Lost In Consequence Poem by Pablo Cruise

Lost In Consequence

Rating: 4.3


You could have been whatever I yearned
But the words were never cared
I fell short in so many ways
Countless crosses I must bear

Inside I hold you as a child
Although you are now a man
Have you ever looked over your shoulder?
Contemplated about who I am?

You see I never felt quite real
As I searched to find my place
My heart was never the question
It was my own morality I could never embrace

It felt as though I was ebbing away
Every day was another disregarded chance,
To find out how I got to this place
I was lost in consequence

Funny how time and space can clarify
Shake the reason from the tree
To replay a relationship, long lost
Explain my side of things

What would you say to pain?
The questions spilling from your lips
Could I anticipate the years delayed?
Justify why I left

So where in life do you reside?
What passions bring a gleam?
These conversations we’ve often have
Somewhere cast beside my dreams

Oh, only if you could tender pardons
Wear these damaged shoes
Oh, if God could recognize
Release me from this self-abuse

Let my failings be the lesson
A soiled inheritance in legacy
Let the past stand for what it is
We all disappoint to some degree

Your replies are just out of reach
For now it’s my mind that identifies
Someday I will know your sense
Satisfy what signifies

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sandra Fowler 18 March 2009

The shadow of deep regret falls arcoss every line of this powerfully written poem. You are a very fine wordsmith. Take care. Warm regards, Sandra

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Lynda Robson 18 March 2009

A very touching heartfelt poem Pablo, we all make mistakes because we are human, 10 Lynda xx

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Chitra - 18 March 2009

deep and heartfelt, leaves an indelible imprint of your sensitivity

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Catrina Heart 18 March 2009

Such a poignant composition...so touching piece...Thanks for sharing..10

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There is a lot of deep thinking going on here. None of us is perfect and your sensitivity bursts through. Excellent poetic work! Karin Anderson

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Michael Gale 10 May 2009

This poem was perfect. I disagree strongly with Denis Martindale's critique. It had great meter, and a great message which was delivered with awesome imagery. One does not paint over a Van Gogh or a Picasso, just because, that one individual wishes to ignore it's true meaning, or obviously wishes to not understand the artist's artistic brilliance, because of their own selfish habits of style. Great write-keep it up. God bless all artists-MJG.

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Kathleen West 30 March 2009

This poem goes right to the heart, sad and well written. Kathleen

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avery heartfelt write fullof inner questions...lovely write

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Painted with the ink of pain on the canvass of disappointment and mortality. Sad but supremely significant.

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Denis Martindale 22 March 2009

If I read poetry that doesn't create a pattern to follow, the words jar. So this poetry is awkward. Put those comments to one side and study the meanings rather than the expected poetic patterns and I believe the reader gets the verbal understandings of what we say when we say we're sorry. Words don't come easily and we struggle to put across the pain that's still inside. This pain actually prevents us from voicing our wants and our needs. So this writing represents someone in pain who can't get this to flow as smooth as silk. The writer doesn't do this. The writer goes back to the words and edits them into phrases that flow. I would like to read edited versions that actually used rhymes and that had a regulated set of syllables per line or rhyme sequence eg 8,6,8,6 verses. Publishers like conventional style, so it doesn't hurt to follow their guidelines to create something more likely to be published in anthologies. Expressing oneself in phrases that lack style will lower the effectiveness of the work. There are some good foundations for the theme, so revisit the key phrases and fit rhymes and create a more powerful piece of poetry.

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