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“The Darkness Returns” copyright 2014 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in A Review of a Poet's Life, tagged , , , , , , on May 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Courtesy of thefallenknight.com "I have become a weary knight tired of battle."

Courtesy of thefallenknight.com
“I have become a weary knight tired of battle.”

I have been here before.
Looking back and not forward.
You realize your dreams will never be.
 
The greatest gifts of life came
when you were too immature to appreciate them.
Nevermore……Nevermore to be loved like that again
cry the words over and over in your head.
 
The children you wanted never were.
Your childhood sweet heart long gone.
Old wounds returning
reopening in their bleeding.
Your closest friends dead many years now.
 
You survey your trinkets of treasure.
There is no wagon that will trailer them to heaven.
It does not matter for all they will hold
will soon to be forgotten memories in a starless void.
 
Hopefully the ancients were right.
A cycle of constant renewal
till we get it right.
 
Oh Lord my Master and Creator
render me Wisdom in my first breath
in my new life so I may be pleasing to You.
Especially let me die in my next life
knowing that I was truly loved.

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“Trying to Make Sense of My Life” copyright 2014 John J. Rigo, upcoming poetry book, “Passion Amidst Apathy”

Posted in Looking Back on One's Life, tagged , , , on February 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Courtesy of asmp.org "One of my favorite pictures off the internet." Looking back on my own Youth.

Courtesy of asmp.org
“One of my favorite pictures off the internet.”
Looking back on my own Youth.

I found myself trying to make sense of my life.
Reviewing each turn
each twist
each decision
that brought me to today.
 
I thought of others I shared my life with.
Many are gone now
from this earth.
Many I miss terribly.
Many I wish I could talk to today.
 
I thought today
of the women in my life.
Each unique.
Each did I love with passion.
 
In my life
each person
in some way
chiseled-pointed me
to who I am today.
 
Did these humans
in my life
truly love me?
 
I have come to the place
that I realized they did not.
At first it was a devastating thought.
 
A light of thought
a brilliance of warmth
entered my heart.
 
It was my Lord and Savior
Who loved me all along
the path of my life.
 
Showing His Love for me.
Carrying me through the darkness.
Blessing my life
in spite of my adversities.
Bless His Name
this day.

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