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Unpredictability

When you've held something breathtaking
It's hard to let it go
Especially when it fits your hands
Exactly how it should
When your fingers curve around the edges
With beautiful precision
Maintaining perfect grip
Seems all but completely natural
And who wants to let that go
When your soul's left touched
When heat that radiates
Warms your heart through cold nights

Perhaps we shouldn't hold good things too long
No matter how much care we handle them with
A dangerous chance we take
All for smiles and warmth
Untouchable defining moments
Give us hope for strong foundations
But who's to say they're insusceptible
To damages that seep through the cracks
Yes structures can be different
But one thing remains the same
They're under constant threat of breakage
No matter how we like to pretend

Assuredness can only get you so far
It won't prevent disasters
Earthquakes can set things in motion
Just as quick as hurricanes can strike
You can prepare all you want
And acquire skill sets you desire
But there's no guaranty that you'll recover
It's all a matter of luck
As to whether or not you'll survive
And whether you'll make it out a live

And even should you emerge from the rubble
That doesn't mean there won't be trouble
You could be left defective and broken
Scars marking where you've been
Permanent damage to match
Which can't just be healed or patched
Life-altering changes
And no choice but to accept

Only time knows what obstacles can be overcame
It holds the answers to challenges that await
Contains the key to lessons we all must learn
And leaves us questioning just where we should turn
If destinations weren't so unpredictable
And if I believed emotional bonds had the power to withstand absolutely anything
I suppose I would tread as naively
As so many others I've known in life
Sadly I can't bring myself to do it
Because I understand the fragility of connection
And I am aware that sometimes all it takes
Is just one wrong move

If we gave good things expiration dates
And kept them only for a short time
They would never be ruined
Memories could not be tainted
But we always long for more
We crave something lasting
And we want to put in all the effort required
To build and maintain it

Unpredictability is one of my greatest enemies
Yet I know life is all about risk
It's better to fail trying
Than to succeed at failing to try
I hate that I dove into deep water
Letting myself fall far enough where I could drown
But it's hard to explain this
Because I love what I've experienced
I'm just scared of what happens next
And dealing with future effects
If I wouldn't have held this good thing so long
I'd never have to find out
I could just stroll happily into the sunset
With no pain underneath my smile of gratitude
Instead I'm left at the behest of potentiality
Good or bad could equally occur
And I just can't stand
Feeling so unsure
Written by WoundedHeart
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