Am I mad and destitute
on this anxious road to success?
Or am I lost and found again
in artless vanity and regret?
Is this path I walk alone
of the living and the dead?
Or a marathon that leads me on
far from a shameful mess?
Do you hear my silken cries
or feel my sullen tears?
Do you smile all the while
or simply laugh at me?
Am I selfish or justified
to think and feel this way?
Or is it just another cross
I think I bear, today?
Will you pray for me again
as I walk the quivering wire?
Trying not to glance below
into the waiting fire.
No, You will hold me subtly
each and every time I tire.
You will always ease my pain:
right here, right now, in time.
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Beautiful poetry.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Most welcome.
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LOVED this poem! Powerful!
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So glad you liked it. The majority of my poems are very personal. I’m happy you connected with it 🙂
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