Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle . Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
split, cringe, breathe, pieces, wings, cracks,
beneath, hesitates, stretch, ship, spin, and chaos
Tag: Struggling
The Struggle
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
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This is “Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel
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