Life is Dark.
Life is Light.
I will go softly,
Into the night.
Dark and Cold
Light on Fire.
My eyes are closed,
To my desire.
For if I see,
But cannot gain,
What I so want,
Will lead to pain.
I’ve burned before,
For reaching out,
Such pain endured,
Leaves me in doubt.
To try again?
Certainly not!
I’ll close my eyes,
Keep what I’ve got.
This is an important poem, because will resonate with those who feel that maybe you don’t have to struggle and achieve things just for their own sake. That’s fine for those who are tuned that way, but shouldn’t be compulsory.
I was particularly struck by the turning around and response to Dylan Thomas’ ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ in the opening lines. As I often felt on reading those lines ….’err Why?’
Well written.
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Thank you for reading and expressing your thoughts. I was inspired after reading a poem from The Darkest Fairytale.
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I’ll have to look into that.
Thanks
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Hi Charles ! I have nominated you for the recognition bloggers award 🙂 hope you accept it 🙂 https://thegirlthatdreamsawake.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/blogger-recognition-award/
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I don’t feel comfortable nominating other bloggers. Thanks so much for you kind thoughts and wonderful support.
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It is no problem at all 🙂 you are v welcome 🙂
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