Poems About Choices Seeking Honest Critique
#choices
cabcool
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2024 4:38pm
22nd Sep 2024 4:38pm
compromise
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion
and the will to help others.”—Albert Schweitzer
it is unwise
to compromise
the truth,
whether the time
be of your prime
or youth.
the ways of man,
whether by plan
or chance,
mark well from birth,
upon the earth,
his dance.
it is unkind
to wear a blind
passport
to shield the eye
from those who cry:
in short,
turn not aside
those who must ride
the storm;
reach out and bless
those who know less ...
and the will to help others.”—Albert Schweitzer
it is unwise
to compromise
the truth,
whether the time
be of your prime
or youth.
the ways of man,
whether by plan
or chance,
mark well from birth,
upon the earth,
his dance.
it is unkind
to wear a blind
passport
to shield the eye
from those who cry:
in short,
turn not aside
those who must ride
the storm;
reach out and bless
those who know less ...
#CallToAction
#choices
#kindness
#LifeGoals
#sacrifice
142 reads
2 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
12th Sep 2024 5:01pm
12th Sep 2024 5:01pm
torn between two choices
Your choices are made in a moment, and yet their
consequences transcend a lifetime.”—M. J. DeMarco
choice leads me on:
sorely am i divided.
a hopeless pawn?
a future predecided?
no parliament
convened, tho scant a hearing?
chance to repent,
ere naked flames come searing?
the evil eye
blindfolds the will of reason,
...
consequences transcend a lifetime.”—M. J. DeMarco
choice leads me on:
sorely am i divided.
a hopeless pawn?
a future predecided?
no parliament
convened, tho scant a hearing?
chance to repent,
ere naked flames come searing?
the evil eye
blindfolds the will of reason,
...
#choices
#faith
#LifeCycle #wisdom
#LifeCycle #wisdom
155 reads
2 Comments
OyateInyanNajin
Poem Published
3rd Sep 2024 2:50am
3rd Sep 2024 2:50am
QUESTIONS ? (8-9-1996; Galveston Island Texas)
questions
it s time for action
last chance
for my strength and hope
have already flown
where is the energy
to move my good
out into this much greater
larger world around
and beyond me here
where i am presently
puzzling over vehicles
in which i can either choose
or not
to continue using
my same old shame and fear based
dysfunctional discretion
or maybe now at much too long last
try something else
all together
completely different
something much more spirit driven ...
it s time for action
last chance
for my strength and hope
have already flown
where is the energy
to move my good
out into this much greater
larger world around
and beyond me here
where i am presently
puzzling over vehicles
in which i can either choose
or not
to continue using
my same old shame and fear based
dysfunctional discretion
or maybe now at much too long last
try something else
all together
completely different
something much more spirit driven ...
#choices
#death
#identity
#SelfReflection
#spiritual
96 reads
0 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
29th Aug 2024 3:44pm
29th Aug 2024 3:44pm
recovery
recovery has bestowed
two gifts upon me
I neither experience
boredom or
loneliness
no approval can build
me
no disdain can break
me
I am my own best
friend
my own best
company
far too many people
running desperately
in circles
like gerbils on a
flaming wheel
like a gun turned
the wrong way
like a cure searching
for a disease
seeking an answer
that already
exist
but rejected for
it's...
two gifts upon me
I neither experience
boredom or
loneliness
no approval can build
me
no disdain can break
me
I am my own best
friend
my own best
company
far too many people
running desperately
in circles
like gerbils on a
flaming wheel
like a gun turned
the wrong way
like a cure searching
for a disease
seeking an answer
that already
exist
but rejected for
it's...
#choices
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
140 reads
8 Comments
Ljdynamic
Poem Published
22nd Aug 2024 4:44am
22nd Aug 2024 4:44am
Unsaid
Choosing not to speak
the chunks of split sentences
become serrated.
I swallowed the words
severing my vocal cords,
drowning in silence.
the chunks of split sentences
become serrated.
I swallowed the words
severing my vocal cords,
drowning in silence.
#choices
#silence
38 reads
13 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Poem Published
18th Aug 2024 4:56am
18th Aug 2024 4:56am
TAKE THE COUCH
I know what I'm about to say is something, that you or someone might take it in their own way. BUT we are all truly entitled to our own opinions. 🤨 For as we really look at the visions before your eyes 👁️👁️ can you tell me and thyself, honestly what is it that you really see around you. 🙈 For has your life change with the way you live now and how you lived before the change happens in the wink of an eye.👁️👁️ As you are being lock in the same situations yet you have no freedom of speech. As America's women's and men's...
#choices
#LifeAsAWriter
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
#StreamOfConsciousness
107 reads
0 Comments
Cyndi_Moone
Poem Published
5th Aug 2024 9:46pm
5th Aug 2024 9:46pm
GRAPEVINE COCKTAIL OF THE HEART
INGREDIENTS:
Fruits: Labor, actions, and words
Fruit punch
Smoothies
cocktail mixes: Godly Purpose & Devilish temptation syrup
Sour limes
Encircling the rooftop of my mouth
lies the natural-enticing sweet flavors of the “fruits”
of my labor, actions, and even exchanged words.
Yet, the bitter-spiked “fruit-punch smoothies,”
found in Wisdom's Mystery Recipe
Funneled and strained by God’s divine revelation
of channeled learned experience and observation,
ooze all the way down my belly
reaching the very core...
Fruits: Labor, actions, and words
Fruit punch
Smoothies
cocktail mixes: Godly Purpose & Devilish temptation syrup
Sour limes
Encircling the rooftop of my mouth
lies the natural-enticing sweet flavors of the “fruits”
of my labor, actions, and even exchanged words.
Yet, the bitter-spiked “fruit-punch smoothies,”
found in Wisdom's Mystery Recipe
Funneled and strained by God’s divine revelation
of channeled learned experience and observation,
ooze all the way down my belly
reaching the very core...
#choices
#confessional
#confusion
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection
5 reads
1 Comment
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
29th Jul 2024 3:46am
29th Jul 2024 3:46am
Deglittering
He was like an object that sparkled
I love things that sparkle.
They attract me,
even if their light
is not their own.
Even when he was the light itself,
he kept going dark on me.
all too often
when I was shining the hardest.
He did it with subtle cruelty
Without warning.
And after one too many times,
the scintillating, electrified glitter
that enlivened my tomorrows
scattered away
turned...
I love things that sparkle.
They attract me,
even if their light
is not their own.
Even when he was the light itself,
he kept going dark on me.
all too often
when I was shining the hardest.
He did it with subtle cruelty
Without warning.
And after one too many times,
the scintillating, electrified glitter
that enlivened my tomorrows
scattered away
turned...
#choices
#disappointment
#relationships #ThrillSeeking
#relationships #ThrillSeeking
189 reads
6 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
28th Jul 2024 12:31pm
28th Jul 2024 12:31pm
A Downward Spiral
So many need help
A downward spiral happened
Whose to blame for this?
A downward spiral happened
Whose to blame for this?
#addiction
#choices
#haiku
#homelessness
#poverty
114 reads
11 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
8th Jul 2024 1:06am
8th Jul 2024 1:06am
Bryce
Bryce's favorite color is green. Do not even think of implying that green is a Crayola eight pack color. Bryce knows dozens of shades and hues -hundreds- ranging from emerald to chartreuse, with responses to them ranging from wincing in distaste (deep teal) to taciturn approval (pistachio).
Bryce likes to think he isn't picky. Didn't he microwave a leftover Whopper last night and enjoy it just fine? Yes, he did. But color is fundamental to his wellbeing. Bryce harbors no compunction over breaking up with Lisa. Beautiful, brilliant Lisa who knew her oak furniture and...
Bryce likes to think he isn't picky. Didn't he microwave a leftover Whopper last night and enjoy it just fine? Yes, he did. But color is fundamental to his wellbeing. Bryce harbors no compunction over breaking up with Lisa. Beautiful, brilliant Lisa who knew her oak furniture and...
#choices
#home
#relationships
161 reads
12 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2024 7:21pm
2nd Jul 2024 7:21pm
Should I or Should I Not Water?
Green is turning brown
Water bill will be sky high
Summertime headaches
Water bill will be sky high
Summertime headaches
#choices
#haiku
#summer
118 reads
6 Comments
Ayu_Shi
Ayushi
Ayushi
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2024 11:36am
2nd Jul 2024 11:36am
The tale of us
As I wander the heights
Blissful nights,
Calling of my fate,
Dare I say,
Escaped the gate
Fighting me to wait.
Go away,
Hide and pray,
I always find your way,
Just stay,
Kempt and arrayed,
Live this life today.
My soul can't stay,
Nights now frayed,
O I miss the heights,
Put within gates,
Quiet misery I imagined,
Rotting now I realize,
Swaying in the memories,
That was what I liked.
Ushered my thought
Very fast
Within my mind they rot.
X marks the spot,
You...
Blissful nights,
Calling of my fate,
Dare I say,
Escaped the gate
Fighting me to wait.
Go away,
Hide and pray,
I always find your way,
Just stay,
Kempt and arrayed,
Live this life today.
My soul can't stay,
Nights now frayed,
O I miss the heights,
Put within gates,
Quiet misery I imagined,
Rotting now I realize,
Swaying in the memories,
That was what I liked.
Ushered my thought
Very fast
Within my mind they rot.
X marks the spot,
You...
#acceptance
#bittersweet
#choices
166 reads
2 Comments
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