Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Spam (not the meat) (11/03/11)
-
TITLE: Neon Lights | Previous Challenge Entry
By Benjamin Graber
11/09/11 -
LEAVE COMMENT ON ARTICLE
SEND A PRIVATE COMMENT
ADD TO MY FAVORITES
Colors,
Words,
Sounds, and
Smells
Are all
Screaming for my attention,
Each one
Claiming little pieces
Of my eyes and ears and nose
Like children feverishly grabbing candy
At a homecoming parade.
The spam threatens to drag me
Into the rat race,
Enticing me
To sprint from here
To there
In the frenzy to fulfill
The collector’s assortment
Of lusts.
But the ever-enticing neon lights
Lie.
The choice to feed the lusts
Is like the choice to
Drain the ocean
One
Bucket
At
A
Time.
No, I think I’ll delete the spam
And trash the ads
And switch off the commercials;
I don’t have the time
To give my time
To everything that pulls at me.
I only have twenty-four hours a day;
I choose to sip the golds of autumn,
And inhale the pinks of spring,
And find fulfillment
In the simple joys
Of life, here
With you.
The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.
Accept Jesus as Your Lord and Savior Right Now - CLICK HERE
JOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel.
What a wonderful poem.
Excellent reminder of what is important.
Congratulations on your 1st place EC award.