the grind

02/2012

I gladly sleep my days away.

Instead I crawl with the

fallen souls of the night.

Passing off poisons to 

increase our means

and resources.

Deadly excitements 

drive my live for the moment 

lifestyle and steel promises. 

                                                               

It really doesn't matter

anymore. That the scary 

thing. I used to fear.

Now I'm numb and ready

for anything. It's the nature

of the beast. Survival wins 

and money spends. I don't 

have a heart and rules bend. 

They call this the grind.

Sometimes it is better to get left behind.

Reviews

[JohnnyMagrinho]

The essence of life, I'd say. Unless you crawl, and remain face down in the dirt you know nothing of how to walk. And unless you've learnt to walk from such beginnings then you'll find it hard to learn how to ever do anything other than be one of the bottom feeders; one of those who would gladly steal your future for a quick fix. And that's the way of the world. Whoever we are we all grind, fighting against the metal system that is put in place to stop us from ever getting to where our potential should be realised.

Grinding is all there is. Everything else is just falsified ability.

[Morrigan Nicole]

you know, this may be true, but that does not exactly mean it's a good thing. a rock and a hard place, right?
Great job!

[Diwakar - "The Warrior ..]

nice one.....keep it up :-)

[BreeBree1983]

love this, I can totally relate.

[Forbidden Poet]

I could feel torment and pain seeping out of this excellent write! You have a passionate way of expressing yourself and wording your works. Excellent read! Well done!

[Ruth]

I think this is so passionately devouring! When all is said and done, we have to be honest with our emotions and one of the many things I have always liked about your style is that you are :)
Wonderful purge love!
xoxo

[Kaylor Mason]

This could have two meanings: life, and drug dealing (passing poisons w/ the fallen souls of the night). I like how you bring them together and point out their similarities--especially the part where you used to be scared, and now you don't care. That happens, and it's hard to come back from. "Survival wins, and money spends. I don't have a heart and rules bend." That's definitely the words of a man fighting for survival, no matter what the cost. Strikes a chord in me.

[PaperLife]

I actually cried while reading this poem. Your heart is centered so spoken, so loudly inside such a dying poem. You give the feel of the wretched tastes of existence with a spoken word, one that has been brought back from centuries ago. One that has been forgotten. Your words taste so sickly but speak in such a way, such a pattern that the beauty in pain is seen in so many colors but pinpointed to an ocean of love.


The first poem I actually ever sat down and wrote was very similiar to this. I can feel the passion as it flows from your fingers.

This is beautifuly sad, well done.

[Jasmine]

This is an intriguing poem, and well-written. You have a couple grammatical errors here and there, but it doesn't affect the overall strength. Great read, thank you!

[Muse]

To put it all against the metal...and grind away. Such as life...it's cold..and objects and people around you can be cold and sharp like the edge of a knife. Survival of the fittest can be an ugly thing..it's very thought provoking...is it worth it? To put up a fight? Or is it best to be left behind? Great stuff Josh.

Muse

[Hayley]

Wow, wow, wow. "I gladly sleep my days away" and "Now I'm numb and ready for anything" really ties with ending line. It's a strong statement that I can't get enough of. Whenever I visit your writing, I am suddenly struck with the realization that you say everything I can never bring myself to fully describe, so I usually scrap it.
"It really doesn't matter
anymore. That the scary
thing. I used to fear."
After time goes by more and more, the thing that scares us doesn't even seem real anymore, and that's when I get afraid I have forgotten, that I'm just casting it all away.
And one last thing, your choice of "steel promises" really hits the mark. Supposedly strong-willed but is there a reason? The real question is, will be go with the grind or against it?