Today I decided to share a poem I wrote after the sudden death of a friend. In part, it was how I created the character, Eddie Wilcox in Fishing for Light. But what I want to express is I think my writing improves from creating poems based on hearing the poems cadence. If I can always remember to write simply, and with a gentle flow, I think the reader has a better reading experience.
And if I,
Breathe my last breath before my sun sets,
Take the risk to swim within great depths,
Walk in another man’s shoes,
Face the reality that I might lose,
And if I,
Stare into the mortal sun,
Accept blindness for not gazing down,
Stand my ground to certain death,
Live life without regrets,
And if I,
Bask in the sun’s orange glow,
Turn my skin brown, before I go,
Hope that gravity will leave me alone,
Fight the oceans’ under tow,
And if I,
Reach to touch the surface of the sun,
Burn my hand, cry in pain,
Love another, lose, and not complain,
Feel the source of an eternal flame,
Then I will,
Take time as an adventure,
Run forward into the never,
Use up all that I might endeavor,
Perhaps, then I’ll be remembered.
NS
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