Alive or just breathing

by salamunaDeventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

Oct 2021 443 Views 5 comments

Alive or just breathing?

I love my life
Because it is mine,
It was so kind
To me-
It smeared me
Like a snot on the wall.
It used
Its favorite trick:
When childhood ended -
It cut off my oxygen.
And now I lie like a fish
In the coastal mud

But here's what I think :
I see this world as it is!
I only ask - "slow down"
I only ask - "not now".
My life has taught me a secret :
"When someone feels pain,
The other one feels gain"
In the meantime I lie like a fish
In the coastal mud

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Posted: Oct 2021

About this poem:

It was an irony but in real I have a lot of questions for those who believe they are not vulnerable......

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southmiami4321Tampa, Florida USAOct 22, 2021

Salamuna, your poem is a real reflection of the now times. The oxygen on this planet is breathed in by all. Nature does not discriminate but we all together can damage it as it gets more polluted every day.
Pain can hit anyone, no matter your status in life. In these now times it has hit us all.
Thanks for sharing. SM

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godsprincessOwego, New York USAOct 22, 2021

Cheer up Lily - we are all feeling "stuck in the mud" with this pandemic crap going on. Life through a child's eyes has all kinds of possibilities. Then as we grow up to adulthood - reality sets in and adult decisions. Take care.

Kathy

Mizzy4Navan, Meath IrelandOct 22, 2021

Hi Lily,
Your words carry an air of despondency,
which is not surprising in the present world. The poem is a very honest account of your feelings and vulnerabilities. Hopefully it helped to share them here on the corner.
Take care.
Regards Mick.

OceanzestHamilton, Waikato New ZealandOct 23, 2021

Have to disagree Lily, when one feels gain others who can show true support feel gain too.

salamunaOPDeventer, Overijssel NetherlandsOct 23, 2021

Kathy and SM thank you ladies for reading my poem and leaving comments. I must say that it has not any connection with what is happening now in the world. it's all just personal. Stay well. regards Lily