Stepping Stone

A bundle of sunshine, a way to see,
for everything to know and everything to be,
for jealousy, so overcoming, so deep,
and somehow knowing what you want to be.

But for goddamn, I am -
and for that blasted stepping stone, I stand;
for being everything I can,
and for you.

For a carcass can waste away just as well
as a pharaoh can sit on its throne,
and through the days and nights still trying to sell
this idea that my soul I will own.

But for sweetness, I'll be -
and for this silent entropy, I'll bleed;
for knowing everything I see,
and for us.

A bundle of sea grass, a way of life,
for everything dead and everything alive,
somehow I know its not just the hype,
and somehow the living is worth the strife.

But for goddamn, I am -
and for that blasted stepping stone, I stand;
for being everything I can,
and for you.

Reviews

[Alz Alz]

LOVE the third stanza. Love the imagery and your word choice. Different, unique. 10/10.

[darkgurl]

Nicely written and expressive.

[Angelheaded Hipster]

Yes, yes you are, damn it all to the winds...you are, and they are...I like this piece, it resonates...I cant place it....I cant put the finger on it..but it is a declaration of self, even when there is another next to you.

[1809 Black Plague Decem..]

sounds like a melody of a song, very much enamoured by it, =) mishy

[Stephen Scaggs]

Dear Ms. Kae,

Again. I'd like to thank you for your read requests. I really fell in love with this poem as it does have some good rhymes, keeps it popping and making me want to read in. First stanza is almost perfect, bah ha ha. I also like the stanza second from the last. Try to avoid starting sentences with conjunctions. It is not a literary rule as most good writers ignore literary rules often. But conjunctions disrupt a thought.Instead of, "But for sweetness," make it, "For sweetness." Again, this is a very good poem. Out of all the ones I've read so far, this would be a favorite. Read my poem, "Hollow." I think you'd like it. :P Or not. Advertising poetry on others peoples reviews is known to be "rude." Bah ha ha ha. Please continue writing because you do have some good talent. 10/10.

Sincerely,
S. W. Scaggs