Creative Traditional:

[Kit Carson]

I want to go down in a blaze
Not sitting in some mindless haze
I pen down truth for all to wear
It is not dying that I fear

It is silence within my mind
The lonely moments that I find
Bound by the cords too strong to shear
It is not dying that I fear

And when I linger near the edge
All my hopes and dreams neatly wedged
I shout this out to all who hear
It is not dying that I fear

I want to go down in a blaze
It is not dying that I fear

Mike Carson
5-27-2008

[erikestabrook]

strikingly profound Mike, I supoose we all want to go out in ablaze those that don't live in fear
really there is no other way to treat your life as dear, then to point it all and concentrate and for a moment be the firestarter of your flame

[MsJacquiiC]

The Following Text Is Quoted:

Originally Posted by Kit Carson

It is silence within my mind
The lonely moments that I find
Bound by the cords too strong to shear
It is not dying that I fear

Love this stanza; So strong and resilient as your repeated line dictates throughout the piece. This is a sonnet of some sort right? A variation...

A wonderful read = Thanks for the share Mike.

Jacquii.

[PaintedDiary]

The Following Text Is Quoted:

Originally Posted by Kit Carson

It is silence within my mind
The lonely moments that I find
Bound by the cords too strong to shear
It is not dying that I fear

Mike Carson
5-27-2008

This too, is my favorite stanza. It comfortably stands alone as its own powerhouse Mike! Energetically speaking, yes, at times those chords can be so bound, that they hold the spirit back from soaring, or keeps us bound to the Earth plane. The silence can be defining, and the fear of loneliness creeps in like a cat in the night. I loved this poem Mike, and look forward to reading more.

Kim

[some1]

Nicely written words to share with others. Enjoyed the read.