Consequences

Consequences

By: Ethan West

Give me a word

A sentence to write

Whatever you've heard

What you think is right

What when born of loss

Comes deep from within

Is its terrible cost

More equal to sin?

But my pen is dry

So now I must cease

With my bitter sigh

My mind is at ease

So if you so dare

And if you would try

Find reason to care

Find reason to fight

For if you do not

And find only hate

A spirit will rot

And salvation

Abate...

Author's Note

It's finally happened. The legal wall has fallen on digital publishing of my works. This is one of the 70 poems from my book "A Winter Walk," please let me know what you think. I'll post a couple others tonight I'd love to get your opinion. This poem was my most critically acclaimed work however I did not enter it into contests but it has been published and featured in a couple local collections.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"For if you do not
And find only hate
A spirit will rot
And salvation

Abate..."
The above lines are beautiful. I have the great writer's of the 1400-1800 above me. I read their work to be motivate to write. This is a powerful poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[BorealPoet]

Of course Coyote! Thank you so much for reading my work!

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Funny how huge my eyes go when i read your stuff I just noticed :P well it is a really great read though! :D Great job! I enjoyed it!!!!

[BorealPoet]

I'm really glad you liked it ^_^ thanks for reading!

[RachelReaper]

this had an aura of an old warning you would hear echoing from the heavens, and then from hell. Am I making sense? I loved this!

[BorealPoet]

That actually does make sense to tell you the truth. Thank you so much RachelReaper for reading my work!

[Baby Ricochet]

Quaint. I like it.

[BorealPoet]

Thanks!

[Crimson Bayonet]

Simply beautiful. Great job, :)

[BorealPoet]

Thank you! :)

[unknown]

This was another amazing poem. You've got such a way with words, and it's astounding to read such great writing. Keep it up, E. :)

[BorealPoet]

Thanks!

[Annabelle Lee]

great! powerful and fluid with nice rhyme.... way to go.

[BorealPoet]

Thanks!

[afra]

beautiful write ....good job

[BorealPoet]

Thanks!

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Great work, Ethan :)

[BorealPoet]

Thanks!