Poetry Saved Me

If it hadn't been for poetry
what would I have done
with all those cliffs
I almost jumped off of--
with all the riffs
in the music of my life
I couldn't seem
to get enough of.
With all the passion
I imagined I couldn't
live without.  Poetry
was the place I passed up
the junctions I might
have chosen otherwise,
when Wise had nothing
to do with it.  You can 
be sure of it: Poetry
saved my life.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Andresen Avatar
June 23, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Happy for you - nicely poem. - oxox Anne-Lise
Dietrich Avatar
June 22, 2012 at 10:08 PM
gosh, Nola. it's been a while since I've caught a poem of yours on here. WOW. My first fave of the night.
Wright Avatar
June 22, 2012 at 9:56 PM
AMEN!! This poem is HOT!
Mclean Avatar
June 22, 2012 at 3:55 PM
I like this, you know what you want to express and we as the reader feel this. x
Palmer Avatar
June 22, 2012 at 3:01 PM
you are saved,unleash Nola,great write
Bauer Avatar
June 22, 2012 at 2:46 PM
glad you found it! nicely expressed...
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