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Walk On

You will walk on, walk on
And you know it will never be the same
You will survive, you have so far
But you will make it through sun or rain
And you will walk on

In some cases, silence would help
But I know now is not the time
We speak out, say a prayer or two
And be thankful we’re alive
So much has been lost
So much can’t be replaced
And a tragedy in our memories
Just can’t be erased

But you will walk on, walk on
You will find a strength from within
You do your part and I’ll do mine
And we will make in the end
And we will walk on

Pointing fingers, placing the blame
It must be the new thrill these days
But through the water, through the fire
We’re all going to find a way
Give them home for a while
See gratefulness in their smiles
A dollar can do so much
For a man or a child

And they will walk on, walk on
Thanks to compassion you give
They will rebuild, they’ll revive
They will find a reason to live
And they will walk on
They will walk on


~CT

Author notes

I struggled to come up with something poetic and somehow, this came more like lyrics than it did as a poem. Hopefully, it's okay if it's lyrics. Anyway, I love what you're doing. I'm glad to be part of such an awesome place.

Also, AP was making my apostrophes into question marks. Forgive me if they still look that way. They're obviously not supposed to be question marks!
Written September 10th, 2005

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  • Sandygram
    September 14, 2005
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    WONDERFUL POEM

    This was beautiful Carter. It was full of great imagary and just a pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing. Take care, Sandy


  • CarolDesjarlais silver member
    September 12, 2005
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    yes, some may plod, some may springt, but weall walk on sacred ground that has been wounded. Great write!


  • SimpleSarcasm
    September 10, 2005
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    This turned out fine, your question marks that is. I think that this is a wonderful piece. It is quite lyrical. I like the walk on. Nice write.

    ~Dee

  • Munda
    September 10, 2005
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    This would indeed be a great song of hope and strength. Wonderfully done.


  • haikumonk gold member
    September 10, 2005
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    Great entry! Thanks. You're right, it does read as lyrics... and that's fine. Nice work.

    Don

    ps...... yeah, sometimes weird things happen with the punctuation etc at allpoetry.... but it looks fine to me.... today....

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