The First Time I Died
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The first time I died
I saw my imperfections
I saw my life in third view
I could have done better
Swore I would
But I didn't
The first time I died
Time and life left meaningless
All to return to dust
The inevitable I wished to elude
The first time I died
I knew what hope looked like
I felt the hands of an higher power
My spirit prayed for another turn
Got a second chance
My fears came crashing down on me
The what ifs
What if I failed
What if I died without making a difference
This time I swear it would be meaningful
A promise I made
A promise I'll keep
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Good poem. It reminds me of a phrase of Viktor Frankl that I keep among so many others as if it were a treasure. The phrase reads as follows:
"Live as if you were living for the second time and you had acted as badly the first time as you are about to act now."
Reading your work, I thought of her. It's hard to admit it, but most of the time we forget that this life is only one and we have to live it the best we can, without failing ourselves. Greetings.
we should live this life the best we can without failing ourselves.
If we died once and we could come back to make things right, An atonement over life, I think everything would be different. New opportunities, not wasting life... We would really be renewed people.
Thank you for sharing such beautiful verses reflection and life.
Good day.
you're right and that's why we should live like we have died before.
The phrase, "the first time I die" holds a lot of meaning and you've taken us through the lessons one/you learned in the process perfectly. We indeed see our imperfections if we allow ourselves die to so many things
we just need to live like we are on our last life
Truly said
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I loved this poem.
As I interpret it, it talks about how many times human beings do not learn from the mistakes we make. There is an irrefutable truth in the message you publish made poetry and almost always a tragic event makes us see the need to see life from another perspective.
It could be a teaching for children and the many times parents try to explain to them with examples and they do not learn until they experience their own existence.
It is a hymn to the need for learning and constant improvement of the human being.
Thank you for sharing. Have a great week.
Cheers and greetings
thank you for reading. I am glad you could see the different layers to this piece.
It's a pleasure and I really liked how you approached the writing. Cheers and best regards.
Love it. I would vote for this one in the contest but I can't get to the voting page. I have asked that they vote for this one on my behalf.
Thank you
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