A life spent studying, dreaming wanting fame and recogintion never realizing achievement and difference classes and books enhancing the brain ignoring life and love, and all in between Time goes on and the seasons change head down, pencil moving, all's the same A single leaf falls and stunned eyes are cast upon it. I fight myself to live and to breath Tomorrow, I'll go out, and erase the shadows from my eyes but today, I'l finsh my thesis, he desides The years fly by and time grows old Prizes and awards are all his eyes behold "What a genius!", everyone said Last night he died alone strapped to his hospital bed He sure did make an impact He sure did make a difference But his genius came with a price Brillant thoughts in his head he loved empty in his heart If he could do it again, would he seek out the teacher of life? *One's man wrong lead, is another man's counter-canter* -S.D. Price
Reason for writing:
I'm working on my first novel, and love to freelance with poetry when I need to take a break from "structed" writing. I was recently very much inspired and fasanated by the movie "A Beautiful Mind" and this poem is what came out of it. Any and all feedback more than welcome!!
Birth sign: Leo
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