Poetry / Meaning of Life

Lost
a population of millions
traveling through the cold
only one will make it
only one will find love

Birth
brought into this world
by someone you don't yet know
she carried you
she loves you
say hello

Infancy
young,
learning as you
continue to grow
very dependent,
you won't make it alone

Childhood
the first time
you will say goodbye
you are off to learn,
growing older, wiser
taught by many
with much life experience
they will not let you down

Adolescence
these are the days
you have grown
much older and wiser
since your younger years
as a child
many times are fun,
many others are stressful
more often than not,
life is difficult
and not very pleasing
you are stuck motionless
somewhere between
immaturity and sensibility
awaiting your time when
you can stop growing,
and fully blossom

Adulthood
it is the first time you
can execute the beginning
of a journey to create a being,
for it is natural that you give back
to the one who did the same for you
From here you will only
wither, as you increasingly
continue to grow older,
weaker, and wrinkle
enjoy these decades while you can
because in your next evolution,
you will be slow and tired
Your desire to have fun
and be active will only decrease

Elderly
you have given life
everything you could,
and you now find yourself
in a chair, rocking back and forth
as you wait out the last few moons
before you have reached your destiniation
you are broken down, tired,
as you struggle more and more
oh, how time soars so fast,
for it seemed like only yesterday
you were barely walking,
and hardly talking
in your final hours you are
one of the deceased,
so small, so fragile
so alone
and at that moment
when it's too late,
you realize you have wasted
the past decade
claiming old and incapable,
when in the most critical years,
you should have enjoyed them
time is very unforgiving,
and you cannot have it back

Afterlife
the journey is over
you are dearly missed
by many, and now have
said your final goobyes
but is it really over?
one who is living
can only assume
for they do not yet
know what it is like
for they know not
what you feel
and as your last
glimpse of light
fades to black,
you discover the
Meaning of Life

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September 11, 2009

dragonshaker

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dragonshaker reviewed Version 1 - Read 100% of the Item

A wonderful insight in to the meaning of life and explaining in wonderful detail how we all exist and for what reasons,nobody yet knows if we have all been here before and past life regression could explore the next dimension offering us all hope and belief of an after life.
The past is not yet set as it has not happened for tomorrow’s yesterdays can only happen and be realised once our future is set.
Think long and hard befor you make your choices as they will be the only ones you have in this short but bleak existence.
You have showed maturity beyond your tender years here.

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September 10, 2009

Alex_Bruinekool

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Alex_Bruinekool reviewed Version 1 - Read 100% of the Item

It was very impressive for a first effort. It was insightful, although, better grammer could have been used and a couple of the later stages of life (Adulthood and Elderly) were a bit too long, maybe could use some revision. Overall, I have so say, I enjoyed this poem.