Tether

random thoughts ...

The crossroad where i was once stranded
Wondering which way to go from there
I took the road less traversed without care.

A few steps ahead i felt a bit distraught
Guess for the feelings that i had usually sought.

My steps took me to the edge of a ravine
To amend for my heinous crime.

Do I deserve to live on or just die
Is the question that always makes me cry...

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

This is a very sad piece at the end. It a sad beauty about it and I feel for the person asking this question. We always have choices in this life and it isn't about if you think you are worthy of continuing on I believe it is one of a higher power to me it is God. This is done uniquely and is very thought provoking. Powerfully sad write.

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

This is a very emotional piece...the last stanza was my favorite because I agree with those words. I always cry when I ask myself if I deserve to live or die...and which way I would rather go...but my decision normally leads me to say...live because there are so many people out there that love me...and this was a good choice poem... really liked this a lot...thanks for sharing.

[An owl on the moon]

There is an overwhelming pain that crawls through your words.. questions unanswered.. all about life and your value in its place.. Profound and gripping.

[Lydia Blackwell]

I like your poetry usually. This one... not as much as the others. You are much better than this. Just being honest.

[Jas Alejandrino Ramos]

really a good poem of experience in life...

[Ruth]

We are all faced with the crossroad at certain times, never gets easier! lol Which direction to take is always going to be the hardest choice!
A wonderful poem love, truly so!
Consequences are always a factor of life, wonderfully versed!
xx

[Cynthia]

Great Poem!!!!!!
Nice Work.

[dovetailer]

all choices have consequences...some can't be undone...
we can linger there, like hovering over the site of an accident...grieving...
but you can't stay there forever...it becomes pitiful...
you made a mistake...man up..accept it...learn the lesson...live your life...
the first few steps are hard...seemingly impossible...but you get up momentum...
it won't be long before you get a cool breeze on your face...
the trouble with standing at the edge of the ravine is...
the next step is a b***h...
onward and upward, young man...your life is an adventure ahead of you...just waiting to happen...you'll never see it sitting on your keister...
I liked the way you nicely grabbed the angst and indecision and regret...
Forgive yourself and move along...

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

whispers like the lament of the guilty~ haunting susurration echoes through the poem ~ the choice to relate the content in a soft and understated manner enhances the emotional quality of the piece perfeclty~

[Dinesh Sairam]

"Do I deserve to live on or just die
Is the question that always makes me cry"

is a great cliche. You could have written something else. But then, all other lines were nice :) Keep writing.