Uncertainty

Life's moments

I sit in a puddle of uncertainty.
All around me, water seeps in,
taking me under its weight, devouring all that I am.
My thoughts are blank.
What clarity I once held,
seems to have vanished.
Try as I might, I grasp what small moments of visions I once had.
Of the dreams I told, felt, promised, of myself,
For myself.
How hard it is to forge ahead.
How simple life is, yet so hard it has become.
I am the key.
I am the lock.

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

I have not visited you poems in quite sometime. Many of us come and go with long pauses between check ins

This is a great poem about changes in life and how the unexpected leave us reeling and trying to figure out a way to trudge forward in the muck that has washed out our path forward.

I love the imagery and the weight this poem carries. The end with I am the lock and am the key says a great deal. True happiness and forging forward come from within us.

[Bhuyanshi Talukdar]

This is a very powerful and evocative piece. The metaphor of being submerged in water is very effective at conveying a sense of uncertainty and confusion. The speaker's thoughts are blank, and they feel as though their dreams and visions have vanished. The line "How simple life is, yet so hard it has become" is particularly striking, as it highlights the paradox of life and how things that should be easy can become so difficult. The final two lines, "I am the key. I am the lock." are especially thought-provoking, as they suggest that the speaker holds the power to unlock their own potential and overcome their uncertainty. Overall, this is a very moving and thought-provoking piece that captures the struggle of trying to find one's way in a confusing and uncertain world.

[Chris Shaw]

We all have our own key. We have to learn to help ourselves and escape whatever is keeping us locked in. Now that can be hard work and painful too.

Chris

[Miss Sharon]

(I am the key. I am the lock.) Indeed! Bravo. ~Sharon