If You Find Poem by M.J. Lemon

If You Find

Rating: 4.4

if you find yourself
in the dark
in a very narrow corridor
unable
to turn around and
go the other way
go forward or
slowly back away
there is a chance
a possibility
you are being asked
to confront your
mortality

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A revision to something written about a year ago. In the original... 'if you find yourself in the dark in a very narrow corridor unable to turn around and go the other way go forward or slowly back away there is a chance a possibility you are being asked to confront your disability'
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
LeeAnn Azzopardi 05 March 2024

How did I miss this one? Anyway, this is a wonderful poem

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M.J. Lemon 15 March 2024

Thanks so much, LeeAnn. I'm happy you found this poem.

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Rob Lamberton 04 March 2024

If you find "there is a chance "

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M.J. Lemon 15 March 2024

Thanks, Rob. The 'if' will always materialize.

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Richard Wlodarski 04 March 2024

Having confronted my mortality on many an occasion, I can totally relate to this version. Love it! Love it! Love it! (Your poem, of course!) .

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M.J. Lemon 15 March 2024

Thank you so much, Richard. Those confrontations must have been terrifying, yet rewarding,

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D.N. Rebb 24 February 2024

To confront whichever fear. I love this poem.

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M.J. Lemon 27 February 2024

Thank you so much, D. N.!

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Anil Kumar Panda 23 February 2024

That is very nice advice. Beautifully inked. Thanks.

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M.J. Lemon 27 February 2024

Thank you, Anil! So much appreciated.

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