Comments : Chasing Life

  • 3 years ago

    by Mr. Darcy

    Living is hard when the reasons to choose death are compelling. Your account will certainly resonate with many readers. Why do we go on? Is it fear of death, or our fragile, yet seemingly endless hope that our meaning to live will present itself. While we struggle on, we do what we can for others, healing them and supporting them to be all they can be. Why do we do this? We are, on the whole, selfless and know that happiness is often achieved by helping others.

    I like this piece, I like the repeated line as this increases its meaning each time it's read.
    Keep chasing those reasons.

    • 3 years ago

      by Once an Angel

      Thank you for the read and comment. I think sometimes poetry exists as a place to hold the darkness we don’t want in ourselves. Maybe this poem can do that for me, and anyone else who stumbles upon it.

  • 3 years ago

    by IzL

    I loved this poem.
    lately Ive been pushing myself to live and not let life pass me by.
    I go on due to the hope that things will get better eventually. I go on because I look back and I dont regret loving as hard as I did (even though it didnt work out).

    My favorite line from your poem was the following "The most beautiful relationships pass
    over distance, distraction, reaction, and time"

    <3

  • 3 years ago

    by Mr. Darcy

    congratulations - I really do like this. :)