Self Improvement.

What deception spills the blood?

What prevents “I like to” from becoming “I could”?

If you’ve considered doing it?

You should

What denial creeps into our beds

To gently caress our weary heads

Till slumber wins out over what would have been said?

What disease has drawn us to here?

What pretense is a simple and sad rouse for fear

That carries us away on its leaking gondolier?

A trinket, a memory, a lingering touch

In time broken, forgotten, and discounted as much

So I will parlay its existence as such

With the profoundly felt absence of cheer

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  • Adrn0919 on Oct 16, 2010

    Excellent. It’s funny cause I am writing on the “fear of success”. Coming soon.(-: Good write.

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Oct 17, 2010

    Thanks Adrian. I look forward to reading your piece.

    Poet’s minds think alike eh?

  • Allison Jae on Oct 17, 2010

    Very sad. People should never think back I should have. Just do it. Who cares what others think.

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Oct 17, 2010

    We all fall short of the mark and sadly many who think they have lived a life of full realized potential have in fact maligned their own true purpose.

    Thank you Allison for commenting.

  • awesome11 on Oct 17, 2010

    Nice write dear ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

  • AshleyApathy on Oct 17, 2010

    thanks for the share

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Oct 17, 2010

    Thank you Awesome, and thank you Ashley :-)

  • Louise Silver on Oct 17, 2010

    Guilty of the above! Loved the song choice btw.

  • achilles2010 on Oct 17, 2010

    Nice, very nice.

  • strategy03 on Oct 17, 2010

    Great writing. I like this

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Oct 17, 2010

    Thanks guys!

  • sareenkhan on Oct 17, 2010

    thanks for share please check my articles too new stuff are in ! thanks

  • Freedom Rising on Oct 17, 2010

    Well written piece Jerry. I think you captured the sentiment perfectly

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Oct 17, 2010

    Thank you freedom, I appreciate it.

    @ sareenkhan, I check the articles I am interested in. I don’t post here for the monetary benefit especially since it is negligible.

  • Yvonne K on Oct 20, 2010

    well done

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Oct 20, 2010

    Thank you Yvonne!

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