ShySoul Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Precipice Looking into the abyss Offered up my heart Gave to you my soul The hours spent Sacrificed Countless souls lost Aching in pain Tormented in agony There I stood Arms wide open To take them in Heal wounds Scars left deep within Nothing in return Just knowing I did good Fulfilling life's purpose To do good To do right And the souls knew They were blessed to That the strength was All within them They were the ones who Saved themselves Dragged themselves up from The pits of hell And for that they stood tall Proud of who they are And there I stand Happy to make a difference Step in the shadows so they could bask in the light But we all were caught unaware By a giant machine looming over It saw, it judged It took the shape of a hero Took the shape of the beloved Then came crushing down on whim Ignore the heart of humanity Ignore the strength of the soul And all that was left..... Was nothing But then a hand stirred And another And another Voices rang out Heroes stood tall Refusing to surrender They beat back the machine And all that was left .... Was nothing They rebuilt the machine But it to good use And with their heart and spirit, Turned it into a force for good This is the story of life The story of not surrendering to the darkness Of fighting your way through the pain And of standing tall for what is right For if we do that Then evil can't win, and we can overcome anything Fight back, don't allow yourself to be drowned out Don't allow yourself to become Nothing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShySoul Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Ok, so wrote it in the last 10 minutes. Didn't have time to polish it up any, just went with what came to my mind. Hope its ok. Enjoy everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwdreeHpburn Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Shysoul - I think that was beautiful. Even in your poetry, your strength and positivity come out. You seem to me to have a wonderful view of the world and life, overcoming adversity, etc...spoken/written like someone who knows what they're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyanne Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 i like it too. you always have such wise words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Goddess Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I love it it has a wonderful and I hope that I can do what the poem says I agree with Ta ree saw you are great at giving advice and it shines thru your poetry as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShySoul Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Ah... Thanks so much everyone. Helped put a smile on my face when I needed it most. Hope you are all doing good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract_Witch Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I admire the concept of the final line; nothing. I always had a terrible fear of "nothing," and those poems that frighten me always are on my mind, for I often think of that which startles me. Have you noticed that, something that bothers you is ALWAYS in your head, until it is solved? Heh, I love having this heroic tale upoon my mind. And I want to thank you for posting on my silly threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShySoul Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Yep, when a problem is on your mind you can't stop thinking about it until it is solved. Problem is when everything you do to try and solve it goes wrong, through no fault of your own. Grrr..... that's frustrating. I've felt the feeling of nothingness before. Felt it several times. And I've had to fight my way out of it. I know how it feels, so that's why I write and try to help people out of it. Your threads aren't silly Tesseract_Witch. They are insightful and what you are feeling, nothing silly about that. And completely off topic, but I like the name. Tesseract..... that's from a Wrinkle in Time, right? Good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Light Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Nice. Kinda reminds me of enot. A lot of us came here having loved and lost. Came here trying to figure out our way out of the maze we're caught up in. The machine... Grin. The computer?? The net?? the way most of us have chosen to communicate with our loved ones. Instant message... IM... instant gratification... but at what cost. And how much of communications nuances are LOST through these machines.. through the wires. We not only love through these machines, we argue... we finally break up.. and then what??? Find ourselves looking for solace.. in the machines. Looking for salvation from NOTHINGNESS.... diving into the abyss of the net. Finding our way to enot. And finding....what??? validation. A pat on the back. Support. A road map perhaps on how to cure our broken hearts...???? AND.... then... we stop to help the next traveler and the next and the next. Giving back what we got... sometimes more. Running.... from... Nothingness...... And grin... how many will go back into the box...and possibly meet their next great love, to be swept away by a cerebral relationship through their fingertips and monitors?????? grin. For a quickie poem and thought.... it was nice shy. Got me to think.. grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the yang to the worlds yin Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 i'd have to agree with ta ree saw, it was exquisitely worded and i could really relate to what you were saying. beautiful poem shy =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShySoul Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thanks Yang. Shadows, Have to laugh at your interpretation of "the machine." Now that I think about it, the computer and internet really does fit in well. I've seen people turn to it for solace, comfort, a distraction from what is bothering them. Then they get addicted or avoid facing the real issues they have. It helps us, then hurts us. But we can use our own strength to come out of that and use it for good, not evil. Though I think the idea I had in mind was more a general machine, politics and society at large. Hmm.... does seem like eNot, doesn't it? This site is in my head even when I'm not thinking about it. I'm not sure if I should be pleased or scared.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract_Witch Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Your threads aren't silly Tesseract_Witch. They are insightful and what you are feeling, nothing silly about that. And completely off topic, but I like the name. Tesseract..... that's from a Wrinkle in Time, right? Good book. Aww, thank you on your sweetness, Shysoul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost2626 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Every moment you let a word slip from your tongue in ignorance whether it is just a joke or something really derogatory you take a hammer to a man's heart. I hope you watch him bleed from the seems of his arteries as it seeps with screams of agony. See those tears, taste that salt and maybe for once in your life empathize for the things you have judged. For judging without looking both ways along the road is like being blindsided by a speeding car. Because I could scream until my I loss my breathe but sooner or later the song will play on you my friend. So I won't say a word until you feel the scream fall from your own mouth. When the heart bleeds from inside, from agony upon your soul. Maybe you should have thought this one out bro, maybe you should have looked inside your own soul. I hate your opinions and all your minds who conform to each other like muscles on a steal ship line. You stick and you suck until there is nothing left but a clear slate of nothing but hurt and pain. We'll my friend let it rain, let the rain drain the mouth of agony upon you and when the song dwells upon your ear, when the blood seeps through and you see clear, I WILL be standing at your front door. You won't know it at first, you wont see me but a little vision in your head until finally you see nothing but a black hood and a black mask, and a smile which I will ask. Didn't I say I told you so? Didn't I tell you to speak slow? Hold your tongue before you speak with such curses which are so weak. Because now that you have made them bleed I feel the pain of world and I know, I know when pain falls through. So don't cry because it hurts inside because my friend the jokes on you. link removed[/i]"] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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