There’s not a lot to be said when its all been said
Especially in the machine gun, rapid fire way
I’ve been so accustomed to lately
Especially when no one believes me
Especially when I’m on my knees praying
The fire will burn a bit brighter
And I’ll get just a little higher
And for awhile now I don’t want to talk
Because I can’t feel my lips
And my soul is a bit numb now
And I can’t feel at all right now
So to talk for me right now
Might prove to be a bit insane right now
And I want to go down
There’s no turning around
Chase my head from the crown
Now I can’t make a sound…
It all started out pretty good and then it began to fall apart a little for me with the repetition of "nows" in the second half and the final lines were of a different meter altogether. I think you had a lot to say in this and I think the idea was great. This poem has lots of potential so you might want to revisit the subject again.
This book is an autobiographical account of the lessons I learned about life and how I was able to apply them to inspire, motivate and empower others in my own work as a firefighter, as well in my daily life as a husband, a father and a man. When I w
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