DANGLING

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    Poem Commentary

    This poem describes the daily struggle to survive in a material world.

    DANGLING

    Dangling, not living

    Hanging by a thread

    Seemingly going nowhere

    Unsure of the road ahead

     

    Entangled in a web

    This maze we labeled life

    Ever seeking direction

    No matter victory or strife


     

    Often mindless of our brothers

    Entrapped within their webs

     Absent in their stormy tide

    Appearing once it ebbs

     

    Imprisoned by a material world

    Will we ever find a way?

    So hard to see the future

    When we can’t get past today

     

    Dangling, not living

    Leaving little to boast

    Incessantly short of enough

    But a trifle more than most

     

    Julie C. Votolato

    2010

     

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    Rhymer commented on DANGLING

    12-13-2010

    Your write flows like water over the tongue, easy to read and comprehend. An excellent write 10 from me.
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    julieannetx

    12/13/2010

    Thank you for taking the time to read!

    angel33614 commented on DANGLING

    12-13-2010

    I think most of us have felt this way at one time or another and many of us feel this way often, LOL. Very insightful and introspective poem, sounds like the concept of the walking dead, people who go through the motions of life without direction and a higher purpose, lost wandering in the darkness, never knowing they are lost to begin with. Purity of the soul, journey well!!! with grace and humility ANGEL
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    julieannetx

    12/13/2010

    Thanks so much for reading!

    HarverTomsson commented on DANGLING

    11-16-2010

    An apt analogy, Julie. Kudos on the poem. . . . . Harver
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    WordSlinger commented on DANGLING

    11-16-2010

    I like the awareness, and I feel the same, life isn't a joke is it, this tells me your heart, and that you see that life can be better for all of us, I am glad that I came to your first poem. Also this tells me we think alike when it comes to humanity, and community. I guess all we can do is try, ty WS
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    REGINA2 commented on DANGLING

    10-18-2010

    I really liked this poem. You speak from your heart as I do also. I think you are quite gifted.
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    The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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