PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

upon wish and whim

I pit where I am going

against just where I have been

the weight of misfortune

beyond what merely flows

all in the blend

gets thrown out of life's more

listless windows

a top a pile of knowledge

that nobody really nor truly

knows

though unlike you

I do not possess such advantages

albeit convenient allure

tepid is indeed the foul

when harm grows vague but intense

in one's unfailing need to endure

such thirsted few

guide my stony thoughts to tarry

just this way

as such

why even the thorns themselves

become

an accepted part of the rose's lovely

lure

yet if held incorrectly

these same vicious thorns

could quite easily gauge

even the truest romantic's finger

with its bloodied burr

still

such possible consequence is small

when compared to the intent behind

the meaning of such generously offered gift

it would be wise to recall taking the good

with the bad

puts us all

'Under The Microscope Of Risk'

ah but its such a small price to pay

for the sweetly engaging chance

of breathless bliss.............

(April 18, 1999)