How things can change in your life and change how you see things
To handle unexpected gifts Is always unbelievable To
handle unexpected horrors Is always
unbelievable
To learn that you're
three months pregnant Is a
freighting and unexpected gift Knowing
that theirs a gift on its way
That
you’ll be raising a child fatherless That
shall grow like a flower In a garden Need
to be feed and taken cared of cherished
and loved
You’ll fear the worse
But you’ll get control back And live your life In
new eyes
To learn that you
caught a STD While having a one
night stand Is totally unexpected
and unbelievable You'll wonder why
this happened to you You’ll fear the
worse But you’ll get control back And live your life
In
new eyes Both terrifying and
unexpected Things in your life Shall always turn your life Into something better As
you travel down that path..
The way you play on the word "unbelievable" is amazing. It's one of those words which we often associate with contrasting scenarios without noticing the pun. The ray of hope at the end raises the piece to a whole new level, though. Thanks for sharing.
It seems like life is all about unexpected things happening. If I were to show my current state of affairs to a 20y/0 me, he'd be shocked and probably horrified! You may not be pregnant or suffering from an STD, but you obviously recognize how quickly our existence can change and turn us on our heads. Great poem! I related to it on so many levels.
Indeed, unexpected things can happen to an individual. Whether it makes sense or not is up to that person, but being bias, they wonder why. In my opinion, it's a test. Things are meant to be and no-one can change that. The only independent variable is how that person chooses to deal with it; making the best of the situation or letting their life go to crap. There will always be a fork in the road, and you'll have to decide which path to take...the easiest may not always be the best.
Very real. A lot of stuff on here is utter garbage and I can tell you put something of yourself into this. Again the image along with the poem only amplifies the strength of the piece.
Bravo
I like it! I especially like the volta in stanza #2, because it just whips the tone around at breakneck speed, makes it all grave. I like that the unexpected events get exponentially darker, but the conclusion is still hopeful; this could've been very gloomy if it hadn't! SP & grammar side of things, the 'your pregnant = you're pregnant,' 'theirs a = there's a', but that's it. [I'm wondering, is 'freighting' a deliberate choice, like, in the sense of a weight you carry round with you??]