Born to lose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through endless days of even the murkiest of haze

I shall prevail, let it be told I can’t be sold, through

wisdom I now unveil.

 

I was a giver with too many takers, becoming hollow

inside, all became fakers that spanned many acres,

expecting love and hate to collide.

 

If love is blind it would be harder to find a direction

in which to choose, as for me I can clearly see that

most of us were born to lose.

 

If I seem a bit dreary and a just a tad leery, my advice

to you is this, leave it alone then write it in stone, the

numbers are hard to dismiss.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Bubo]

A very sorrowful, bitter poem, where we have faith and lose faith, in love. We are not born to lose, although some days it would feel this way, and you say you will come through, showing strength, and you are strong! Some times being down in life makes us down on ourselves, and what we see going on around us............you have written a powerful piece every one has felt at some point.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

The title, "Born to Lose," is contrary to the opening pronouncement of, "I shall prevail." It seems our damnable lot in life to prevail no matter the travails, no matter how we may want to give up. And so the decree, "God doesn't give us any more than we can handle."

I think we are all stronger than we know; and when we need it the most, that strength rises to the surface pronouncing our glory, how we are made in God's image, made to rise above the fray.

We may be whipped, but never defeated.

Linda Marie

[Brooke Wake]

Good write! Especially like the third stanza and the last line...fresh use of language is always fantastic. :)

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This is ever so wonderful and deeply powerful. Tocuhed me so!

[china]

Wow! This is a powerful piece and something I can relate to. Sometimes we feel like we was born to lose but in the end we come out winners. Job well done Silent. Excellent

[Jamie]

Perfectly written, i can relate to this alot.
great job

[Marie Harrison]

What a remarkable poem. Such powerful words and meaning. This expression of self is strong!

[HopelesslyDevoted]

i agree, very nice flow. great writing style, i'm sorry this happen to you though. :(

[Norma M Sutton]

Nicely written.

[Alicia Schroeder]

WOW! This is a very powerful peice. Awesome

[AlieahRose]

THIS WAS POWERFUL...
I LIKE THE FLOW ALOT...
REALLY GREAT JOB...