Snippets From A Life

The window of opportunity

That lured me in

Deserted me again

Leaving me cold and dry

Colder still

But my heart rejoiced

That I gave an honest try

Between a fool and a hard place

I chose the fool

He was good company

Though a bore

And I got by

With a patient hearing

Rather than sit on the rock

And get my a*s sore

They closed all the doors

And let me drift

Against the current I swam

With patience and thrift

Lest cruel chance

Give me again the short shrift

Relations were demanding

Of gifts and courtesy calls

But I had none of the drivel

I did not have time enough

To achieve my goals

So it wasn't my fault

If you felt

That it was all pretense

Of having the balls and the gall

The friends of springtime

Deserted me in the rains

But I did not lose heart

I made new friends

Adversity drew us in

We smiled through pain

And fervently hoped

That we will have

Spring again

Now that I approach

Life's last lap

Death does not deter me

Nor am I afraid

For I have lived and loved

Been to everywhere

And death is the final frontier

For me to conquer

Reviews

[msharma]

Great potential shown through words penned down.

[Christie Moses]

I absolutely love the strength and courage in this one. It reaches a deep place in me.

[Sel Whiteley]

This is so poignant, you create the voice perfectly. There is something so inspiritional and engaging in the last stanza. Very intense, emotive and exquisitely penned.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Deserted me in the rains
But I did not lose heart

Painfully true ans striking, I wonder how mandible our ancestors were, though your wording is bleak and fine, I find it replenishing, as a reader I want to delve into the life unknown, and a final frontier, whatever it may bring, well done!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

Now that I approach
Life's last lap
Death does not deter me
Nor am I afraid
For I have lived and loved
Been to everywhere
And death is the final frontier
For me to conquer

hope and perseverence spring eternal~ =)~

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

A sad and poignant piece. Time is cruel and beats us all. A thought provoking poem.

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

What a wonderful read! Delightfully delicate in its cadence and the message is superb. Thank you,
Light,
Siddartha

[Arabdha]

intense,passionate and beautiful..

[Stacey]

You've done a beautiful job in describing the human condition....the wonderful, sad, strength, overcoming adversity, hope and fear. I actually found myself in many of your lines. I found myself thinking to an old saying...that which does not kill you makes you stronger. I have held death in my arms and whispered a sweet goodbye and that journey in some ways helped me prepare myself for "life's last lap". I am at peace with me and like to think that I would go sweetly to another place. That's my hope! Wonderful write!