BAPTISM BY FIRE by Rïén Kelso

BAPTISM BY FIRE
by Rïén Kelso


Thrown to the wolves,
And every bite, my flesh tears me.
Tears me apart from this vicious life,
That I’m involved in.
No mercy, no power,
Why did I sign up for this?
I never had a chance to consider,
If all of this is even worth it.

I hear your reservations quite clearly.
It is never what I thought would be.
You’re clever enough to figure it out.
Just keep pushing through, you’ll see.

Next there is fire,
A flame so wide, it engulfs me.
Let me out, my doubts.
Just watch me swing, and scream, and shout.
There is nothing here for me.
There is no future,
Only misery.
A screaming mediocrity.

Titanic armageddon,
Nothing will keep you down,
As long as you try.
Just keep up with what you see.

No goals except for what I make for myself,
But even those have a good chance of being shot down.
I cry, I never asked for any of this.
Thanks for pushing me out the door.
Here the crackling from the roaring fire,
That’s the sound of ingenuity.
It may be quiet and non existent,
But it’s there.

Eventually you’ll fall but that’s okay.
Failure is only option for what you give up.
Forget what they say, they’re blind to successful qualities.
They can only keep you down if you let them.

I may be waking up now.
I want to go to bed.
And wake up before the dawn,

I’ll do that instead.

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Reviews

[Riddhi]

This was really nice..I loved the first para..And as I said in my earlier reviews you make me imagine the entire thing..You are really powerful as a writer...
Well done and keep it up..

[Onlyme]

This is so hauntingly dramatic and dark, and heartbreaking. I could actually feel my soul rip in half. Wow, speechless. As this really evoked such images. Excellent read. Thanks for sharing. The dark side of the human spirit and soul. That aches at night alone. In the dark.

[splattercore]

Thank you very much! So glad you liked it.

[LKBillips]

A crucible for sure. Through the fire of pain and doubt and on to the next battle. Very vivid.

[splattercore]

And to battle we will march on. Will we die? Of course! But it doesn’t mean we won’t go down without a fight! Thank you very much!