The life Extraordinary
A poetry of Becoming. (For Natasha Collazo's Poetry month challenge).

A dream ignites in the quiet night....as Ordinary fades***
A bugle sounds the call to rise, to break from the herd.
Escape the routine, transcend...let sparks take flight,
BECOME***
It takes me now to where
Thoughts transcend the norm
To Untamed skies, uncharted stars...
Carving a path through doubt and tears.
I embrace anew, the chaos, the beauty, the strife.
The life extraordinary is wholly mine to conquer.
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Today, I awakened wanting, needing***MORE
Far more than my mortal coil can ever offer
I want, need*to live the life***EXTRAORDINARY
Raise myself up from the banality of***OBSCURITY
Live my dreams***UNAPOLOGETICALLY
Fight for enlightenment***FIERCELY
I want to fly to the moon, pluck it from the elusive sky
Explore the outer spaces, where nothingness exists
Far beyond my limited understanding
Let me burrow deep into the earth's core
Discover wonders where none have gone before
I want to feel the God-like essence of my inner being
Breathe the breath of the gods
Taste the power, see the colors of the universe unfold
Fulfill my vast potential with my every waking breath
I yearn to touch the very pulse of my existence
Let me reach the Zen of my promised ***IMMORTALITY
For if I am made in the image of my creator
Somewhere inside me is the key to my God-self
I must find the answer to unlocking my full***POTENTIAL
Why is my 'all' shrouded within this frail and disposable shell
Must I walk the path of mortal man forever, locked in misery
Or will my essence be released, my eyes opened
My body and spirit becoming one with***EVERYTHING
Give me wings like the angels, why am I not pinioned
I can feel my phantom wings, I have tried to fly
I need, crave, dream, pant with the desire
To soar high up to the heavens and into the beyond
For there must be more*more*far more than I can imagine
Let me Unleash my***POTENTIAL...Please...
If only for a minute, a day, a year, or life everlasting
Mankind has committed atrocities in the name of
and in search of***IMMORTLITY...
That innate desire to be a**GOD-BEING
Today, I understand the yearning urge to be ***MORE
It churns like a cyclone screaming for release
I go now in search of***IMMORTAL completeness AND PEACE LIKE A RIVER FLOWING FROM MY VERY SOUL
I must find it, it is my imperative, my peremptory task
Before this mortal shell deserts me***COMPLETELY
And I pass into***THE NOTHINGNESS OF THE UNKNOWN!!!

My metamorphosis of writing
Lifts my mind and soul to the great euphoria...
finally free
I rise!!!
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The prompt
About the Creator
Antoni De'Leon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).
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Comments (13)
If Star Trek were ever encapsulated in poetic form, surely your lines 6-10 and 13-25 would be it!
Man I sure miss reading your poetry! So many powerful messages here. “I can feel my phantom wings, I have tried to fly” This line was so powerful and pretty. May I remind you, search no further, everything about you is already immaculate. Your existence.
Woooooooooow lovely and well written 💙
Finally free- I rise - So powerful, Nicely Done!!!
Each line bursts with energy and passion.
Oh wow, this was extremely powerful! Loved your poem!
What a wonderfully positive Poem - Well Done!!!
Profound and beautiful words. Deep and though provoking.
This makes me think of one of my favorite Broadway musicals, "Pippin" (featuring Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies") & his theme where Pippin sings, "When you're extra-ordinary, you gotta do extra-ordinary things."
Unforgettable and absolutely beautiful. Nicely Done!!!
Gorgeous work Antoni! Extraordinary & unforgettable! 💕🌸
Love the positive feel I get from your words. Makes one appreciate this brief moment in the flesh.
It’s like you have wings to fly. Beautiful job, Antoni!