Chris Caldwell Poet Verse

Step Up

I gotta get my head straight
I know whats waiting
Ive been there
Ì`ve stood at hell`s gate
Instead of destroying
I`ve decided I`ll try to create
taking the steps to start fresh
Let`s call it a clean slate

I see there can be more to life
than being a decomposing pile of flesh
riddled with hate and strife
Yes my world may be a mess
but I have a choice of my path
I need not distress
like a phoenix i can rise from the ash
or
I can take the easy way out 
and embrace death`s alluring caress

With those around me
I need to be honest and open
not leaving what needs to be said
lost in the ether
unspoken

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Beata Agustin April 15, 2024 at 2:40 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Poetprentice Dupins April 4, 2017 at 8:20 AM "I can take the easy way out and embrace death`s alluring caress" I thought this was a very neat euphemism for suicide. Well-penned Chris and welcome to poetrysoup!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 29, 2017 at 1:06 PM I like :)