Banished

Not to be lost, I pay the cost, pain slain, guilt's stain

Numb, dumb, soon to succumb

taking a toll, an escaping soul, through a gaping hole

on the ledge, tipping over the edge.... of woulds, giving up all coulds

A tortoise, … escort us, one foot in front of another,

Divorce us, from life, a wife, some other, even a brother

my time flown, thrown like a stone, I have no mother

Now protected, with the past infected, I've resurrected

Never to be the same, back to where I came, only me to blame,

given up on fame, but not shame

At night I sigh, but with dry eye, banished I'll die

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

How I agree with you - and jacob. People love to criticise others' ways of living their lives, completely oblivious to the fact that others wonder (if they have nothing better to do, that is) about the critics' often supercilious or suspicious attitudes. There are few saints on this earth and even they can go wrong - but pretend otherwise. Perhaps we should have a Cafe forum for those who are pro a Cafe dictatorship!

Your ways and means of writing are original and always voiced clearly. You write from both heart and mind, not always for wanting to just blather as I am right now. Dawns on me that you use logic very carefully and kindly, never imposing but- leaving others to think rather than be controlled. Fine writing, SoreN- as usual. Happy new Everything, my friend. .

[Soren]

I thank you most deeply Emmajoy for the generous comments and most kind support. I write for myself more than for others, so what they say does have an effect it is soon forgotten. A wonderful New Years to you as well.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we accept the road we have paved for ourselves....regrets and all...
we pave it, we drive it....
we make our own decisions...it is our choice which blinker we turn on...and whether we take that direction or not.
very creative wordplay here.
j.

[Soren]

So true Jacob and on we march to the end of that road. Thanks so much for the review and kind words.