1755 copper engraving showing Lisbon in flames and a tsunami overwhelming the ships in the harbor. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Caught in the middle
Emotions like tsunamis
Rising all around
Life is a riddle
Seems you need an army
Just to hold ground
Caught in a tempest
Everything extreme
And nothing makes sense
Still you try your best
Rational it seems
At your own expense
Caught by the wave
Of a growing storm
Fear you’ll wash away
Life is for the brave
Chaos now the norm
Close your eyes and pray
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Thanks so much, that is very kind!! 🙂 🙂
I so like the last stanza, life is for the brave and washing away my fears, for so much of life , my life, can be seen in this way as I now begin a new phase of my life. Those are the things i now need to do. Great poem Helen.
Thank you!! 🙂 🙂
Strangely, I want to read each line of this poem very quickly, with a long pause between each line. I always wonder about the poet’s intended tempo, which I doubt rarely matches my tendency.
I kind of saw them in sets of three lines, read that way in my head as I wrote it, but I think its fine to read it however it strikes you!! 🙂 🙂
Your last stanza captures well the way I feel about our world. “Life is for the brave.”
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂