So, I’ve asked a few followers of my work to pick my next poem to dissect. While I wait on those submissions, here are two more poems to choose from. In one, I play with the idea of thanking people for the negative they bring into one’s life, because without it, the many positives that came afterward would’ve never happened. So for that reason alone, I felt a slight thank you had to be shared.
In the other, I just wanted to start the conversation of whether the way our society is structured is in fact the way we want it. And if not, why not make that society’s main focus. Enjoy the words, ponder their meaning, and don’t forget to thank a negative contributor to your life today – they are opening the doors to something greater!!!!!
| Thank You
Thank you for breaking my heart Although at the time I saw Couldn’t make sense of your words Just wanted you out the way But the wounds finally healed Found solace looking anew The moments we could enjoy Setting me onto a path Thank you for making the call Taking a boy who was filled Answered the question that plagued A question that ruled his world. Made the world easy to bare That weight, off of my shoulders Take notice of who you are And then hope that I succeed Thank you for all of the doubt The fear of failing’s been high A pressure kept on myself To keep me from living life Where we go from here is left The path behind us just gave With hope I look to what comes Hoping to mirror a life |
Robbing the Hood
All the plights of our days Yet our days never change Our young are being fed In a place that’s so bruised, Those that have, tend to feel Their riches have been made. Yet their dough finds its growth Shouldn’t more come to those All their songs and their films Bring more net to their worth A handout will not do The platforms they command School labs lacking the tools, Ten cars – while people starve The poor gives to the rich Will the poor seek a change? |
Through a writer's mind 