When Living is Dying
What is living when living is dying?
I’m dying everyday
I’m dying with every wake
I’m dying with every breath
I’m a dead man walking
My body moves but my soul shuts down
It dies within me
My body moves
Controlled by external forces
Forces that move me
To the right or left
Without caring about
How I feel
What is living?
When living is dying?
Please put me out of my misery.
They say as long as there’s life
There’s hope
But when hope is lost
Can one be termed dead?
I want to stop time
Just so I don’t go through the same routine
I wish the brakes of the bus
Will push pause on my life
Bringing it to a stop
I want to live
I want to smile
I want to be happy I’m alive
I want to live and not die
But what is living
When living is dying?
©Mfon Etuk, 2016
April 27, 2016 at 10:32 PM
Beautifully written. We are already dead without Christ, but with Him we can die to our old selves and find new life and hope!
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April 28, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Thank you Emily for the interpretation! Indeed flesh and blood haven’t revealed this to you. God bless you! ❤ 🙂
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April 28, 2016 at 12:10 AM
You too M! That’s why I love poetry 🙂
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April 28, 2016 at 12:04 AM
Living to die
Dying to live
What is life
When one hasn’t really lived out purpose.
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April 28, 2016 at 10:19 AM
Deep and very true! What is life when we haven’t really lived out our purposes? Thanks Tony!
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October 12, 2016 at 10:43 AM
lovely write up….
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October 12, 2016 at 6:58 PM
Thank you! 🙂
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