A Poem I Wrote for "Poetry Out Loud" and Won With.
Written by: Jordan Coats (Me)
Note: This poem was written FOR Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Project, and was therefore designed for the stage, not to be read. Its power and resonance is dependant highly upon delivery, so reading may not due it justice. If you like it, please comment, and if not, you can still coment, just... keep your unnecessary, jerk comments to yourself. Criticism is not only allowed, but desired and encouraged. However I have no interest in you inevitable haters.
Life Begins,
I feel, I breathe, Father loves, I love,
He teaches, I learn, I grow, I believe.
Father loves, God loves, I see, I love,
I'm bright, I rise, I shine, I live.
But then,
Tragedy strikes, I fall, Smile fades, I fade,
Light dims, Eyes drop, Esteem departs, I backslide.
Father loves, God loves, I disbelieve, I hate,
Soul darkens, Heart falls, Desolation reigns, Life ends.
I digress, I wrench, I decieve, I deny,
I cut, I inflict, Blood spills, I contemplate.
Insecurities flourish, Scars form, I break, I've failed,
God loves, I resist, He persists, I'm gone.
And then,
I see, God loves, Father loves, I believe,
Blade falls, I rise, I shine, Heart shines.
I'm loved, I feel, Blood's gone, I breathe,
God loves, Father loves, I love, Life Begins.
I feel, I breathe, Father loves, I love,
He teaches, I learn, I grow, I believe.
Father loves, God loves, I see, I love,
I'm bright, I rise, I shine, I live.
But then,
Tragedy strikes, I fall, Smile fades, I fade,
Light dims, Eyes drop, Esteem departs, I backslide.
Father loves, God loves, I disbelieve, I hate,
Soul darkens, Heart falls, Desolation reigns, Life ends.
I digress, I wrench, I decieve, I deny,
I cut, I inflict, Blood spills, I contemplate.
Insecurities flourish, Scars form, I break, I've failed,
God loves, I resist, He persists, I'm gone.
And then,
I see, God loves, Father loves, I believe,
Blade falls, I rise, I shine, Heart shines.
I'm loved, I feel, Blood's gone, I breathe,
God loves, Father loves, I love, Life Begins.
1 Comment
pretty awsome!