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Finding Meaning

Poem By: ashen
Young Adult


Can I find meaning in this world? View table of contents...

 

Submitted: Jul 16, 2008    Reads: 24    Comments: 3    Likes: 0   


I thought I found the meaning in life,
 
But I was wrong.
 
I thought I found what to live for,
 
But it was nothing.
 
I thought I knew what to do,
 
But now I’m lost.
 
It feels like everyone knows what’s going on but me.
 
I’m invisible to the world,
 
And the world’s meaning is invisible to me.
 
Won’t anyone help me see?
 
Or am I too unimportant?
 
I’m lost in this big place,
 
Surrounded by enemies,
 
And people waiting to attack.
 
I can’t find my way back,
 
I’m blinded by lies blocking my path.
 
I’m trying to find meaning in this life,
 
Something to keep me going.
 
I’ve searched throughout all my days,
 
And I’m growing weary.
 
Won’t someone show me the way?
 
Won’t someone show me the answers?
 
Or will I spend my life trying to figure out this complicated puzzle?
 
Everyone only cares about themselves,
 
And doesn’t care about others that get in their way.
 
They only push them down and walk away.
 
I need to escape from this place,
 
Won’t someone take me?
 
I don’t know the way to someplace better,
 
And home is growing farther away.
 
I want to reach my dreams,
 
But as I walk toward them,
 
They drift away.
 
I thought I knew the path in life,
 
But now I am deserted,
 
And don’t know the way back.
 
I haven’t found a meaning,
 
And I haven’t found anything worth living for?
 
Is life even worth living if there is nothing to guide you,
 
To show you the way?
 
If no one is by your side,
 
To hold your hand and pick you up when you fall,
 
To help you along the way?
 
Many times when you stumble,
 
There is no way to get back up.
 
Fear and hate are the enemies,
 
Love is your ally.
 
Finding meaning takes strength,
 
And nobody can do it alone.


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Comments:

Such a deep, and meaningful poem. Really touched me. I really liked it. Great job. =D

Posted: Jul 16, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks =]

i especialy like the dreams drifting away as you get close to them, like mirages. ther're elusive, ever being chased and never being caught. well done

Posted: Jul 19, 2008

Author Comment:

I'm glad you got the other something I was trying to get across. =] Thanks. :D

I think a lot of people could relate to this. The world is a big and frightening place and we're all just trying to find our place. Sometimes you may even feel like a puppet on strings being controlled by someone other than you..

Posted: Jul 25, 2008

Author Comment:

Yeah, that's exactly how it is sometimes. I'm glad you got what I was trying to say. Thanks for reading =]



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