Things Change

Plans were meant to be broken

And dreams were meant to stay dreams

Words were meant to be spoken

And all is not all that it seems

 

Rings are only meant as a token

For a love that can never be seen

Hate is also an emotion

That slowly kills from within

 

Lies were meant to hide shame

And hearts were meant to be paired

Love was not meant as a kid’s game

Instead to show someone you cared

 

Fingers were not meant to point blame

And roots were not meant to be squared

In life we should be glad that change came

For we can never be fully prepared

 

Author's Note

Not perfection but progress.

Reviews

[Dani California]

You are on a mission aren't you my wonderful friend :)

Each new piece of yours becomes more and more of
a message to your readers, and I love it! It was that
way at the beginning with you, and then you seemed
to go through a rough period with life's let downs..
and now you appear to be back stronger than ever!
I don't really think you ever left, let me clarify that...
your emotions seemed to be raw and at the surface for a spell,
reflecting in your work. It was still very good...
just obvious where your heart was.

I love reading your work ML. You have such a great spirit
and an obvious kind and giving one. It reflects in everything
you write... and is an inspiration for others... which to me is
truly what writing is all about.

Excellent work!! But, I knew that would be the case
even before I read it ;)

[Dominique]

i love he rhythm of the poem...simplicity of the words and message

[Wolfwind Words]

This strikes me with wind that rolls down the hills. Always pushing and twisting and turning around trees and bushes, the deer and the hawk. Each time it graces something else, it pushes them off kilter. Sometimes the wind is hard and we fall down. Other times it's soft and endearing. Either way it changes us. We grow from picking ourselves up and re-balancing our walk in this life.

I felt that the 2nd and last stanza were the ones that stood out to me. The second for a dynamic connection with the rings and how they are but tokens. It pushed me think of Token Love, and how it is often time's the bubble the leads to hate, in a relationship.

The last stanza, for it's enormous thoughts that fly from it in many ways to mean so many different things. What I got from it was that fingers where meant to entertwine, which they didn't, the roots not meant to be squared, gave me the vision of dancing, and how the partner never came to be. The last two lines, were almost like a revelation that it's ok, for sometimes it's better to have tried and failed, then to have not tried at all and lost completely.

A wonderful piece!

Was there a particular reason you chose orange? just curious. :)

Aaron Maycroft

[octane143]

It's not always good, and things don't always work out the way we would like them to. This is to me about life on life's terms. To take the good with the bad. Wouldn't life suck if our will and wants always came true? Sometimes the dreams, hate and finger pointing turns out to be a great pivotal life altering moment. Beautifully done, it touches close to home. You never disappoint me my friend!

[justjenn_2u]

There is so much personal growth in your writing. As your picture, you are growing as a bountiful tree each time you penn a poem. Not only are your poems full of personal emotion, they speak to me with much wisdom. I can truly see that you have let a heavy burden be lifted from you, letting go of much of the pain you have endured. I see no animosity carried in your heart. You have released the negative into an ocean where you aren't harboring regret. Your soul is soaring as a bird on a direct flight, and I am so proud of you. I have a lot to learn from you and I am taking life lessons from the very words you write. I have to give credit where credit is do, and you deserve to know that you are impacting my life, giving me so much more hope than I thought I could receive. You should know that this isn't just a poem, this is more. Words that etch in my heart and make me want to be the person I should have been. Thanks for being my inspiration!

[.::Cup^E^Cake*RaWr!*::.]

This is a beautiful peice!!!
I love how u shaped the stanzas like
"Plans were meant to be broken
And dreams were meant to stay dreams
Words were meant to be spoken
And all is not all that it seems"
This is such a great piece!!!
Kudos!!!

[Lestat's daughter]

I like it, it speaks the truth.