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Life Characterized

Making passage from darkness,
into the rudeness of the light.
Unscathed by social starkness,
know nothing of wrong or right.

Tendencies, original disposition,
mannerisms and character traits.
Natural strengths, and intuition,
standard package from the gates.

A collection of personal tools,
designed for each of us to use.
Adaptation to universal rules,
and decisions when we choose.

Our once pure and virgin mind,
routinely violated every day.
Multiple stimuli of any kind,
some read, others heard to say.

No exits from which to escape,
therefore we must be engaged.
Conformity's life broken tape,
non-compliance, war is waged.

Fortunately character's built,
it's strength reflect choices.
If is life driven through guilt,
then others speak your voices.

If rights aren't worth a fight,
then relax and enjoy the ride.
Character thrives on doing right,
otherwise any purpose has died.
 

Author notes

We are born with individual tools to use as we will.
Character is a reflection of morals, values, and ethics.
This is created (or not) through the choices we make
and ultimately gives us a sense of purpose in life.

Character changes people and people change lives.

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  • after-silence
    August 16, 2008

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    Wonderful thoughts! I absolutely love the last stanza. You have really nice rhyme here, and the meter is pretty good but a few inconsistencies throw off the rhythm a little bit. Nothing major though. I like the wording you have in here. My one complaint would be that the punctuation pattern is a) not always appropriate with the sentences you have (several fragments in the early part of the poem) and the slightest bit boring. I think with a little more variety in syntax you could keep the poem more interesting so it's not just riding on the concepts of which it consists. You have a great poem here and I enjoyed reading it. Thanks so much for entering it in my contest!