Fearlessly

Come on, my friend, embrace life's pain,
the heartbreaks, and your death to come.
Don't drench yourself in worry's rain
and drag through soggy days, so glum.
Go slam your dreams upon that drum
that rages in your chest so sure
as breaths you seize approach their sum
and fearless thoughts are all that's pure.

There's comfort in the wallowing
and moaning when life's oh so tough,
but poison's all you're swallowing
and tainted confidences bluff.
Don't fantasize that hope's enough.
Break free. The action is the cure.
Be willful and grind smooth those rough
and fearful thoughts. And, bleed them pure.

The world's a blaze and you a spark,
a flame, soon smoke and blown out ash;
so burn on 'til your skies are dark
and strangle time 'til moments flash.
And, on that final breeze, you thrash,
through whipping winds you won't endure,
let all the gods proclaim you brash
and fearless and a life so pure.

Author's Note

Please let me know what you think.

Reviews

[JE Falcon]

This is a wonderfully powerful read, and again, it seems that "you saved the best for last". --- "And, on that final breeze, you thrash,
through whipping winds you won't endure,
let all the gods proclaim you brash
and fearless and a life so pure." --- Well done.

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, JE! :)

[Miss Sharon]

WHAT A WONDERFUL, UPBEAT AND POSITIVE MESSAGE IN THIS WELL WRITTEN GEM! IT'S JUST WHAT WE ALL NEED IN THIS TIME OF COVID AND OTHER PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR WRITING THIS! ~Sharon

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Sharon! :)

[Carola]

nice rhythm & rhyme.
me being a positive person, i particularly like the 2nd stanza to stop wallowing & get on with it.

i believe life needs to be balanced to appreciate all the wonderful things, & how would you know they were wonderful ? 'cos every now & then less cheerful things happen to compare them with.

cheerio carola

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading Carola! :)
I wanted this to be inspiring. My feeling is that people should embrace their lives, not live in denial of the hardships and pain. We need contrast, yes.

[Poetic Beauty]

There are time we have to push the pain and sorrow aside and embrace our dreams. Allow them to beat loudly within us and go forward with passion and hope in achieving something new something beautiful something worthwhile

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Poet! :)

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

This poem speaks volumes and is full of poetry. I believe this perhaps can be taken in more than one way. The line of "your death to come," is powerful and sobering for everyone to embrace knowing it's going to happen. It's like that scene from the movie What About Bob? For those that have seen that funny movie. Tyfs

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Cyprian! :)

[Neville]

when someone gets above twenty or so positive reviews, they dont really need to be reminded how good the post is ... and you got 73 of em even before I left my mark here ... well done you :)

[mattavelli]

Thanks for the comment, Neville! :)

[Neville]

......... always welcome :)

[Fran Marie]

your poem is
so positively
motivating; a
good daily affirmation
it would make for
everyone ~

those whipping winds
surely do bounce us
around with a negative
force

but we can
beat them fearlessly
with our own positive
power

nice work

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Fran! :)

[Summer Emswiler]

I love the call to live life. Being a realist about life and death. I do appreciate the upbeat rhythm of the poem contrasted by the content.

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Summer! :)

[John the Baptist]

A really upbeat piece here, but also one that doesn't try to sugarcoat reality.. I especially like the part about embracing life's pain. Inwardly resisting that pain only makes it worse.

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, John! :)
Fear is the mind killer. Haha

[Vertigo Cat1111]

I loved this! It's very well conveyed as Chris said, and the message here is true. It's okay to be sad but when you spend your entire life wallowing in your own sorrow and misery, it's torture for not only you but the people surrounding you. Action really is the cure- get up and do something, you won't regret it. Fear is the enemy and ruins so much around you... but only if you let it and your piece here, reminds us we're in control! For the most part, what we fear is nothing but a small, small thing in the grand scheme of our lives. Thank you for sharing!

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Colacat! :)
I must have done a good job with this one, because you caught my meaning perfectly. Haha

[Chris Shaw]

So well conveyed are these stanzas, also a poem with a great message. Been quite a while since I read you, so was delighted to find this one. Third stanza exceptional in its expression. All the best.

Chris

[mattavelli]

Thanks for reading, Christine! :)