A Tribute, A Homage, And A Whole New Spin On Things...

Well I finally finished that poem. And of course, after so many dry days...I end up with two. Well...almost, I need an ending for the second one, but that can wait a day or two. Um... nothing particularly important or interesting is happening in my life right now...Wish something would happen, but until it does, I'm just sittin here waiting. No rush really. This poem is kinda similar to "Pandora" in a few ways. The flow of topic is similar, but there are some differences. It's more about taking chances, and self sacrifice, than it is about general evil. But it has pretty much the same ending, the main difference being that it's more about the good things that can come from bad things... It just kind of flows together, Not one of my best, but I like it. Enjoy.

What Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger

Once scorched
Twice burned
Thrice singed
Always spurned

Always hurt
Four times marred
Five times marked
Six times scarred

Love and lust
Lies and trust
Water and dust
Mud and rust

A burning hate
A twist of fate
A friendship lost
Don't count the cost

Watch the donut
Not the hole
The wood is cut
Before it's whole

What possible gain
Can come from pain
It starts to rain
Thought of a train

Though it's hard to see
Oft good there be
Wait patiently
With hope you're free

And yes, if you rearrange it it becomes "A train of thought", If you picked up on that by yourself, give yourself a pat on the back, or a cookie, or whatever
Oh and about the link in the title...Yeah, that's about how I feel right now...pass the comics Kristen, you which ones.

I seem to be obsessed with trains,
Jens