I lay down on the prairies
Eyes filled with no emotions, no feelings
Gazing at the stars
Up above the worldly skies
Dead or alive, I am, I know not
For dust of my past
Has layered on my present
I tried my saline solution
But could not remove the dusty stains
With me, winds blow hard to mourn
Weeping Willows weep in pain
Shrubs and bushes swoosh back and forth
As I lay still on this pale green earth
Dew drops in my eyes
Flow out as tears
Not reaching my pale face
But merging with my knotted hair
No more voices speak to me
No other human soul in touch with me
For I’ve cut myself from the human race
Leading my life at my own pace
Searching vision sees no trail
Heartbeats no more, doesn’t matter at all
As I wait eagerly for the past to stay in past
And make no contact with my confused present
We learn from our past
Yet history is almost, always repeated
I am as it is confused
Can someone tell me, then
What will now be different?
I made mistakes I shall not repeat
I tell myself and yet am scared
I know I learnt from the past
& yet some mistakes repeatedly I commit
Rule of thumb, I should follow
Often I hear…
Forgive and forget
Do your best and leave the rest
To the power dwelling in the Milky Way
So, I close my eyes
Ask the powers above for forgiveness
I get all the signs
Winds are blowing playing lullabies
Weeping Willows weeps no more
The plants are dancing to melodies
Sung by heavenly guardian angels
Sent by God just for me
I stand up alive
Heart suddenly found dying vein
Pumping overwhelming feelings
As I now sit on the prairies
With wide open eyes
Glaring at the worldly skies
But not to mourn or cry
But to be thankful of getting another chance
To do it right again
Still somewhere back of me
There is a slight shadow following
It’s my past mistakes
Clinging tight to me
As I try hard to get it off of me
My hearts starts to bleed
Shadow just quietly shouted
In my ears of conscious
You are forgiven by God
God even forgot what you did
But can you do this for yourself?
Forgive and forget
All the mistakes you made
And, sorry you are from the bottom of your heart
Stop it, can you?
And, never let the past
Haunt you ever again?
Can you do it?
But tell me not, convince yourself.
Author notes
How easy it is to forgive and forget your mistakes?
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Amazing....as always!
This was very well written and flowed very well. This is so moving too. I loved it! One of your other best work too. Amazing! Again I'm at a loss for words. I'm off to read your other poems. Take care. Byebye
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Yes, the hardest person to persuade to forgive is often ourselves. This is in regards to the caring, sensative person, only. Some simply do not think enough of others to feel remorse. You have written this so very well from the sensative point of view. Perhaps in line #19 you meant not, instead of no?
Lines #6 and #7 are my favorite. They express the thought so poetically. Kudos to you ~ this is sad and lovely.
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Thanks Nichtmich
I like your name. OH well! I wanted to thank you for the suggestion, I corrected it and hope it sounds better. I appreciate your applaud and in depth reading and understanding to write such a detailed comment. Thanks again for helping me become a better poet.
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Very nice.
I understand this poem very well for reacently I have found myself in this state of my more often then not.
It is good to review the past, but don't lose yourself in it...and sometimes there are things that can't be forgiven, but that's for another time and place. Keep up the good writes.
~Mia
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Thanks Mia - The Dark_luna Goddess
Thanks hun again for your time and thoughful comment. I trully appreciate you going into its depth and I'm sorry if you are in that place, for I know it's hard to be in such spot. Good luck and we will soon forgive and forget our past mistakes to go on living our present. Thanks again for your applauds.
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Excellent
Your beginning is lovely. This poem is truly in-depth. It has a mellowness to it. This indeed makes for an excellent tone. I like the whole theme of God can forgive you, but can you forgive yourself. You make some good points all though the poem. I especially like paragraphs 7&8. We learn from our past. Your title differently fits the poem I truly enjoyed reading this write. It is clear and understandable. You did a fantastic job. Keep your pen flowing and your writes comming.
~Snappy
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Thanks Snappy Doodles
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I know this is what I've been struggling with. I've made faling attempts to forgive and forget my mistakes, but it seems almost impossible and yet I keep trying harder each time. Thanks for your time and really appreciate your understanding the depth of this poem.
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I like this piece it was well written and flowed pretty well, keep writting you got talent!
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Thanks Tasha Honey!
Thanks Tasha for reading it and I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. I really appreciate your time. Thanks again sweetheart!
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Wonderful imagery. The scenes seemed so powerful
I like it. A good message too
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Thanks Dreamer!
Thanks for reading and commenting too. I appreciate you taking time to read and understand. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks again :-)
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