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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: START (02/25/16)
Standing in the middle,
Somewhere in between stop and go,
The middle, oh the dreaded middle,
Where I fight my Friend and Foe.

In between taking action,
or crumbling beneath it all,
the choice to run away,
or to let myself fall.

Do I run far away?
Or let myself be caught?
Do I curl up and quit?
or stand up and be taught?

The pain, oh the agony,
ripping me in two directions,
which way should I go?
I hear the denying objections.

The pull gets stronger within,
but I feel both sides,
Oh, can't anyone hear me!
can't anyone break the divide?

Despair sets deeply within,
and hope seems fleeting,
Please, help me!
My will is depleting.

I can’t sit and wait,
but I’m stuck in between,
in the middle of life and death,
I want to run from the unforeseen.

A new beginning is coming,
I just have to be brave,
I need to look forward,
and climb out of this grave.
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C D Swanson 
03/04/16
Excellent work!

Blessings~
Bonnie Bowden 
03/05/16
This poem had good rhythm and flow. Being a middle child, I can understand just how hard it is to be in the in between stage.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/09/16
Wow this is so powerful. The agony and despair in the MC's voice is palpable. I feel like I could've written this on my bad days (if I could write poetry). I want to reach through the screen and hug the MC. I like the twist on the first day of the rest of your life mantra. This feels real and authentic.