survival

artwork by vacabalo

survival

through 1,000 iterations of me

sometimes with a cherry on top

but not often enough

 

learning

even though chocolate covered responsibilities

are still responsibilities 

we must still trudge on

 

perseverance

occasionally slogging through quicksand

albeit as sweet as caramel

ever wondering when eternity

will take over the reins 

of our cotton candy souls

 

guess we are half sick of

and half in love with

LIFE

Reviews

[Rosie C]

Wow, this is a powerful statement.

I admire your strong inner voice throughout this piece.

Creative imagery at play and descriptive detail.

This poem is full of lightness and sweetness. So pure, so unraveling towards the reader.

I throughly enjoyed this adventurous take on it.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Rosie! Lydi**

[Buddhistboy73]

Survival indeed...

You capture well the bittersweet nature of life here Lydia.

I liked the final lines:

guess we are half sick of
and half in love with
LIFE

Thanks for sharing this...:)

BB73

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Buddhistboy! I appreciate your comments. Lydi**