It isn’t the sting of loss
felt when the crown isn’t grasp,
which bites the deepest into the heart.
Walls never dared to climb,
fields left unplanted
for fear the flowers will never bloom
they are the spiritual cancer
spreading through the mind,
infecting with terror’s phantoms,
punched in the gut with pure agony
over wounds that never happen.
Once you stumble more than once,
learn that even if a wall collapsed upon you
while you tried to ascend its barrier,
such hurt never kills or cripples,
becoming a staircase to terraces
where you can look back
and see how far you have grown
from that ground where you fell.
Moving ahead, no longer stresses the steps,
until you at least can hold that laurel
otherwise eluding one’s reach.
One feel the sun of success in your hands
warm the cold void of what you never held before,
lingering always as a flame,
deeply searing with a heat that you never stop feeling.
Author notes
"FAILURES make us realize the importance of success"
A quote from source unkown
A contest entry
- FAILURES make us realize th importance of success by Purush.
650 points, ended January 1, 11 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Congrats on the bronze! I enjoyed this read here from you hon
Once you stumble more than once,
learn that even if a wall collapsed upon you
while you tried to ascend its barrier,
such hurt never kills or cripples,
becoming a staircase to terraces
where you can look back
and see how far you have grown
from that ground where you fell.
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Nice job
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Promises out of failures turn ugly into beautiful!
Great job!
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Wonderful~
Oh My this is a Beauty~
Gosh how many times have I failed...
-begins to count-
Heck and I Love it
Keep that quill dancing~
Woot!!
Keep that quill dancing~
Thank You for sharing Your Heart and Spirit~
Blessings to You Sweet Soul
Best wishes in the contest too
with much love & light~ Desire~*~
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"Moving ahead, no longer stresses the steps,
until you at least can hold that laurel
otherwise eluding one’s reach.
One feel the sun of success in your hands
warm the cold void of what you never held before,
lingering always as a flame,
deeply searing with a heat that you never stop feeling."
very nicely worded verse to read and reread
All the best in my contes -
they are the spiritual cancer
spreading through the mind,
Very insightful words. Great piece. Love it!
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