~Shades of Gray ~

Please don't let them poison you.
cheat and lie and make a crook of you..
Don't sell your soul..
Hold out for what you know, and what you believe..
There are children in your future and
cats and dogs and everything...

But right now you're throwing it all away..
for a wreckless game of russian roullete..
This is not the world you would have chosen
But sometimes you have to bite the bullet
And just suck it up and stay
Sometimes you have to cash in your chips
And let the cards fall where they may,,,

Don't let them lead you where you arent prepared to go..
You used to make up your own rules you used to steal the show..
There is nothing, you ever wanted that you could not attain..
You held the world in the palm of your hands and you can again..

Toss away your licence to kill..
you'll be killing everything..
You ever wanted.. portrayed and flaunted
Nothing left to win, nothing left to gain..

But disease and decay
Oh you'll come back again,.
sink and fall again..
but you are going
to be ok..

For as the sky turns dark and cloudy,
A bitter shade of grey...
Sunlight filters through blackened skies,
And takes the pain away..

And the rain comes down, and it cleanses everything..
And in the new day,
when it dawns on you,
gives you reason to stay..

And it will shake you up, and wake you up..
Melt all your fears away..

And you're gonna be ok..
Yeh you're gonna be ok,,
Just hang in there one more day..
One more day..
Banish clouds of grey.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Nov 2012
About this poem:
for someone who is going through something no human being should have to.

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gnj4u
Hi, QuietStormF,
Sometimes it's helpful to have a friend who can see Sunlight filters through blackened skies when all one sees is ~Shades of Gray ~. Just hang in there one more day.. Sometimes, that's all it takes. May hope come with the dawn. It's good to see you back posting in Poet's Corner.
niah9
Wonderful to see you QuietStorm...and I hope your friend comes out all sunshine....Kathyteddybear
orientalkoru
"Just hang in there one more day..
One more day..
Banish clouds of grey."


Real spirit of friendship is a beautiful thing! wine thumbs up
Fellsman
Hi QS

A compelling and heartfelt write - from the narrative I would imagine that your friend could do a lot worse than take your wise words on board, a fine poem.

Bill wine
sabeel
DEAR POET FRIEND QuietStormF,


a great poem." Don't sell your soul.. "
its real happening nowadays..

keep it up.

sabeel. bouquet teddybear
QuietStormF
Thanks to everyone for the great feedback on this poem! It was written for someone who is doing exceptionlly well now..... Sorry for the slow response, but I have not been to the site in a while... but it is great to see some that I knew here. again.. AND I hope. that I will be able to write some

thing new, very soon! Until then , keep writing, and I look forward to reading all of your poetry, new and old to the site! teddybear teddybear teddybear

Q~S
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