~Keep on walking~
Looking back will only make you trip
And stumble to the ground
And thus, hiding in the dirt
You cannot be found
The past is gone and done now
It cannot be reversed
Forget the fears of former years
Dismiss the months of hurt
~Keep on walking~
Every path we choose
Will soon just cross one more
A decision will be made
Just like the one before
The choice is neither left nor right
Nor "which way should I go?"
In equal measure, each contains
Both happiness and woe
~Keep on walking~
But do not stop along the way
Forever staying there
And watching travellers pass you by
When all you do is stare
It's the journey, not the road
That in the end will tell
The story that you chose to make
And if you told it well
~Keep on walking, and enjoy the very fact that you can. Remember that some people will be with you for only a brief time until your paths part, others will clasp your hand for the rest of the way.~
Author notes
A direct contrast to "A Grave Mistake". I will leave that poem up but I no longer consider it a mistake - just a different path that I've learned different things from. Based on this quote I guess: "Many paths lead to the same destination. Many also cross along the way. Every choice you make is a right choice. If you made a different choice, you would only have different regrets.", an email from a friend and the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Tell me what you think!
Written May 10th, 2006
A contest entry
- I wrote better than that one!!! by Tattboyspet.
800 points, ended September 28, 2007, 23 entries
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Wonderful words - I enjoyed this one - thank you for the entry
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A very well written poem I enjoyed reading it.
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wooooooow ! cooool ! thanks for your wonderful entry ! best wishes in the contest !
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wow i really liked this poem .... well done
Jennifer -
I must say I enjoyed every word of this poem...why?.... because it gives me a little hope and I feel certain things I can really relate to in my personal life...not alot of poems makes me feel this way but this has.
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that was very touching and such a great message. it's something we all need to hear every once in a while. the poem flowed well and was just really great. ilove it.
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this poem makes you dig down deep inside and think about the decisions you once thought mistakes and trying to place them into this new revaltaion , the flow was amazing , the thoughts were well constucted , it's like telling those who think their lifes are forever screwed over too just get over it , and keep living , this poem show so much hope , it's truly beautiful , truly beautiful , you have a great talent run far with it! -
Ugh, I hate getting little insincere comments like that ^^^ You might as well just shrug and say "that was nice, I guess" and walk away; it means as much.
So know that what I say is sincere: I think this is perhaps one of your best poems to date. I say "I think" and "perhaps" because I can't clearly remember all of your poems. I say "one of" because I still hold 'I Could Drown in the Desert' close to my heart. Okay, I'm not being very clear...basically, I love this poem. It's absolutely wonderful. And I appreciate it all the more for knowing you and seeing your poetry progress. I'm not the only one improving. I'm a lot more satisfied with the rhyming, rhythm and language of this poem compared to your others, and especially towards the end. But most of all, I'm proud of how you've managed to convey the meaning of your words, and express yourself in a mature and heartfelt way.
Really really well done.
Love always,
Kes x -
Terrific
That was touching.I really enjoyed the last paragraph.
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