use expensive words in it

[kublakhan27]

Your metaphors are staggering, as is the image you've presented here. It all feels like a vortex sometimes...and yet that's where the truest art is found. No, we certainly cannot deny its existence, but what greater source of motivation is there?

In the light, you will find the road...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

such sharp imagery and oxymoron here...we stand right before it, yet ignore it...or pretend not to understand the gravity of what we do to ourselves.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Frieda, this is beyond thought evoking... you and the pen are a true force.

[Joyce S. Greene]

Can the hell threatened in the afterlife be any worse than the hell experienced by so many here on earth? A strong, striking poem. I miss reading your poetry, Frieda. Are you on vacation or just taking a break? Hope to see you back soon.

[Trace]

I can so relate to this, Sometimes, you don't know if you should stand by, run, or jump in the middle of that existence.

Excellent poem. Trace

[TL Boehm]

aint that the truth. Vortex is such a good word for it Frieda. That constant swirling maelstrom. That inexorable pull.