May I never be found
despising
the stony hearts
the concrete skies
the grave errors
the many problems
the closed doors
the sealed windows
the crushed dreams
and melted hopes
that lined my path
steering me this way and that
finally leading me to Heavens’ door
© Vivian Zems
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July 19, 2020 at 10:37 am
This is heartwrenchingly beautiful, Viv! 💝 Life is a blend of acrid and sweet, of all things joyful and distressing and how we choose to react to it.
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July 19, 2020 at 10:42 am
Beautiful beautiful beautiful. Without all those pitstops heaven might not have been found
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July 19, 2020 at 11:34 am
It is always good to experience ups and downs in life so that you appreciate and are thankful for all the good that comes your way…especially heaven!
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July 19, 2020 at 12:53 pm
Always better to overcome/outlast than despise and surrender. Well done!
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July 19, 2020 at 1:51 pm
This is profound! What happens in our lives shapes us.
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July 19, 2020 at 3:17 pm
There’s something to be said for being grateful for those bumps on our road that helped us find the right path eventually. A grateful heart does take the sting out a bit and make the journey a little lighter.
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July 21, 2020 at 11:52 am
Absolutely!!
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July 19, 2020 at 3:43 pm
this is a great prayer/poem. i feel the same way. negativity is so wrong and if i ever get to realize dreams, may i never go that route. great write!
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July 21, 2020 at 11:51 am
🙏🏽 Thank you 😊
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July 19, 2020 at 4:17 pm
This poem is fragrant with gratitude.
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July 21, 2020 at 11:51 am
Thanks Sara!😊
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July 19, 2020 at 6:19 pm
Indeed, “may [we] never be found” regretting or unloving the hard bits of living that make us who we are.
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July 21, 2020 at 11:50 am
Indeed!
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July 19, 2020 at 10:19 pm
We’re all the sum of our choices, and there is nothing to be gained by second-guessing them. They pave the way to who we become … hopefully older and wiser!
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July 21, 2020 at 11:50 am
Absolutely!
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July 20, 2020 at 4:33 am
It’s all part of the journey. The closed door opens.
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July 20, 2020 at 4:46 am
All these things, the closed doors, the crushed dreams and all the rest makes up the threads in the tapestry that makes each of us who we are. Your words are relatable and this sounds familiar because it is my world as well
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July 21, 2020 at 11:49 am
I’m glad I’m in good company 🙏🏽
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July 20, 2020 at 6:53 am
wow love this poem and yes it is our bad experiences which lead to us to become a better person
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July 21, 2020 at 11:48 am
Absolutely! Thank you 🙏🏽
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July 20, 2020 at 3:11 pm
Acceptance is a fine art, indeed!
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July 21, 2020 at 11:47 am
Indeed!
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July 21, 2020 at 5:35 am
A lovely list poem! Yes, so often our challenges turn out to be blessings in disguise!
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July 21, 2020 at 11:48 am
Indeed, they do! Thanks, Rosemary!
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