Poetic Blueprint

This blog is about all things poetry. I will post my own poetry and write articles about ways for people to write, edit and publish their own poetry. There will be interviews also with poets. There will be poetry tips and words of encouragement also.

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Life or Death

Poem by Dana Young

In my two hands I carry two words:

Life and Death

Life in my right hand and Death in my left

It seems for so long I’ve been holding onto

death for dear life

Giving up on my hopes and dreams

And living as if I was already dead

Not wanting to embrace any part of life

For fear that I would enjoy it

And then lose it

In some way.

Going through the motions but not truly feeling alive.

A zombie, feeding off of my dreams

and destroying my mindset.

Life has been neglected, overlooked

Hidden in my right fist,

Begging for a chance to be noticed.

For too long life has been my back up plan

A sidekick in my life journey where

Death was the hero, the main character

In my fantasy.

While life waited on the bench,

hoping for a chance to play in the game.

Wait-listed, archived, hidden away

Today, I am revealing my right hand

And giving myself a chance to experience

What I buried away long ago.

Life

QUOTES

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“Life is very interesting…in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

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