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Second Chances
man passes suffering
on to fellow man
misery deepening
like a coastal shelf
hopefully
we are judged not
by our weaker moments
but by the strength shown
when given a second chance
on to fellow man
misery deepening
like a coastal shelf
hopefully
we are judged not
by our weaker moments
but by the strength shown
when given a second chance
Published 20th Jul 2023
Author's Note
I tried writing this with ‘person’, ‘human being’, ‘mankind’, ‘people’ and ‘individual’ instead of ‘man’, but it didn’t sound right.
Apologies to the pronoun police.
Apologies to the pronoun police.
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20th Jul 2023 3:24pm
not the pronoun polive you sgould be worrying about
more the gender police
more the gender police
20th Jul 2023 6:50pm
21st Jul 2023 12:32pm
Echo Meta's comment. Favourite lines, for the oceanographic simile:
misery deepening
like a coastal shelf
Commenting on last verses, aren't we given second chances so we have the opportunity to be judged better?
misery deepening
like a coastal shelf
Commenting on last verses, aren't we given second chances so we have the opportunity to be judged better?
