The Dissenter (poem) by E D Phillips on AuthorsDen

The Dissenter
by E D Phillips → (All Poetry by E D Phillips)
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Rated "G" by the Author.

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This is just a poem set in a reflective melancholy mood. It is not entirely autobiographical, nor diagnostic, and perhaps not even descriptive of anyone living or dead. Most assuredly, however, it contains snippets of life that many of us have lived or felt at one time or another. [image: hilarypowell.com]

The Dissenter There was a time when I was young And fit of limb and sharp of tongue And eager to find myself among The living and the free. I had not met all those with keys That opened doors with expertise Who let in just the ones they pleased But nothing there for me. This filtering soon got on my nerves It used up all my life’s reserves That left me laying on the curves Of life or up a tree. I found I had to double down And take my losses without a sound Always lost and never found Content was not to be. Now old and tired my life is spent My brain is weak my back is bent This thing called life came and went I face an old dead sea. I must dig deep to find the will For one hurrah a simple thrill To see beyond that final hill Of what was meant to be. Now here I stand in solitude And look at all that I pursued A life rejecting servitude Misspent for all to see. I find no joy no cheering voices Who care to know my wayward choices No pleasant sounds among the noises On which we might agree. Still I never took what was not mine Condemned not rain nor blazing shine Nor bowed to any earthly shrine Those things not meant for me. If life is but a stepping stone To take it on or go alone Count me among the names unknown And set my spirit free.
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Reviewed by audrine max

Reviewed on May 21, 2016

show me the road travelled by all
surely it will be
such a tedious fall
take me to the place
where hopes are burned
individuality ridiculed
uniqueness put to shame
surely there's a bridge
just takes a leap of faith..

Reviewed by Kathleen McDonald

I can relate to this wonderful write.

hug
Kathy

Reviewed by Eva Pasco

Reviewed on May 20, 2016

Swimming against the tide, as dissenters do, brings on its own battle fatigue. I think we've all been there at some time and place.

Reviewed by John Herlihy

Reviewed on May 19, 2016

The poem expresses a certain kind of sadness that perhaps we all feel at some time or another, in one way or another. Very well explored and expressed. John

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on May 18, 2016

So many, I'm sure, can relate to this wonderfully written poem. Great writing!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Diana Wiles

There is a proud independent voice within these lines...
'Still I never took what was not mine
Condemned not rain nor blazing shine'...
Nor bowed to any earthly shrine'...
I hope he gets to see some joy beyond 'that final hill'...
Great writing!
Diana...

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

As writers, we can't help but write from our experience. Our experiences are source of inspiration and factual information.

In this poem, you have written the life of everyday, unknown man. Kudos.

Ron

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Liked your rhyming scheme, Edward. A well done piece of sad writing. I pretty much relate, with the exception that I have found ways to free my spirit, and I can honestly say, these days sitting here in The Hovel waiting to die, I am happier than I ever could I could be.

Reviewed by Jansen Estrup

Splendid!

Reviewed by Michael Schafer

This one say it all. A great write.

Michael D.