Forever is a Mystery

When running through ideas that I defend sometimes my emotions
Hear footsteps that are only noticed within my hours
Sliding in between what I know in life to be nailed to a stake
And what lies miles away desperately trying
To be heard and found

Within stories told in dark passages there lie many simple questions
Whose answers would break your tender heart if told
Yet what could cause your feet to become a victim of stillness
Could also make them wander into places of pain
Filled with indifference

Forever is a mystery that lets you cultivate its reasons as you age
Embracing our empty glasses with everything, we are
Until we want to escape into what is already gone once again
As the ground beneath our feet becomes contemptible
Even as we see it change

I am left breathless, as today becomes a memory I hold in fame
As those footsteps travel distances I do not understand
I cry as I find I still defend those ideas I am running through
Because what I thought was nailed to a stake
Has now slipped loose

Reviews

[FJ Davis]

If forever is a mystery; not-forever may be a bigger one.
One consistent thing about changing times and changing values, is that most people don't start moving--in any direction--until they're forced to. Humans certainly are comfortable with what's familiar, with what they perceive to be nailed down.
These issues and many more does Neva regularly weave into her soaring accounts of deep yearnings,
Thank you, Neva.

[HopelesslyDevoted]

gorgeous picture to accompany an equally gorgeous work of art

[SpokenWord]

Time and change will always go hand in hand, what we know to be true today will easily become false tomorrow if we so chose to change and grow in spirit and knowledge. We can get stuck in the past and never grow and thus never learn or expand our own truth and to me that is when life begins to die.

[Jeremy Wyatt]

Marvellous, just as it is Neva, 800? plus and you still delight at every turn X

[Maggie]

It's true that we don't always know truth because it would break our hearts...I would suggest breaking up your lines a little bit more, so it flows more and so that it's not so heavy on the brain to digest. If you cut each line in half that should do well, but never do anything that you think will destroy the poem, either

[Hayley]

Very deep. My favorite is the last stanza for sure. What we once thought was stationary in our lives seem to just slip away... All we can do is move on and stay strong. This really spoke to me because I can relate to it, and I'm still young!

[Lily Mae]

"Because what I thought was nailed to a stake...Has now slipped loose".. That ends it so well.. with life's changes we are so challenge in every aspect of who we are and it hurts to remove yourself from the nailed stake and move forward.. A very deep and soulful write Neva.. I really can relate to this..xx

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

When we start to question the ideals we once embraced we grow as an individual as we broaden our perspective.

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

We dwell in forever fantasy, where a million untold stories await to be discovered. Another great poem my friend.

[Aidz]

Been drinking from my cup Neva ;)

Kewl write

[Ravyne Hawke]

Truly a beautifully constructed poem, breath-taking imagery and an easy flow from screen to lips as I read it aloud. I love how you tie the beginning and ending together so well. Excellent job!