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Never Falling

July 19, 2011
By thetruthawaits94 SILVER, Duncan, Oklahoma
thetruthawaits94 SILVER, Duncan, Oklahoma
9 articles 0 photos 351 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.


Tomatoes are thrown
Toward my chest,
Anvils are dropping,
Barely missing my head,
Boulders are rolling,
Tumbling,
Trying to knock my feet from under me.

But somehow, I’m still standing.

My toes
Latching onto a wire
Miles into the sky,
My only comfort is clouds
Look like cushions that could catch me.

But I have balance.

It floated towards me
Wrapped in golden paper,
I took off the top and read the tag first,
It’s proper manners.
From God, it read.

I will be sending him a thank-you letter soon


The author's comments:
Whenever I feel like the world is throwing all of life's problems at me, I look to God, and he is always there for me in the times when I need that extra support.

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on Jul. 22 2011 at 9:58 pm
DeusExMachina SILVER, Reading, Pennsylvania
7 articles 6 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other--child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway toward the goal-box of solitary death

very very nice job! excellent!

gigi01 GOLD said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 11:14 am
gigi01 GOLD, Seffner, Florida
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Great poem and I love that it is about God! So true, so true. please read my poem. "Lord, You are my Comfort," because it is very similar to this one:)

.Izzy. BRONZE said...
on Jul. 22 2011 at 11:05 am
.Izzy. BRONZE, Broadview Heights, Ohio
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You described the problems life threw at you beautifully with the first stanza. Loved the last line, it was the perfect ending. Good job!

on Jul. 21 2011 at 11:46 pm
Silent_Artist SILVER, Selma, North Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"One day I'm gonna run away and never come back and when I come back I'm gonna be the knife master" - Jimmy The Rev Sullivan. Not much of a deep meaning but it makes me laugh.

Wow this was good. One of those poems that paints a picture in your head.

on Jul. 21 2011 at 10:02 pm
ohheyyyelli SILVER, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
5 articles 3 photos 178 comments
Nice flow and I really like the beginning the most[:

on Jul. 21 2011 at 9:15 pm
thetruthawaits94 SILVER, Duncan, Oklahoma
9 articles 0 photos 351 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.

hahaha ninjagirl, you just cracked me up! Yeah, i did. Thanks for all your comments on my poems too! :)

on Jul. 21 2011 at 8:32 pm
TwasBrilling BRONZE, Staunton, Va, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 79 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk&quot; -H.W. Hegel<br /> <br /> &quot;Words are our most inexhaustable source of magic&#039; -Albus Dumbledore

This is great! I love the way you put things, they fit nicely, but nothing feels forced.

leafy said...
on Jul. 21 2011 at 8:24 pm
leafy, City, Other
0 articles 0 photos 682 comments

Favorite Quote:
Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion.&nbsp;<br /> Ernest Hemingway: I hate it.&nbsp;<br /> Gil: You haven&#039;t even read it yet.&nbsp;<br /> Ernest Hemingway: If it&#039;s bad, I&#039;ll hate it. If it&#039;s good, then I&#039;ll be envious and hate it even more. You don&#039;t want the opinion of another writer.&nbsp;

i like this poem a lot, especially the first and last couple lines. keep up the nice work!

on Jul. 21 2011 at 8:20 pm
NinjaGirl BRONZE, Valley City, North Dakota
1 article 0 photos 202 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only thing holding us back in life is our desire to stay where we are and not venture further.<br /> ~Some random person on the Internet :P

First of all: Dude. You won state tennis!?!? Jealous!! I love you. XD Second: I like this poem :D

on Jul. 21 2011 at 7:34 pm
CieraDesiree GOLD, Hagerstown, Indiana
17 articles 1 photo 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind.<br /> You never know what you have until it&#039;s gone.

This is pretty=)

on Jul. 21 2011 at 6:29 pm
littlelilith SILVER, Dallas, Texas
5 articles 1 photo 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Your perspective may very well be the determining factor in whether you pass the test.&quot;

This was really good. The part about the package from God made me smile. :) Your poem was really well-written, too. Keep writing, you'll go far!