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tim spencer-smith
Member since June 18, 2026
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Safe passage ?
Not long ago
I came to a conclusion
Well, more of a crossroads
Not the kind where you sell your soul
To the devil at midnight
But the
Existential
Elemental
Transcendental kind
That keeps you awake nights
The kind that makes you doubt
All you thought you were about
And to stretch the metaphor
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I had three choices
Assuming that going back
Was not an option
Having learned from youth
To follow a path
By habitude
As Is the way of most
And I'm no exception
The straight and level path ahead
Seemed to me
On balance to be
The easiest
The safest
Most logical
The roads right and left
Were dusty, rutted
Strewn with rocks
Obscure and insecure
But living only once
I can surely say
That one of these
Will be my way
tim spencer-smith’s timeline
- June 2026
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19 FriReceived a critique
on Safe passage ? from @BlueSkies
"I very much enjoyed this poem! (the ending too!) I may have to disagree with Geezer and Lavender. I think subtle endings have their own unique flavor... Sometimes, a gentle step in the right direction is more rewarding…" -
18 ThuReceived a critique
on Safe passage ? from @Lavender
"Hello, Tim, Although I understand the irony and light humor in the ending, I'll agree with Geezer - I'd love to live vicariously through the poem and choose the path most twisted! I look forward to reading more of your…" -
18 ThuReceived a critique
on Safe passage ? from @Geezer
"I was building to the big ending, and right in the last stanza... Here it comes... What? But only living once, I can surely say that one of these will be my way? How about something like: The roads, both right and left…" -
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Safe passage ?
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