Hostage

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  • Life

    Hostage

     

    In the beginning
    the future was all I saw
    giving my life
    a true destination

    A place that was so far
    beyond my reach
    still I departed
    without hesitation

    Never once foreseeing
    when the ship set sail
    that I'd end up
    at the bottom of the sea

    lost, alone
    and hoping for rescue
    amid the wreckage
    of fabricated destiny

    I've waited so long
    to see the magical spirit 
    that once flew
    across the sky

    Now a victim
    of it's own creation
    it has lost
    the ability to fly

    I climbed atop
    the mountain of change
    looking at this world
    that spans so far

    Hope in my heart
    reality under my feet
    eyes still fixed
    upon the stars

    Leaping from the edge
    I sold for ransom
    all I ever was,
    and all I could be

    In one last
    desperate attempt
    to release the hostage held
    within me

     

     

     

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    jj1562 commented on Hostage

    11-29-2010

    i love the descriptions in this not may use such short lines i loved it

    devaamido commented on Hostage

    05-31-2010

    A magnificent and penetrating description of the exact position that is occupied by most of us who insist upon acknowledging the changes wrought by time's evolution on our naivety. Excellent work, Artie

    tenderpoison commented on Hostage

    05-31-2010

    you write exquisite poetry (more often than not) :) this is, for me..sublime. on the deepest possible level, this resonates. Excellent work. 10 is not enough.

    cheronld commented on Hostage

    05-26-2010

    I honestly don't know how I came to read this poem on today of all days....I say that because I just wrote a poem myself on this kind of release...I just went through your poems and stopped at this....wow...anyway I loved the visual and take on this poem...it was a pleasant and kinda funny read...great poem...

    SavVySam commented on Hostage

    02-27-2010

    I remember this piece...I loved then, and still do! Really incredible poem! Excellent and on my list now! Thanks!

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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