An ode to life

I thought it was easy to live
surely out of everything that
I've been through but
I was wrong again to trust

To trust the leaves falling in july
a long before autumn's arrived,
the trail left covered in dust
I was wrong again to trust

To trust the unsinkable ship of
the blue, majestic isn't it
but a pathetic fate it brought
drowning to the deep, now it rust 
I was wrong again to trust

To trust the breeze that made me calm , in the midst of chaos it kept me warm but,  my oh my — 
All it was a storm in disguise; left me shattered and I lost 
I was wrong again to trust 

Now — this is where i often find myself 
when i choose to trust freely;
at times it pulls me  apart,
and what left isn't so lively..

Yet still, beneath the ache and doubt,
a quiet ember learns to stay—
not every trust is meant to bloom,
not every fall should crush me away.
For even scars can teach the heart
where to bend, and where to stand.

So I’ll walk on— wiser, 
with softer hope and guarded sight;
to fall, to rise, to breathe again,
to live despite the fear and strive —
this fragile courage I now write,
this is an ode to life.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Seeker Avatar
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
True, we live and learn keeping head and heart in balance.
Agustin Avatar
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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