Finding The Good Within The Bad.

by Courageous Dreamer   Jul 21, 2008


No matter how arduous life gets,
always remember to shine through.
Stay strong and don't let emotions override,
Find the joy beyond the pain.

Affray through the anguish and you will see,
that life is truly abundant of joy.
Erase the tears, and realize
that happiness is the key to success.

Don't let things in life cause defeat,
but take a step back and establish a pure slate.
Look through the sunlight and find joy,
don't look into the darkness and suffer with pain.

Always reside full of optimism and free of worries,
and smile despite that you may be dying internally.
Radiate through the dismal thoughts,
and search for the good within the bad.

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  • 16 years ago

    by BrokenREALiTy

    Find the joy beyond the pain.
    `it started flowing smoothly until it hit that line. It was too abrupt; too short and I found it rather cliche.

    that life is truly abundant of joy.
    `you used joy again. That bothers me, especially since it's so early in the piece. Try using a different word.

    Your syllabication in this piece stumbled quite a bit. I was actually disappointed. You flow was all over the place, because some lines were long but fit, and then suddenly there's a sudden stop from a shorter line.

    I feel like when you're writing a piece that's meant to be optimistic, it's better not to use any form of that word within the piece. Everything was too straightforward, and I didn't really get any metaphors from it. The only image I got really was someone trying to get through life with a strained smile, while inside they're molding and behind them is a mocking ray of sun shining on an ugly path.

    You opened with a direct message, and that's great, and your ending concluded but the in-between was just ... mushy. It wasn't amazing; it wasn't horrible, but it didn't really grasp my full attention either.

    I hope that you'll go through this and edit more, because I know you can do better--I've seen you write amazing.

    ..__MiNDYY

  • 16 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    I did not like the repetition and the poem did not seem to have a specific rhythm or flow. I see the message you were trying to convey but it seemed more like a cliche lined letter of intended motivation. I think some tweaking would help.

  • 16 years ago

    by Fsams

    Wow what a lesson for life. I believe your poem applies to the whole of mankind. The words seemed so natural n flowing so wel that I kept on reading like a knife thru butter.

    Loved every bit of.

    tc
    Fsams

  • 16 years ago

    by nobody truly knows me

    This was a very inspirational poem, and i loved the vocabulary you used. you got your message across well.

    "Affray through the anguish and you will see,
    that life is truly abundant of joy."

    i think that many of us (myself included) tend to only focus on the bad in life. i like how u put that line in there to remind that there is lots of joy in the world.

    excellent job, 5/5.

  • 16 years ago

    by Birgit

    I love all these words =D Totally nice poem! I was feeling a bit down just right now.. but it made me think about it too.. and you're right =]

    xxx

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