Try Harder - Day 26
This poem was inspired by @hartfloe, a fellow poet who is taking this 100 day journey along with me. The first three lines of this poem were taken from his day 5 entry - Every Flower Blooms at the Perfect Moment. I edited them slightly to fit my rhythm but they were used with his permission. Drop by his blog if you get the chance. I’m sure you’ll find a more current entry that you’ll enjoy and can upvote.
Try in vain to flee
But never try hard enough
To only just break free
It never comes easy
Fight or flight it seems
Are the portions on your plate
But far beyond your dreams
You see the quiet streams
You may choose to fight
But the battle’s long been lost
Cause even if you’re right
Force never can be light
Where are you to flee
When the war starts from within
You’ll always bow the knee
Cause SYSTEM’s hard to see
Shackled hands and feet
Truth that needs to be unveiled
Backspace and hit delete
March to a different beat
Nothing’s left to fear
You are standing on your own
The quiet streams appear
You broke out free and clear
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Photo 2 by John Salvino on Unsplash
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Previous posts for this challenge
Day 1: The Pendulum
Day 2: Half In - Half Out
Day 3: Names Will Always Hurt Me
Day 4: Turning
Day 5: No Longer
Day 6: Equilibrium
Day 7: Entangled
Day 8: Shattered
Day 12:Beat Ball WINNING ENTRY! (Intermediate category)
Day 15: The Golden Rule
Day 16: Panic
Day 19: Birthday
Day 20: Bar Room Blues
Day 21:Victory
Day 22: Just Another Day
Day 23: charming Knights
Day 24: Thank the Gods
Day 25:The Circle of Life
Oh God! The content of your poem is revealing. Thank you for giving us reasons to keep digging for light. We need to wake up and put our being at the service of humanity still lulled by siren songs. Great job, sister @firststeps. I hug you giant and tight.
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Very good poem Congratulations.
Hello. This post is awesome, i really appreciate it. I will resteem your post. Kind regards
Thanks. Checked out your blog. Would love to see an original post by you.