Maybe I don't want to go

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The air is cold As the night is dark Placing all sins on hold; I don't want feelings; so stark Didn't listen; but I had been told A coarse time sets reaches its tidemark It does not change; it matters not if you're bold Once you have boarded, this is a one-way embark Had I asked a thousand times, I shouldn't have waited till I was so old Maybe I don't want to go; but the river Stix navigator does not speak or bark

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Paige Hind

Date: 1/21/2024 5:11:00 PM

How contrite and different this poem is, sometimes...our paths seem to flow out of our hands in the river Stix....like you said. Would that we were a perfect creation to our Creator.

Anonomus Scorpio
Date: 1/21/2024 8:17:00 PM

Perfection is a difficult goal to strive for, I personally believe we will be judged based on how we attempt to live for it. I personally want to be remembered as someone who didn't see it in myself, but looked for it in everyone that I have interacted with. Regards A.S.

Silent One

Date: 1/20/2024 5:08:00 AM

Your poem paints a vivid picture of a somber moment, marked by cold air and dark night. The theme of holding sins on hold and avoiding stark feelings adds depth to the emotional landscape...

Anonomus Scorpio
Date: 1/20/2024 12:21:00 PM

We are all marred by sin, feelings of sadness, acceptance of this is what I seek in my time here.... warmest regards A.S.

Deepti Sharma

Date: 1/19/2024 8:18:00 PM

Touched my heart . Beautifully written

Anonomus Scorpio
Date: 1/20/2024 12:18:00 PM

We all find the end at some point.... there is no shame in asking to extend the moment.. thank you for the recognition! A.S.