Blank Page

Our lives start out as a blank page

there to ink all of our adventures upon,

whether good or downright terrible

but there have been plenty of times

when I wished I had written my life in pencil,

so that I could erase all of my bad moments and mistakes

there have been times when I wished I could forget everything

and start from the very beginning

but I have since realised,

that our lives are not supposed to be perfect;

we are supposed to experience heartbreak

and pain

and what it feels like to feel so small

in this gigantic world

because with mistakes and pain

comes wisdom;

and we need them to grow

and life is not just a never-ending circle of misery-

in between the bad moments,

we are rewarded

by incredible ones

like first kisses

and last dances

and anything else that might make us happy.

I guess what I’m trying to say

is that we shouldn’t worry too much

about making every moment perfect

because the book titled ‘life’ is a long one

and it’s not yet published

so there’s plenty of time to edit it. 

Reviews

[Cheyenne Delay]

I absolutely love this piece. So much emotion and i could feel everything exactly how you described it.

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the poem.
"in between the bad moments,
we are rewarded
by incredible ones
like first kisses
and last dances
and anything else that might make us happy."
I like the above lines. The words are true. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[TL Boehm]

but there have been plenty of times
when I wished I had written my life in pencil,

I concur, I wish this too for my life.
Well done.

[Lyn Anderson]

When I read you, I can't help but think you are much older than you are. A really insightful and well written verse.

[wordman]

hell with all my mistakes and pain I should be a genius, are you sure it works like that
loved the write