Safer Path? A poem.

Laidback DMSeptember 22, 2017September 20, 2017Mental Health, Poetry, Writing#mentalhealth, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, poem, Poetry, Writing

Stick to the path
Safer there?

Than thickets and brush
Hidden
from prying eyes
That seek to
Rend and blind

Seek the safer path
that winds on

Lingering like
dawn’s afterglow

The safer path?

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9 thoughts on “Safer Path? A poem.”

V.J. Knutson says:

September 22, 2017 at 4:27 pm

Questionable, for sure. I learned at an early age that sometimes the prickles of thickets are less painful than walking the well-beaten path.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  September 22, 2017 at 10:56 pm
  
  Hi VJ, Sometimes we need to explore off the path to find what we’re really looking for 🙂
  
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  1. V.J. Knutson says:
    
    September 23, 2017 at 12:08 am
    
    Always been my philosophy…or character flaw, lol. Makes life more interesting. Cheers!
    
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  2. stevestillstanding says:
    
    September 23, 2017 at 12:41 am
    
    Never a flaw, VJ, a facet 🙂
    
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Carly (message in stanza) says:

September 22, 2017 at 7:29 pm

I love this, Steve. It makes me think that the “safer path” is important but up to the beholder. You know what I mean? Like maybe being adventurous may heal ones heart to safety but for someone else it could sitting cuddled reading a nice book, drinking coffee. But don’t let anyone tell you what your hiding place is. It’s completely up to you.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  September 22, 2017 at 11:06 pm
  
  Hi Carly, poetry is a wonderful thing, because it enables the reader to interpret the poem however they wish (depending on how the poem is written; some poems don’t allow for interpretation). This poem in particular questions whether the safer path is the safest and best route: for some that may be the case, for others, not. Thanks for reading, glad you liked it 🙂
  
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  1. Carly (message in stanza) says:
    
    September 23, 2017 at 12:49 pm
    
    Very true! 😀
    
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myworldview721 says:

September 25, 2017 at 8:04 pm

Hey Steve, thanks for checking out a recent post. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate it. You’ve an interesting title for your site.

Michael.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  September 25, 2017 at 9:27 pm
  
  No problem, Michael. Thanks for checking out my site 😃
  
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