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He survived but his sadness lived on
by Danni BatesHe survived but his sadness lived on
The day he found himself dying
(But didn’t)
Brought him a world all his own
To live in
Exited- the beliefs of others
Entered- the force
Bringing his core to the surface
Where it demanded its rightful throne
His womanhood was made known
And his family revealed themselves, too
So his friends took over
To be the miraculous community of souls
As he flinched at the thought of returning
To the days once known
He was dismissed
Gracefully
From the slave
He had thought himself to be
And now
Out of respect
A dutiful oblation
He survives but his sadness lives on
06/02/2011 Posted on 06/02/2011
Copyright © 2026 Danni Bates
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 06/02/11 at 09:04 PM Great attention to form here. Some of these lines are really solid. |
| Posted by Jared Fladeland on 06/04/11 at 07:32 AM Welcome to pathetic. Good stuff, can't wait to read more |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 06/06/11 at 11:13 PM This is wonderful; welcome =) |
| Posted by Scott Utley on 06/08/11 at 09:07 AM Like any potentially fatal disease, the art of symmetrizing the woman and man inside each of us is a blessing, the ridicule is from them lessor beings
who we love forgive and teach if they have ears to listen. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 11/17/14 at 01:48 PM I love the melancholy feel to this piece. It is wise it is music allaying fears. |
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