A last thought (P.S.)



Will you wonder where I went?
Will you miss me when I’m gone?
Or will my echo be too soft
To last very long?

My frayed strings of reason
Broke a time ago.
But your beauty still calls to me
Through the void of joy and woe.
But your beauty still calls to me
Not to go, not to go.

An ending ripple,
in a rainstorm,
derived from a tear.
A dying whisper,
fading soon,
with no one around to hear.

I never bother looking back,
The way is forever blocked.
And forward slopes steeply downward
To a door, barred and locked.

So now I know what they mean;
Up to heaven, and down to Hell.
Because when you can’t turn left or right
The only choice
Is to say
Farewell.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

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As of 7-16-10, I have stopped posting my poems on Lulu Poetry due to their copyright policy (which, if you have not already seen, please immediately read for the sake of your ownership over your poems). However, I continue to write poetry and I thank you for your wonderful feedback. Be Happy :) ~~~~~~~~ Huh. Well I just read that I am ineligible for the contest due to my age. (Oops). I feel the need to apologize for not posting my disqualifying age prior to my win. My most sincere apologies. (For those who have asked, I am 15. 16 in March of 2011) ~~~~~~~~ I have never taken a class nor had instruction nor really cared about the "traditional" formatting of poetry. To me, it is my thoughts and dreams interpreted in letters and words and (on occasion) grammatically correct sentences. I am very rarely satisfied with editing, but I love to hear criticism and critiques and to get all fired up about silly arguments on a website (cough, Juan). If poetry is my explanation, music (listening, playing, arranging, composing, preforming, and so on) is my escape and absurdity is my lover. more…

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