Finding Hope

• by Doug W Benson
• 8 months ago

Patricia:
This poem is absolutely amazing! Definitely one of my favorites. I've learned so much from reading your poetry. I also must apologize for carelessly referring to you as "Pat" on my last response to your kind outreach. I meant no disrespect. My apologies and ask your forgiveness. Thanks for all you've unknowingly done for me.

Best,
Doug

• by Ann D. Stevenson, Gloucestershire, UK
• 9 months ago

Oh Patricia, your poems are as good as ever and mean so much. You only have to look at all the comments to see how your writing affects so many of us. Keep going. Very best wishes, Ann.

• by Harley
• 1 year ago

Beautiful poem! I love it. We must live life rather than just merely exist and this poem captures it all...

• by Dan Cole
• 2 years ago

I had been in the game of life, but too many times it has passed me by. With the few years I have left, I want to watch...watch my grandkids grow, watch the clouds go by, and watch my love grow.

• by Jeff Meade
• 5 years ago

Thank you for this poem. It hit my best friend perfect. I wrote it down and read it to her, and I think it could really help her. I told her to keep it near and when she felt down to read it. Thank you once more and keep writing.

• by Darian
• 5 years ago

Thank you so much for this poem. I can relate to it a lot. I struggle sometimes with anxiety and depression and finding hope through it all, and this was something I could really connect to. I liked it so much I chose to read it out loud to my Language Arts class for our poetry unit. I'm presenting it tomorrow! :) Your poetry writing skills are truly amazing, and I really appreciate your views on life and for sharing your thoughts and feelings through poetry. My dream is to be an author, and I love great writing. Thank for your inspiration!

• by Janna Lynne Jones
• 6 years ago

I can relate to the poem because I've hidden from the world several times because I thought that maybe if I wasn't around the world would be a better place. I spoke to our Pastor and First Lady at our church that I go to and told them how I felt. Rev. Ford and First Lady Ford both told me that I shouldn't end my life because that would make things worse. They both helped me turn my life around. If it hadn't been for their support and encouragement, I wouldn't be the person that I am. Ever since I became a member at Little Zion, I have felt God tugging on my heart. Rev. Ford and First Lady Ford have done so much for me, helping me to get my life back together and leading me in the right direction. I don't hide from the world anymore, like I used to before I had my life changed.

• by Janna Lynne Jones
• 6 years ago

I can relate to the poem because that's how my life has been. I've tried hiding from the world several times. I was never popular in school. I've tried killing myself several times because I thought the world would be a better place without me. But Rev. Ford and First Lady Ford, our new pastor and First Lady at the church I go to, helped me turn my life around.

• by Paul T. McMahon
• 6 years ago

Great poem. It's very insightful. Each of us is different with ourselves and our experiences. It is understandable that we all hurt and don't want to engage. Trust in something greater is like the hope of the hopeless at times. I like depth of meaning, and too often the world is so shallow. It is also a world of contrasts like belief in mastery of oneself and yet the need to surrender. Strange isn't it?

• by Sreelal K. Sreedharan
• 6 years ago

Wow! I liked your poem, and I think I have also gone through something similar in my life. Our life has a purpose and whatever we have gained or lost in the journey of life has a valid reason. The reason may be unknown.

• by Lata Bisht
• 6 years ago

I can relate to this poem. My past didn't let me face the world. A ray of hope struck me a year after my graduation. That's MUSIC. I sink myself in it. Believe it or not, good music and great books can take you away to a brand new world. It let you enjoy your life and live carefree. I want to live life to the end of this world.

• by Janice Smith
• 6 years ago

Thank you so much for sharing this with me. That is how my life had been in the past. People can be their own worst enemy. With God's help, I have been able to want to live again. I hope that your poem makes people want to live for the future. I wish I had seen this a year earlier; it would have helped me a lot. I pray it is seen by someone who needs the hope to live again!

• by Elena
• 6 years ago

This poem describes how I feel in my life, and it's hard for me to express myself because I'm afraid. I'm trying to let go of my past that I have held onto for most of my life.