Love, life, strife!

Were you left bleeding by defences
strong?,
wounded and bloody knowing not
whats wrong,
did you battle and fight standing
proudly tall?,
to lose in the end, did you stumble
and fall?,
did you do it for love with passion
with life?,
ignoring the trouble, ignoring the
strife,
did you stand against the oncoming
hoard?,
did you face the onslaught, just to fall
on your sword?
in the battle of love, in the battle
of life,
another day gone, another twist of
the knife.
how does it be this way?, another twist
in lifes play, too many endings and too
many starts, too many lost, too many
hearts,
I question it all, why is it so,,,take me
up high just to bring me down low,
a court jester or a circus clown, build
me up,,,,then knock me down,
the circle continues, it follows on, round
and round until we're gone.
Life's fortune, life's way, in the end
life has its say,
you think you decide, you think you
plan,
you're wrong of course, life controls,
because it can,
outside factors influence all, the
greatest plans crumble and fall,
life decides and there's no doubt,
you cannot win, just stumble
about,
Positive, certain, sure,,words we
use,,,in the end,,,we're bound
to lose,
no one wins this game of chance,
life decides,,, what we dance,
you set your sail, and hope and
pray, the course you steer, the
course you stay,
not always so, if the winds
change, thats where you go.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: May 2010

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Comments (4)

NeverEndingStory
Yeah life's one big gamble that's for sure no matter which road you take, nice write teddybear wave
Pinkpoetress
I have to agree with GoodGuy. This is one of your best poems. Really a good write. Thanks for sharing.
hedistuff
nice write opti...but you left out 'beating our heads against the wall'...how did you think my ears got so big?
gnj4u
Hi, optimisticme,
Were you left bleeding by defences strong? certainly set the tone for your strong poem. As long as there is one more beginning than end, there is hope that the winds will change in a favorable direction. Keep adjusting that sail and enjoy - and write more good poems along the way!
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