TRAVELER'S TALE

The Undying Spark

The crack of a bone, tear of a muscle,

But nobody cares, back to the hustle.

Yet again it occurs, bound to give up,

No motivation, while down in the dumps.

The darkness within, the failure of one,

The little girl watching me, bright and young.

That's no longer the case, forever gone

Spark that once glowed fiercely, couldn't go on.

But the little girl knew to keep going,

Yet the burnt spark was otherwise showing

The spark that once glowed, was no longer there

Instead, the essence of fear filled the air.

Then they all ask, "do you have what it takes?"

But they really mean, "are you gonna break?"

To break is to fail, which no one ever wants

The fear, the visions, all come back to haunt.

But something is there, stronger than many,

A force within, a voice inside, helps any.

No longer to break but to persevere,

The vision inside was now really clear.

The little girl watching could now be proud,

For the force within was screaming out loud.

It was louder than anything could be,

Only the little girl could truly see.

Reflection

During the writing process, it was hard finding words that rhyme with each other as well as each line being 10 syllables, while conveying a story at the same time. I wanted to convey a story that a lot of people could relate to but at the same time relating it to the past. I wanted to convey the story of someone losing their passion for something, but the little child in them knows they shouldn't give up. It was hard finding words that fit the syllable count more than the rhyme scheme and that frustrated me at times because I would think of a sentence to put in, but if it didn't fit the syllable count then I couldn't put it in at all or I had to modify it. The worst part for me was modifying the sentences because I couldn't think of new words to replace the words that had too many syllables and there wasn't any new ideas. I found an article online that talked about how perseverance can help lead people to success and I think that that article also inspired this poem a bit. I think that the article showed how someone can be successful, so the end result of my poem would be success through perseverance. My main goal while writing this poem was to try and get readers to understand that it's not easy to persevere but when you do, it really pays off. I'm pretty happy with how my poem turned out, I think it conveys a nice story and it actually fits the "rules" of the traveler's tale. I hope you enjoy!