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Array ( [sid] => 166316 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Death and Liberty [time] => 2011-05-16 23:50:47 [hometext] => I'm in the middle of something... and this is what's running through my mind. [bodytext] => I'm in a standstill
Don't really know what to do
Running out of options
And places to go

I'm scared to be without a home
I'm scared to be alone
But I guess thats what I get
I guess I'll have to cope

What I find myself searching for
Will I ever find?
This is the major question
That stands the test of time

I feel the insecurity
The sense of wonder
Will I find my way?
Or will I fall on my face?

I'm lost at a standstill
As my heart is burdened
By the lack of strength
That I hold inside

I'm not as strong as I thought I was
Or as strong as I needed to be
I guess I'm in the middle
Of death and liberty

I can fall now
Or try to fly
But here I am in the middle
Wondering what to try

For so many things hang
In the balance of time
Which is of the essence
And not mine

I wonder where to go
When cast out on my own
Into a world that makes it hard to live
On just my single salary

For me alone I cannot stand
So where do I confide
All I want to do
Is find a way to fly

So again here I am
Standing on the edge
Looking for an answer
If it can be found
___________________________

I'm not as strong as I thought I was
Or as strong as I needed to be
I guess I'm in the middle
Of death and liberty

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Death and Liberty

Contributed by Butterflyperfect on Monday, 16th May 2011 @ 11:50:47 PM in AEST
Topic: anguished

I'm in a standstill
Don't really know what to do
Running out of options
And places to go

I'm scared to be without a home
I'm scared to be alone
But I guess thats what I get
I guess I'll have to cope

What I find myself searching for
Will I ever find?
This is the major question
That stands the test of time

I feel the insecurity
The sense of wonder
Will I find my way?
Or will I fall on my face?

I'm lost at a standstill
As my heart is burdened
By the lack of strength
That I hold inside

I'm not as strong as I thought I was
Or as strong as I needed to be
I guess I'm in the middle
Of death and liberty

I can fall now
Or try to fly
But here I am in the middle
Wondering what to try

For so many things hang
In the balance of time
Which is of the essence
And not mine

I wonder where to go
When cast out on my own
Into a world that makes it hard to live
On just my single salary

For me alone I cannot stand
So where do I confide
All I want to do
Is find a way to fly

So again here I am
Standing on the edge
Looking for an answer
If it can be found
___________________________

I'm not as strong as I thought I was
Or as strong as I needed to be
I guess I'm in the middle
Of death and liberty

Copyright © Butterflyperfect ... [ 2011-05-16 23:50:47]
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Re: Death and Liberty (User Rating: 1 )
by northernlights on Tuesday, 17th May 2011 @ 01:58:12 AM AEST
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Lovely depth of writing, soul searching, saying it as it is, leaving all the insecurities of questions unanswered but then life is the journey, esp like the 8th verse a little gem of wisdom.

Re: Death and Liberty (User Rating: 1 )
by purplestary on Tuesday, 17th May 2011 @ 12:34:24 PM AEST
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i absolutely love this poem. I find myself thinking about these very things alot. but i have yet to put them into words so brilliantly. this really hits home. i love it.

my favorite stanza is :

I can fall now
Or try to fly
But here I am in the middle
Wondering what to try

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