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On the Edge
July 17, 2011
I sat on the edge
of falling, dying, or life.
I took the right path.
© Michael W., Niskayuna, NY
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poetic.eyes PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 8:45 pm
I don't know why it posted the same thing 2x!
poetic.eyes PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 8:44 pm
Originally I meant it to be like this: Warning, it may take sometime! Well, anyway, falling = getting hurt in any way, physical or mentally etc. dying = dying in any context, actually or metaphorically, and life = living, just LIVING it up (ha ha ha ;) )!!!! When I say qt. "I took the right path" I could have taken any mixture of these three. So, whatever one dose is right to you at that moment!
(I should have just listed this in the 'notes' when I first posted the poem!)
Thanks for your patience!
poetic.eyes PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 8:02 pm
Sure you did! Your living right!!!!!!! I hope so at least!!! ;)
readlovewrite SILVER said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 3:48 pm
When I read this it was like you have a choice, your whole life depends on it, and you do the right thing. It is cool that you can portray this in only 3 lines! (Did I what you were trying to say?)
SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 26 2011 at 3:59 pm
This made me smile. C: Awesome.
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 30 2011 at 11:01 pm
Very nice! :)
leafy said...
on Jul. 29 2011 at 5:04 pm
i love this, it makes the reader think, which path you took (hopefully life :) ). it reminds me of robert frost's "the road less traveled"
iW0ntRunThisTime BRONZE said...
on Jul. 24 2011 at 3:20 pm
Very nice! A few months ago, dying would have been the right path for me, but so much can change so soon. It's weird to think about which path other people would choose, even though it seems obvious.
ohmakemeover BRONZE said...
on Jul. 24 2011 at 3:03 pm
Whoa, the ambiguity of this poem is really interesting. I thought, Which path is actually the right path? I really liked this one.
musicispassion PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 24 2011 at 12:22 am
i like this i write short pieces to so i like when see short pieces with great imagery but i do love longer piecees to congrats ona great haiku
poetic.eyes PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 7:47 pm
Do you mean like a long poem about this idea? That's a good idea. I'll inform you when you can look at it. Thanks for the other feedback!
Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Jul. 23 2011 at 6:59 pm
i don't write haiku's so i dont know if this will be any help but still! i really like it and even though its short i can tell there is a lot of emotion behind it. Its very realistic aswel, good job :)
poetic.eyes PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 5:31 pm
Please, please comment!!!!
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