Kelly Hitchcock Poet Rhyme

Another Chance

We awake to a dilemma
We can’t run - we can’t hide
Like many things in life we encounter
No concerns, until others suffer and begin to die

We’re like a child frightened by the darkness
Juxtaposed with certitudes and fear of the unknown
We fervently cling to our Holy books
Ironically, trying to prevent going to the greatest place we could ever know

Anxious thoughts arise about our lifestyle
We make promises to do better - to begin
But just as the fog lifts from the horizon
We all return to our cherished deadly sins

Perhaps there's just no hope?
Humans - we only become aware when there's traumatic pain
There's a total lack of humility
Shrouded in hubris - it's insane

The sun will rise again tomorrow
The darkness will recede with the light
There's another chance - a new beginning
To acknowledge and respect the one true blessing - life

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Kyle Kriticos March 13, 2020 at 8:38 AM This was so well done and does so much to express the current state of things and how people are reacting! Greatjob and i really love how you ended it! Kelly Hitchcock March 13, 2020 at 8:47 AM Thanks Kyle, poetry is a great source of therapy for me. I'm inundated with fearful people focused on the externals and unaware (avoidance) of the internals. I hope we awake at some point that all we can do is control the controllable's. Thanks again, Kelly