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The Endless Game

May 11, 2010
By Lindsey_O GOLD, Marshfield, Massachusetts
Lindsey_O GOLD, Marshfield, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
Words slide off the lead,
creating permanent marks;
writer's secret code.
~Lindsey O'Connell


Something is coming,
Something falling
Down, down to the icy blue surface.

It could be the sweet Cherry petal,
Blown on the winds of change.
Or perhaps the hard, jagged stone,
Thrown recklessly and without cause.
Calmly, the water waits
without even pondering what is to come.

Will the soft, pink pastel blossom
come to float gently on the surface,
soothing like the touch of love?
Or will it be the large gray boulder of sinking despair
that comes to manifest painfully
in the heart of the peaceful pond?

A fifty-fifty coin toss, that is all this is.
A simple game of chance,
fragile emotions used as pawns.

Shall we be happy?
Or shall discord reign?
We all strive for the latter not to befall us.
In the end, however, we all submit to the merciless hand of Fate.

And all we can do is pray, that we will be the lucky half,
the half who win the game.


The author's comments:
Started as an assignment for English, turned out to be one of my favorite poems I've written! Hope you like it!

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hellohello said...
on May. 11 2011 at 2:39 pm
This is a very good piece! I'm impressed.

Lindsey_O GOLD said...
on Jun. 29 2010 at 9:57 am
Lindsey_O GOLD, Marshfield, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
Words slide off the lead,
creating permanent marks;
writer's secret code.
~Lindsey O'Connell

:D Thank you very much!!!!!

on Jun. 10 2010 at 8:15 pm
AMCLRIDCA PLATINUM, CDA, Idaho
31 articles 2 photos 226 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take... but by the moments that take your breath away.

Its very pretty, and it flows well... Good job! Keep writting! (: