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The Climb
I’ll try and make the most of all the time here that I’m given
I’ve wasted plenty floundering around instead of living
I know I can’t relive the past but oh the mind does try
Grief for all the moments squandered always makes me cry
Looking over shoulders knowing I cannot go back
Learn the lesson, learn it well and cut myself some slack
Always will I bare the scars left by Father Time
Life is for the living, the falling, and the climb
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Structured: Western
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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U.S.A.
Favorite Poets
Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman. I’m enamored by the work of lyricists such as Robert Hunter, John Barlow, John Dyer Baizley, and Tom Marshall just to name a handful.
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RoseBlack
Sat, 2022-12-31 22:43
I am feeling all of this
In my soul tonight. This month has been a challenge in many ways and as much as I would like to turn back the hands of time, I have to find a way to go forward. This really hit home for me. Great job as always.
~RoseBlack~
Candlewitch
Sun, 2023-01-01 07:50
I hear ya, Tim...
your last two lines are killer!
*love, Cat
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Lavender
Mon, 2023-01-02 11:35
The Climb
What an inspiring poem and message to start the New Year! Your final line is a great affirmation.
L