I walk along the narrow path trying to find myself but
all I see are mere shadows,
That tend to vanish and reappear frequently.
Grass flows blending together with each smooth motion.
Breezes tickle my delicate skin bringing with it scents of someone I cannot recall.
Memories linger at the edge of my mind but time pushes them away.
Night has fallen but the candle I hold in my hand gives a faint glow,
guiding me though I already know the way.
Soft wax pours over my fingers but I do not feel.
The flickering of it's flame entrances me,
It is so repeatitive, so simple.
I cannot see the stars but I know they are there,
Hovering over the trees silently shining.
The darkness does not frighten me,
For I have been there before and it is nothing new.
The only difference is that in light you can see,
But in darkness you are blind.
Yet we are all fumbling through life blind.
I have found if you let your other senses do the walking you will not lose you way.
What we feel is always more truthful than what is before us.
I can say that writing seems like fate for me.
Though fate only takes you so far,
you have to do the rest yourself.
Destiny is what is already written.
We all have the power to take a big eraser,
Edit the things we wish to change.
What the changes are depend on us.
Just know that what is done cannot be forgotten.
By letting the past slip away we let a part of life pass on by.
Yet we should not regret.
Regretting keeps us in a place we could never leave.
You are to remember not to dwell.
We write and read of things that have been done millions of times by all types of people.
All who search for the meaning of life,
Taking from it what they will.
The only difference is that I have an idea of what it is.
To live.
Live not vicariously through others but through ourselves.
I am here,
I exist,
I think,
I feel,
I do it all as I walk on the path called life.
L.MacNevin
Author notes
This piece is one of the longest I have written. Hopefully you will enjoy it as I know it is hard sometimes to read things of this size.
Written June 22nd, 2003
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Powerful poem about self realisation and the conclusion that although we all walk the path, some see and others don't. It's good to realise that even when you cannot see, you know that it is still there. Excellent poem and flow and well worthy of applause.
Georges -
This isn't long compared to some other poems I have read =] This write was powerful and surprising in a way. Wow, just wow. I loved the first stanza; it was so descriptive and enticing, which had me hooked.
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wow....absolutely stunning. so much truth in this...to me, this part was eye-opening
I cannot see the stars but I know they are there,
Hovering over the trees silently shining.
The darkness does not frighten me,
For I have been there before and it is nothing new.
it just reminded me of how much goes on that we don't even sense or know about. life is so much bigger than the people who live it. very well done.
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wow...this was wonderful. Everyone should learn from this poem and live the life they want to live. WEll done, very well done.
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wow this is amazing...i totally love it. there are so many elements to it i dunno what to say...well first off i think the last stanza is the best. and the most truthfull. i completely agree with this line: Live not vicariously through others but through ourselves.. so many people need to realize this is not the right thing to do. i like also how you tie in all those elements of the earth in the first part. fire....my true love
belive it or not this kinda opened my eyes and made me want to live my life fuller. well thanks a bunch for this. and great write! -jesse
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