OK, so for those of you playing along at home, we're two-thirds done!!! Nope, I'm not making this stuff up - we're really doing it! I've even begun thinking ahead to the alst day of the project, and let me tell you - I wasn't sure I'd be able to make it that far when I started this thing. Yeah, 30 days isn't a terribly long time, but then, trying to come up with something new and original for each of these days isn't easy. It's far from the toughest thing I had to do, but it is still a challenge. Many thanks to those who take the time to read my scribbles.
So, what to write about today? With what topic shall I challenge myself? I've written some simple ones, some more complex poetry, and some downright silly stuff. What to do now? What to conquer next? Yes......this will do nicely....
The Challenge
Pain courses through weary flesh,
slowing the repetitive movements in limbs.
The final push was the worst, and it sinks in only afterwards.
Like the afterglow of a moonlight tryst,
where lovers at last notice the evening's cold,
so does the body realize the torture, after the finish line has been crossed.
The goal attained.
But there is more to come.
For the goal was not the challenge, no,
that comes after.
To wake the next morning, lace up the shoes, ready the bike, step into the water, hit the gym,
Yesterday's moment is gone. and the next contest is approaching.
You know you're not ready.
Too weak, too tired, too lazy, to care -
the challenge screams at you, there is no way to not hear it:
"Beginning is easy. Continuing on - that makes you immortal."
Starting this month was easy. Continuing it has proven to be a challenge at times. Most of the time, I sit down to write, not knowing where I will go or what I will see. But I sit down anyway. PG - this may be what you asked for, I don't know. Props to all those who find their challenge and keep on going strong. It doesn't matter if it's athletics, academics, love and relatioships, or a job. Just keep on going, everyone!
Thanks for reading.
The Fat Kid
1 comment:
A very encouraging kind of poem. I'm not surprised to see another competition poem out of you, and it's an interesting aspect. This is actually something I'd wished you'd written more of. There are lots of interesting pieces you have, knitted up together. It's almost a tease of a poem, hinting that you could expand on each of the ideas you gloss over, yet do not. Parts ride the universal/vague line again, and I again try to grasp how the meaning of the piece or parts might change with something as simple as tone or inflection. This is one I'd enjoy hearing you read, and wonder if you'd read it twice the same way. You use quotation marks on the last line, indicating either speech or a quote. Which is it? Why put it there? In a poem where I very much hear your voice, is this finish line not of your own making?
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