Image: Clear Blue Skies of an Evening Sun (here)
You look up to the heavens above
Seeking consolation for your being
The sky is blue an instinct tugs
at your realms of imagination
The best there is of a weather
on a silver platter given
But this not what you had desired
Your person cries out in desperation
Please hear me!
I need to drown my sorrows
Sadly nature is against your will
it will not release rain to soothe
the parched earth of your soul**
You are at the end of your tether
Your patience begins to take an ugly turn
You've been hurt many times
Are you to take it again?
You reflected a moment
There is more to life to think about
Yes, you are now acting more rational
You had wished to draw the line across
and this should be it!
'Give yourself a chance' your conscience whispers
'a second chance'
Yes, give yourself a chance
'Swallow your pride' it whispers
It now helps you to decide
Yes, you are going back to her
to make up!
** Inspired by Without You ~ Nishka Ramkhelawan (here)
For Kerry's hosting at Real Toads with - let's go back to school
where 'one is to select a poem of one of the young writers as an
inspiration for one' own poem.
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This is fabulous, Hank. A cry from the heart we can all relate to. Thank you for reading and participating.
ReplyDeleteA learning poem, from heartbreak to much less desperation. I felt the change in the sounds of your poem as well.
ReplyDeleteLove is a fickle beast
ReplyDeleteSometimes rational does go out the window, but when we stop and think things look better
ReplyDeleteYes, give yourself a chance
ReplyDelete'Swallow your pride' it whispers
It now helps you to decide............... I hope that works out. Sometimes we miss so much by not swallowing our pride. Nicely done.
I love the idea that "instinct tugs" at the imagination. Well done.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful depiction with that Hollywood moment, a happy end.. you can change your mind.
ReplyDeleteSometimes we look outward for signs, but all we need is a moment of quiet in the soul to really hear what it is we desire.
ReplyDeleteYou had me worried as despair tightened its grip, but wisely you & the protagonist chose the path of positive possibilities, sidestepping the alternative.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent verse Hank with so much thought and inspiration going into it.
ReplyDeleteYvonne./
... a wise man :)
ReplyDeleteOh that back and forth dance...to go back or not...sometimes the answer is clear. Nicely played, Hank.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful poem. I like the way you wove the young poet's lines in with yours and especially love the hope in "Give yourself a chance."
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