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Hell Found Me

It was then that I knew 
"Hell found me " 
Most often I took that alleyway.
 But, that night I took the other road.

Only because someone had said it was a shorter way.
I thought others have gone that way.
And here they are sitting at my table tonight.
So I took the shorter way to my flat.

Even though the bus stop was just at the corner 
It's what I most always take unless someone offers me a ride
But that night I took the shorter way.
And that's when I knew  " hell found me". 



 wrote February  18, 2016, Wednesday
On another site poetry challenge on these words " hell found me".

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Gu Jendayi

Date: 11/14/2022 5:05:00 AM

I love this piece. Extremely illustrative- I can see it as I read it. XO Gu

Matthew Anish

Date: 4/6/2018 12:23:00 AM

You have been "found" by the devil - now what? Dark words - well done! Peace and Love Matthew Anish

Muhammad Imtiaz

Date: 2/28/2018 5:47:00 AM

nice write..........ejoyed

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 2/25/2018 6:06:00 AM

O you have written it beautifully, I can really sense the regret in that poem that you shouldn't have choosen that way, a very beautiful written one and every single line was heartfelt

Duke Beaufort

Date: 5/24/2017 7:04:00 AM

I think about short cuts all the time. You take them and you always pay. The reason is that wisdom only comes from the experience gained by taking the trouble of the long way around. I learned that my own fear sometimes stopped me from taking that long route. This probably has nothing to do with your poem. Hell does find us at times. It can also be a motivator if we are lucky enough to be an escape artist.

Lisa Ricci

Date: 5/13/2017 4:15:00 AM

Hello Debbie. Not that I pay attention to reviews of others because I like to have my own opinion however I agree with both Andrea and John. This entry was very expressive and makes the reader ponder and look within. Well done in its entirety.