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Onwards

September 12, 2013
By Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski


Forge onwards, leave nothing longed for,
It's better if you humiliate yourself in front of your goals
And shame your pride
In return for the long-lost humanity of those who live
life by trial and error,
Unafraid of failure, but not satisfied with it,
Either,
Looking back only to
Learn.



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on Sep. 17 2013 at 7:45 pm
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD, No Where, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
“If it weren’t for the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever.” –David Letterman

I love the moral you flaunt in this piece. It's so TRUE, too, which endears the poem to me. Congrats on the award!

Mckay ELITE said...
on Sep. 14 2013 at 2:24 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

You have taught me that even though Life is a labyrinth that only way to learn from LIfe is by trial and error. There are no easy ways out. Nor should there be. This is a fanstatic poem. Your wording is lifting. The way in which you speak to your readers is not patronizing but as though you're relating with them. 5/5. Congrats on yet another Editors' Choice.