My 1st kerf
it's a risk to live life;
every step a person takes
could lead to tragedy, suffering, pain.
men shall always know strife;
diseases; deaths; hurts, heartbreaks;
these horrors have driven people insane.
newborns given no choice;
parents choose to bring them forth,
hoping they will find our hard world humane.
at their cries we rejoice
when they join us here on earth...
though happiness ~ is hardly preordained.
A d’Verse poetics prompt:
Take a risk!
At d’Verse, we were encouraged to explore the theme of risk. Possibilities included –
- tackling difficult subjects;
- laying bare a personal struggle in vivid detail;
- writing on any topic as long the word “risk” is used (perhaps the risk we take falling in love);
- exploring a new writing form that you may find “risky” or unconventional
The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱 
Very well done. The ending is rather ominous, but you’re not wrong. 🙂
Yeah… I don’t think I am, although I wish it wasn’t so, RW…
thank you ❤
-David
The human experience is a risk in itself especially considering in the conditions we live in nowadays!!
yep… it’s sad to admit it. 😢
So much is the luck of who too, where, when and why you are born. The best hope is not to be born abandoned and forlorn.
truth ~
It’s a moving target for me 🙂
-David
This human experience sure is a mysterious one. ✨A sophisticated and insightful poem, David.
❤ Michele, thank you ❤
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This is so good David! You are so right happiness is not preordained… but joy on the other hand comes from within and is a part of life! We should teach our children to seek satisfying joy rather than fleeting happiness!
Great post!
Dwight
That is so true, Dwight. Thank you❣️
You are welcome!
“though happiness ~ is hardly preordained” — Yet cannot be reached without a start, the risk we all take.
exactement.