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Array ( [sid] => 179473 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Beyond The Pitfalls [time] => 2014-10-18 21:14:19 [hometext] => [bodytext] => I was just perusing my account
Realizing there is a decade of writing here.
Granted some time was missed,
And not all my musings are here for the reading.
I have lost some to time,
To friends and a lover.
It seems to that I am still abnormal,
Although my age is catching up with my old soul.
I have done and seen a lot.
I have been to war,
I have killed men, women, and children
All for patriotism.
God bless America...right?
I have fallen in and out of love
Love had its fallout with me
I have hurt others
I have been lost,
I have played a safe and quiet game,
I have been content to be.
Risking nothing,
And gaining little from it.
There have been no high stakes emotional wagers here,
Except one,
And I lost her to my apathy.
I feel like a parasite,
Just living until there is no more living to be had.
There is more to life than just being.
And a life unexamined
Is a life not worth living.
But so is a life not lived to its fullest potential. [comments] => 4 [counter] => 156 [topic] => 44 [informant] => deadreckoning1983 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => Nostalgic )

Beyond The Pitfalls

Contributed by deadreckoning1983 on Saturday, 18th October 2014 @ 09:14:19 PM in AEST
Topic: Nostalgic

I was just perusing my account
Realizing there is a decade of writing here.
Granted some time was missed,
And not all my musings are here for the reading.
I have lost some to time,
To friends and a lover.
It seems to that I am still abnormal,
Although my age is catching up with my old soul.
I have done and seen a lot.
I have been to war,
I have killed men, women, and children
All for patriotism.
God bless America...right?
I have fallen in and out of love
Love had its fallout with me
I have hurt others
I have been lost,
I have played a safe and quiet game,
I have been content to be.
Risking nothing,
And gaining little from it.
There have been no high stakes emotional wagers here,
Except one,
And I lost her to my apathy.
I feel like a parasite,
Just living until there is no more living to be had.
There is more to life than just being.
And a life unexamined
Is a life not worth living.
But so is a life not lived to its fullest potential.

Copyright © deadreckoning1983 ... [ 2014-10-18 21:14:19]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Beyond The Pitfalls (User Rating: 1 )
by softerware on Saturday, 18th October 2014 @ 11:14:00 PM AEST
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We do what we can, with what we have, at the time we have it. "playing a safe and quiet game" "risking nothing" can be a time of finding ourselves.
My favorite line is "and a life unexamined is a life not worth living."
How sad to have never taken the time to be still and feel our own worth!
Share with us what you find on your journey!
softerware

Re: Beyond The Pitfalls (User Rating: 1 )
by hauntedscorp on Monday, 20th October 2014 @ 09:36:22 AM AEST
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I was drawn right in, as I have recently been musing on my time here as well. Some poignant stand-out lines in this somber piece. I need to read this again, and maybe again after that. This poem has put me in a reflective mood.

~Scorp

Re: Beyond The Pitfalls (User Rating: 1 )
by Invierno on Saturday, 25th October 2014 @ 07:54:15 AM AEST
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I'm sorry your soul had to suffer such abuse at the false alter of patriotism. I feel for you,man.

"Off to our lonely sniper battle,
You and I?

Nine hours, and
'ere a hair twitched, and why?

Are you from East Asia?
I'm your enemy! I'm from Oceania
and you're from Eurasia (or East Asia, I forgot)-
I'm fighting you this week (or not),
Oh! Bah!
Borders laid in place by fools with
wealth as god-
I bow not to and lift rifle not to
fools and pawns such as I-
this world is filled with soul-killers
bugging, begging, clouding eyes.

Re: Beyond The Pitfalls (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Saturday, 1st November 2014 @ 09:47:02 PM AEST
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the honesty and from the heart quality in your poetry stands out
and shines; so never doubt you've made a contribution to this world,

hugs n' love nessa

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