Ovi Poem

The Struggle

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Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #68
where our inspiration word is “defeat”.
Here is my ovi.

There are times in life
Days full of stress and strife
Not just full but rife
And you’re ready to give up

Can’t tell friend from foe
A world teeming with woe
With no safe place to go
Living day-to-day is scary

People sleeping in the street
Begging for a bite to eat
No shelter from the searing heat
And no one lends a hand

The haves and the have nots
Big shots and little snots
Can’t connect the daily dots
The struggle is very real

Defeat may whisper in your ear
“Enough’s enough, come here my dear”
Ignore the voice and don’t go near
Bend gently in the wind

Life can be a slippery slope
Don’t lose your faith or your hope
Hang on tight to that safety rope
You will rise above

NAR©2024

Ovi Poetry Challenge 68: DEFEAT is your inspiration.

This is “Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel

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50 thoughts on “The Struggle”

        1. Thank you! I’m doing very well, Keith. I went to the supermarket with Bill yesterday …. just a quick trip but it was great to be out doing something “normal”. I have rough days but I’m steadily improving.

          I love that song, too.

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      1. You’re welcome Nancy. I love your poems in this segment.
        You know what often for me sets apart great songs from the rest are the quality of the bridges which are usually just mediocre fillers. Here Gabriel excels. He really does.

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        1. You make an excellent point, Matt, and something to keep an ear out for in the future. However, I think most bridges are exactly that …. just connectors from one verse to the other without too much else going on. It’s great when you find a cool one.

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          1. You are going to hate me for bringing this up, but do you know which artist who is a master of delivering the best bridges at least to my ears?
            Drum roll..(ouchies) Springsteen – your favourite lol
            If you can muster it, watch Springsteen below in ‘Countin’ on a Miracle’ from 1:40. Now that’s a ‘Bridge’.

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  14. How amazing are your words! Wish I had written that because That’s how I feel about world events too.
    The Ovi is the perfect form. Wonderful.

    I “hope” that with more people awaking to this sad reality we right the scales —because as the way things progress it could be us needing the assistance of others.
    Let’s “help the least of our brothers” (
that you do onto Me/Him) : 1% kindness adds up. Let’s all strive for 1%—doable!

    Lovely post Cara Mia. Thank you.

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