Balance
By DJ
I’ve been in this world,
for a short time.
Countless tears
wasted on
nothing an’ no ones
Feeling like my
life is over
before it has begun
Yet why is it
that I haven’t given
up the fight
to right my wrongs
and raise my son right
I have travelled the hardest road
been from this penitentiary to
the next
but no one cares
but me
My life means so much more
to me than it use to
I feel like a bird without
a nest
The hopes and dreams that came so
fast can only be a rendition
of my f-ed up past
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Dear DJ, I am sorry to read of all of your pain. I hope that you will find peace and compassion and love in your life. Thank you for reaching out to the world with your honest words. It takes a brave man to show vulnerability and is one of the most important things we can do.
it is very beautiful and makes me shiver inside when I read it. I really like how you connect your life to a bird without a nest, it really gave me perspective and I thought it enhanced your poem.
I want you to know that your life is not over. God loves you, Trust in Him. While you are still living, you yet have a chance
Hi Dj,
I appreciate that you took the time to express how you feel through your writing. It takes great courage and strength to talk about how you feel in a dark moment. It is very difficult to be facing a challenge in life and feel like there is no one available to hold your hand up or advocate for you in that moment. I want to encourage you that it doesn’t mean that, the person doesn’t exist you may just have not come to meet them yet. Yes you are right despite whatever your circumstance is now your life does mean more. You are not defined by all your actions but what is inside your heart. I am hopeful for you that better days will be ahead. Keep using writing as a method to express your emotions.
Hi DJ,
Thank you for sharing your experiences and story with us through this powerful poem. It conveys a sense of despair and struggle while also emphasizing your resilience and strength. I like how you used repetition of the word “nothing” to emphasize how you feel, that sense of hopelessness. I also like how you mentioned “bird without a nest” because it is a powerful metaphor for describing your feelings of displacement and longing for stability.
Be encouraged because you are brave and will get through this.