Sadly

sadly time never lies
when love sprouts then dies
in thorny hearts

sadly truths gets hidden
when deceit takes root
in dishonest words

sadly life gets rougher
going gets tougher
when faces turn their back on you

be true to self
when a fall is shameful
stand tall walk in integrity

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins

Comments

I'm dreadfully curious.

You marked "structured Eastern". What sort of poetic form is this? I understand haiku. Beyond that I'm lost.
Oh, and by the way, just as I pegged it... Not a single typo in the whole poem. It's exactly what you intended to have read. wesley

Wesley

I have no idea whey eadtrn or western form is. I click it to see if any fir know

Thanks glad it turn out as you pegged lol

A poet's impression

A poet's impression
individual and a personal conception
well transformed in any form
yours is

thanks loved

You comment is refreshing.

so kind

in duplicate I find
Thanks BW

thanks loved

Your comment is welcoming

Hey Carolina girl

A good statement of self reliance. For indeed we can often only count on ourselves in times of turmoil. Ithink in line 8 maybe going gets tougher might read a bit better................stan

Barbara

East or West it matters not, I looked at this piece as there were comments about which Hemisphere it came from and thought that to be exact each of your stanzas would make a lovely Haiku then you would be pure Eastern Promise lol.
As it is it is a well written piece, so not to worry about its Gender, lol,
Yours Ian.T

thanks Ian

Some insight into hemispheric poetry
Your comment is welcoming

thanks Stan

Of course you are right
My brain flip flopped on that one
the reading was a bit off, but instead of lamenting too long, I went ahead and posted
Glad you noticed and point out