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An Ode, to be Continued
June 7, 2011
By the face of opposition
Should our stances be determined?
In a time of desperation
Can our true selves be revealed?
Through a web of false pretenses
Will we find the candid cure?
From the darkness we are ambling
Shed some light upon the sure?
So with all our doubt to tread on
Might we try accomplish just?
And with how our past can haunt us
Do we finish what we must?
Or slip, in bitter sorrow
With a lack of worthy cry,
That every time we sink an inch
The harder it is we try?
‘Cause with heads that bow in grievance
And eyes that close in spite,
We’ll miss the silent fall of then
To find the strength to fight.
© Abigail B., Uniontown, OH
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This article has 12 comments.
WithPenAndScript DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 9 2011 at 10:56 am
This is a very powerful, attention-grabbing poem. The lines and teh rhyme throughout kept me interested and the word choice added to teh picture in my head. Bravo!
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 11:14 pm
The rhythm and rhyme is strong, like marching on through opposing forces. The one stanza that really caught me was the third one, though.
TwasBrilling BRONZE said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 8:58 pm
Yes i do agree..I was sort of thinking just as in fair, as opposed to just as in only.
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 5:38 pm
Award Winning!
RedvinesWTHCantTheyDo GOLD said...
on Jul. 2 2011 at 8:13 am
I almost started crying. This is really touching and I think it really relates to anyone. I love your choice of words. Another incrredible piece.
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 1 2011 at 8:11 pm
This is a really good poem. I like Your rhyming scheme. There is one thing I would change, though. The line "And with how our past can haunt us" just seems kind of clunky to me, I think maybe because of the "with how". Perhaps it could be "And with our haunting past" ?
