Why Me?

Scout and I 

What have I learned in my trials so far

I think all I need know for now

Been broken, tattered and forlorn

then beaten and made to bow

 

With time our life so gives

then alongside it must take

Carving character as it goes

a better man of us will it make

 

As I no longer ask the question

God traded me wisdom for truth

Teaching me the meaning of life

in exchange he took my youth

 

Author's Note

Reflections on the inner self

Reviews

[David Lewis Paget]

But would we go back, Tate? It's nice to think that a second crack at youth would be nice, but not if we had to forgo the lessons we've learned on the journey. You have the gift of making the reader stop and consider your poems in the light of their own lives, and this makes them truly worthwhile.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Dave my theory on this is that though they are my experiences and thoughts the music and the melody of the piece seems to access the part of the brain that allows us to recall lost words to an old melody. For that reason even though they are mine they are everyone's as well . So that no matter that they are my emotions that created them they release others emotions as well.Just as a smell of cookies reminds us of grandmas house so do the melodies of these pieces release the memories of the reader concerning similar events.

[A.Lee]

This is really good. I especially like the last stanza. Very well written. Reflective.

[Mitch*Dandy]

I just love your ryhmes! The story is great.

[deeps]

This is so amazing!
i really enjoyed this write.

[Katie Louise Hughes]

This is very interesting, thanks for the great poem! :)

[Poetic Beauty]

this is a great poem. the flow of this poem is smooth as always. I want to make a suggestion though. Leave the music off. It distracts me as I am reading the poem and i loose the flow for the song starts running through my mind.

[la Abeja]

Two thumbs up! Great write!

[Ecros Lathes]

It is good.

[Manda]

wow this was such a beautiful piece! it was full of meaning and emotion. the last line was very powerful and ended the piece well! nicely done!

[Lilly]

That last line is very poweful. Another beautiful piece.

[Charles]

Good lesson on the trade-offs of life, presented with the usual Tate Morgan flair. :-)