I Live In the Moment
My past has been a twisted, tangled path of sadness,
and I have tried, I really have to leave all the pain behind;
I have said my goodbyes to all those I love, I have turned away,
pressed a kiss on their engraved names and left only a tear;
but the past keeps pulling me back and each time I fight it, I really do.
But my present is a struggle to break the chain of sorrow,
that chain that seems to just grow thicker each long year;
I wear a mask of happiness, oh yes I do, and do things expected,
I go to my dance class and pour my emotions into each move;
I write words dripping blood, no one would guess how fragile my soul is.
And my future is empty, I see nothing, there seems no path,
for I am chained and chained with padlocks old and rusty;
oh, will I meet a man to love, I hope so, will I publish my poetry,
will I be an old lady, will the sadness in my eyes go away;
so I live each day in the moment, and do not look to far into my future.
"Does the eagle plan it's day . . . "
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November 20, 2016
Poetry/Verse/I Live In The Moment
Copyright Protected, ID 16-851-637-0
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
For the contest, Past, Present, Future
sponsor, Nayda Ivette Negron
First Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2016
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