I'll Choose To Believe

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have you seen the trees behind the deserted mosque?
there's nothing wrong with the place, there's nothing in it
there's no one, there's no space in it
I'm just a spectator taking the whole scene in

I looked at the skies and couldn't see hope
then I looked at the earth, but I couldn't see the core
the co-incidence made me smile
at the ghost of footsteps as they trail away

thinking an unanswered call means a refusal
but God prefers silence when it comes to testing you
I prefer to watch him do what he likes
and then wonder if I'm wrong or if I'm right

sometimes it's not about where I go: Heaven or Hell
but the gratitude demanded out of a shivering slave
the thanks for the protection and the pain
the cry of child as they cut off the umbilical

the tune is insane I can't sing to it
so I let the heart beat
and when it catches up with the clock
I'll choose to believe
You either worship something higher than yourself or end up worshiping yourself

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" co-incidence"
I'm pretty sure this doesn't need a hyphen.

"and then wonder if I'm wrong or if I'm right"
This line combined with the one above it looks like it's supposed to start or finish a rhyming pattern. It throws readers off when that happens, you should change it if it's not supposed to rhyme.

This was interesting. I think it jumps around with it's ideas too much, I couldn't see past the words at all. I was really confused by this. Maybe it's three years age difference, but I don't know. I didn't get this.
Shakespearian tongue-twister:

To sit in solemn silence
In a dark, dank dock
In a pestilential prison
With a lifelong lock;
Awaiting the sensation
Of a short, sharp shock
Of a cheap, chippy chopper
On a big black block.




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Hi, I am new to this society and I am certainly amazed by the diverse voices I see in the writers' pieces of work in this society.
Concerning this particular piece of work, I feel really sure that there is a voice. On the other hand, the voice in this piece of artwork seems all over the place and I couldn't quite get the main idea of the piece. Nevertheless, I love your poetic diction because it was quite self-explanatory. Keep it up!
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Hi!
I love your poem,it is absolutely amazing! :) Keep on writing.
To be alive is not to breathe, eat or drink. It's your ability to prove your existence.




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I feel that each stanza definetly stands out on it's own, and i had a hard time connecting the overall meaning. I did notice religious motifs in most of them, and maybe since i'm not religious i didn't get it. However, the imagery was wonderful, and your diction is magnificent. It had a wonderful cadence to it and it flowed like a river. Overall, i definetly like your poem, so keep on writing!
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