POEM STARTER
'Backwards'
Use this single word to inspire a poem.
I cannot move forwards, no not without you
as i walk down the path
- the one i had paved for myself
with all of the sleepless nights spent working on math.
i am almost to the end, to reach my success
and as i turn to look back at all of the things i've left behind.
my eyes become a waterfall, but i think im happy nonetheless
a familiar touch brushes my hand, and i find myself in a bind
is this all really worth it, to leave you behind?
i want to go back to us spending an indefinite amount of time
while i admire you in my words of rhyme
i'm not ready to let you go, no not for this
because if i became successful, for the price of losing you
i would throw it all away, and chase after you, trying to undo
all the damage i've done, blinded by ambition
to posses your love has become my only mission
the path i had once walked down religiously
it seems i no longer want to write that symphony
so i start towards you
almost like i have nothing to lose
but when i weigh the pros and cons
success only stands in bronze.
and there is something i want more, darling that is you
so let me atone for my sin
because now i know you are worth more than any cheap "win"
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