The Battle Within

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The Battle Within

I stand here in the wilderness;
of this dark and dreary world;
Surrounded by such madness;
Decaying my soul down to its core.
 
I look upon the light;
It barely glimmers through.
 
Reaching to touch it;
It penetrates my carcass;
Exhibiting the life  I once knew.
 
A rotting pile of debris;
Left behind from this world’s storms;
Sprang forth from the depths of its grave;
Shaking me with violent  force.
 
Light and debris;
Exchanging their blows;
Day after day a bloody brawl.
 
Falling apart debris did lose;
As day after day more light shown through.
 
I won’t  pick up the pieces;
I’ll leave them there behind;
There on the ground for birds to dine.
 
No grave for debris will you ever find.
 
Out through the light;
Life did sprout;
Day after day growing throughout.

~Cathy Pittillo

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lisaner commented on The Battle Within

09-21-2012

I enjoyed this poem! Good imagery of the triumph of growing to the light shining through the holes left by the bloody brawl. Good work!

cttgad

09/21/2012

Thank you lisaner.:) When I wrote this poem it kinda made me feel like a super hero as the light and burst through. My favorite saying, " Live victoriously conquering the world and never let it corrupt you." Thanks for the great review, I look forward to others.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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