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Life's value price

The world is so attached to this perceived device Lost is the romance of rolling the proverbial dice What would it be like; if we remembered to entice? Instead, we only tax each other to a ruined excise Until all our souls breath is cold as new formed ice Seeing impurities; in the aspects that we are precise Most are shown to have spines akin to the ghosts of mice Our days spent trying to quantify our life's value price Seeking to achieve a version of paradise All while searching for an unattainable entitled slice Without giving an offering to self-sacrifice No real effort to make the world better will suffice This verse with judgment; am I withholding advice? Peel back the lamination of this to reveal its true gneiss Questioning; who do you know; would you ever think twice? Swimming times river, looking for every-ones; selfish vice

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Paige Hind

Date: 12/8/2023 3:34:00 PM

This really struck my heart. Made me think a lot; humans are fallible and I also agree that "paradise" is not what one should be looking for in terms of love and friendship- it's deeper than that to begin with; how are we healed, you know... we already lost paradise long ago...

Anonomus Scorpio
Date: 12/8/2023 7:50:00 PM

We have been horrilbe to each other for so.... so long to truly believe again people must conceed to letting one another in.... I may not see this in my lifetime but I hope others will carry the torch.. . With love always A.S.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 12/7/2023 2:14:00 PM

This is a deep, philiosphical write. I ponder far too much. I do wonder at the intentions of a poem..I stayed away from going deep, but….am grateful…you did! Boing! Those last two lines are a hammer.!! Loved your line “Most are shown to have spines, akin to the ghosts of mice.” Thank you for telling it like it is!! Pangie xxxx Right on! Most

Panagiota Romios
Date: 12/8/2023 8:31:00 AM

Another wiiner in your comment! , “If I ca’t speak truths, then I forfeit my tongue tongue’.. you do think with depth! In my book,this is as necessary as breath and our world governments are out to shut people shut us up? We have a lying press, that counts on dividing nations and people. we live in Fascist times.. Worse, people have no respect us.. merci. Pangie xxx

Anonomus Scorpio
Date: 12/8/2023 7:15:00 AM

If I can't speak truths than I forfeit my tongue! I would have been lost long ago without my ponderings. As long as human beings have voices and a few can look to each other and not see color or beliefs, just Humanity then we're not lost. Loving those who can't or won't love themselves always....A.S.