Fearlessly

Come on, my friend, embrace life's pain,
the heartbreaks, and your death to come.
Don't drench yourself in worry's rain
and drag through soggy days, so glum.
Go slam your dreams upon that drum
that rages in your chest so sure
as breaths you seize approach their sum
and fearless thoughts are all that's pure.

There's comfort in the wallowing
and moaning when life's oh so tough,
but poison's all you're swallowing
and tainted confidences bluff.
Don't fantasize that hope's enough.
Break free. The action is the cure.
Be willful and grind smooth those rough
and fearful thoughts. And, bleed them pure.

The world's a blaze and you a spark,
a flame, soon smoke and blown out ash;
so burn on 'til your skies are dark
and strangle time 'til moments flash.
And, on that final breeze, you thrash,
through whipping winds you won't endure,
let all the gods proclaim you brash
and fearless and a life so pure.

Author's Note

Please let me know what you think.

Reviews

[JE Falcon]

This is a wonderfully powerful read, and again, it seems that "you saved the best for last". --- "And, on that final breeze, you thrash,
through whipping winds you won't endure,
let all the gods proclaim you brash
and fearless and a life so pure." --- Well done.

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, JE! :)

[Cara]

i love it, thank you for sharing

[mattavelli]

Thank you! :)

[Mr. Lopez]

Very, very well said. I enjoyed this poem very much my friend

[mattavelli]

Thanks, Mr! :)

[Michael S]

A very good poem. very well written. Thanks for sharing this poetry !

[mattavelli]

Thank you, Michael! :)

[T.S. Sky]

This is a great work. I like it.

[mattavelli]

Thank you, T.S. :)

[T.S. Sky]

You're welcome. :)

[William Liston]

I've read this piece five times already, and I seriously can't express to you how envious I grew every time. I think this is the first piece on this site that made me say, "I wish I wrote that."

This poem is so perfect. I especially admired the vocabulary in how expressive it was. The third stanza was my favorite ... the imagery and metaphors throughout were astonishing ... I had to reread it to make sure it was as perfect as I thought it was.

This may be the most poignant rhyming poem I've read on this site. Amazing work.

- William Liston

[mattavelli]

Thanks, William! :)
This was easy for me. I've had a lot of fear. I'm very careful, never broken a bone, yet, someday I will die. It doesn't matter how careful I am. And, I've felt pain. It eases and can be ignored, but I've always worked to avoid it. Why?
I'm a stuttering ape, trying to live, but in control, carefully working to control the environment before it can affect me. I'm cheating myself out of life. Don't envy the person who wrote this. Haha.
Merry Xmas!

[Tazeen Ahmed]

its quite intense
love the way you write..

[mattavelli]

Thank you, Tazeen!

[Alonzo]

Nice job. Good flow to this.

[mattavelli]

Thank you, Alonzo!

[Tabby Mac]

Love it! I like the challenge of this piece! I can feel your encouragement as I read!
Favorite part:
There's comfort in the wallowing
And moaning when life is oh so tough,
And poison is all your swallowing..
Truth called out
Then further down:
Break free. The action is the cure.
AWESOME!!
Great piece!
Tabby

[mattavelli]

Thank you, Tabby! :)

[FIN]

Awesome message about going out and living life, instead of throwing it away or letting it pass you by.

Loved the read.

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading! :)