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Not a Through Street

February 8, 2016
By A.Delcayre BRONZE, San Jose, California
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What befalls a man destined for something more


Faltered by chance, that cursed wheel


Turns freedom into shackles, bound by circumstance


The life he had envisioned, a failed romance

 

 

 

What befalls a man destined for something great


Sheltered by optimism, that lying light


Turns futures into promises, blinded by conceit


The road he has taken, not a through street

© Tatyana Z., Norwood, MA

The author's comments:

I had a conversation with a friend about his greatest fear. He told me that his worst nightmare is to be stuck in a dead-end life:  a failed marriage, failed careers, nothing to show for years of hard work, and no way out. I thought about it, and it scared me too, so I wrote this poem to communicate this fear.

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