Thanks for the Chance

There will never be words to describe life
Joy & Sadness
Satisfaction & Pain
Triumphs & Losses
Suspense
Vaguely describe this journey

Through pain we find meaning
Through losses we find hope
In suspense we hold on to the end
Faith is the bond that makes us hold on
When we think all else is gone

Thanks for the chance to live
Experience this life
Experience this world
See, Feel, Taste, Smell, and Hear this world for yourself
 

Reviews

Interesting sentiment; words and art cannot truly capture life, the only way to understand life is to experience it. I personally disagree with it because I'm a creative idealist, but that doesn't stop this from being a beautiful poem. The lists enclosed within - "Joy & Sadness / Satisfaction & Pain", "See, Feel, Taste..." give it a sense that the poem is universal, which I really like.

I stumbled over the line "Faith is that bond makes us hold". Is it meant to read that way, or is it meant to be something akin to "Faith is the bond that makes us hold"? I don't quite understand it the way it's currently written, but that may be just me =). A good poem nonetheless, I enjoyed it.

[Astrid Hamilton]

Agreed. Indeed. Hopeful philosophy;
my eyes see;
you are the tree,
and we are life,
let us continue...