We did it anyway.

We tripped the life fantastic.
Abandon met with clenched fists.
Madness reaching over the edge
We did it anyway.

There was so much to lose
Line toeing on the point of no return
An uneven match of wit and strength
We did it anyway.

The forces at work were insolent
Our souls victim to the crimes
Players in a game set to lose
We did it anyway.

Reviews

[Edward Carr]

Hey. I like the idea of this poem. Some lines are very good. "Abandon met with clenched fists." is a good line. However, I think you need to use more concrete sense imagery like "clenched fists" and avoid abstract nouns as much as possible like "abandon" and "madness", however sometimes they must be used, but it is a good idea to avoid them, it will make your poetry much stronger if you do.