Another Freakin' Poem

Response to poetry challenge; words to use: interpret, bargain, consider, apathy, dusk, deny, shatter, specific, anticipate and porcelain; 75 words, max.

Consider a life

Shattered as if porcelain

Denied grace

 

Killing apathy

Brings the dusk of that specific day

Into clear focus

 

A moment of decision, regret, what if

No conscious choice

An interpretation

The bargain struck and broken

 

Always anticipating the second chance

Reviews

[Trée]

Jules, you've done a wonderful job with the words given and the limitations. You seem to tap into a greater truth in all the poems that I've read and this one is no exception. I've had my share of regrets and my wasted nights thinking what if. Second chances. I won't say I'm losing faith as I age, but as I reflect on my life, it seems life, at least for me, has been about opportunity in the moment, a crossroads that once not taken is seldom available again. I'm learning to let loose my mistakes, to forgive myself more often and to know, that when opportunity presents itself, that this day will not come again. Thank you for making me think and feel. That's what your poetry does. And that means you are doing it right! :-)