A New Day,
And I ask God,
Please keep me sober
Because I need a painkiller.
Another Day,
And another victory:
I did not go out to buy the gun.
Another Day,
And I have the tree,
But I did not have a good rope.
Another Day,
And I inch back into the wicked storms,
Begging for a hurricane to bury me
In millions of pearls of sand,
Lifeless, bright, shiny sand.
Shared with One Stop Poetry’s One Shot Wednesday. I love what they are doing there.
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#1 by Carl on December 7, 2010 - 7:15 am
I am grateful for your comment. It is appreciated, especially from one who would not be named!
#2 by Stranger on December 7, 2010 - 11:33 pm
I love the feel here – the feeling that surviving is part effort, part chance and lots of prayer and excuses. I believe that another day is a good thing even on those days it seems otherwise. I have to tell myself this so that I survive to experience yet another day. Lovely poem!
#3 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 7:26 am
Thank you for your comment.
#4 by Scent of my heart on December 7, 2010 - 11:38 pm
Nice word choice, I
#5 by Scent of my heart on December 7, 2010 - 11:40 pm
I like very much ” And I have the tree,But I did not have a good rope.”. Sorry for the comment cut into two, it was by mistake. Thanks for sharing this!
#6 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 7:25 am
Thank you for commenting. I appreciate it.
#7 by moondustwriter on December 7, 2010 - 11:42 pm
Each day a victory of sorts
You really deal with the tortured life well
that push and pull you handle adeptly
thanks for sharing with One Shot
moonie smiles
#8 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 7:26 am
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it, and I get to learn.
#9 by brian on December 8, 2010 - 10:58 am
another day i survive is another good one..love the varying viewpoints throughout…
#10 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 10:13 pm
Thank you for your comment, Brian.
#11 by Eric on December 8, 2010 - 4:12 pm
Just as long as you keep having another day. Heavy One Shot, Carl!
#12 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 10:14 pm
Yes, Eric, we hope that not all another days are like this. Thanks for your comment.
#13 by deLi on December 8, 2010 - 5:29 pm
another day, perhaps offers refreshing possibility?
#14 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 10:17 pm
Thank you for commenting, deLi. You are right that there is a darkness here, and we certainly hope that there is possibility in each day.
#15 by Tony Single on December 8, 2010 - 8:03 pm
Oh wow. This just knocked me down and then picked me up again. I have lived that life, and you’ve captured the brutal beauty(?) of it. Gotta step away and breathe again… 🙂
#16 by Carl on December 8, 2010 - 10:12 pm
Breathing is the key activity for me on some days! Thank you for your comment.
#17 by SenderUpWords on December 9, 2010 - 9:37 am
You’ve captured my struggle quite well. While I don’t believe in the religious God I do cry out to the universe all the time. Great One Shot. Love and Light, Sender
#18 by Carl on December 9, 2010 - 9:23 pm
Thank you for your comment. It is rewarding if we are able to catch someone’s experience.
#19 by Steve Isaak on December 10, 2010 - 12:16 pm
Solid, direct work.
#20 by Carl on December 10, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Thank you, Steve. I appreciate it.
#21 by pete marshall on December 10, 2010 - 3:51 pm
a well written great share with one shot…cheers pete
#22 by Carl on December 10, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Pete – Thank you for your comment.