Balance Beam

1-22-2011

As we walk upon this balance beam,
Our feet begin to sway
Our thoughts are seeming to redeem,
The simpleness this way
Yet we move but never fall,
Something that we've over the years learned
Stay upon this line for costs at all,
For if we don't we'll get burned
A slight slip of the feet and yet we stand,
Tall as ever and balanced well
At the end of the beam we jump, twist and land,
A lesson taught to us within this cell
No way to get out and no where to run,
Simpletons think they can keep us inside
They think they took away our sun,
They think it's a bumpy ride
Yet little do they know of us,
Our strength and our persistence
We walk the beam with justice and trust,
Not the feelings of what they within us sense
So know this puppet masters of our lives,
You can not hold us back
We shall walk the beam and dismount to stand straight and rise,
It is you who is afraid of what YOU lack
Then unlock this cell which you hold us in,
You do not hold us against our will
You have attempted to give us each deadly sin,
Yet it has not worked as we won't bend as we have the skill
To over come your petty oppression,
An emotion you can't deny
You have to let go of your obsession,
With me as I am simply saying goodbye.

Reviews

[D S Rollins]

Nice! The line "We shall walk the beam and dismount to stand straight and rise' is amazing, completely did it for me.

[JENY]

It is great….
The determination in your lines…
Is captivating…
Nice theme…

[Aimee Mahathy]

Wow, this has amazing depth and is really well written. :3
Good job!

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Good One..!!!

[Art]

nice work Stacy....

[Poetic Beauty]

the last two lines in this poem sum it up quite clearly and life can be and love can be like a balance beam many times in life.