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Question: Thoughts, questions and puzzlements !?
I do not apologize for the length,,, if you have a short attention span,,, just pass on by!.
thoughts, questions and puzzlements
infinite complex contemplations, explorations,
mind bending, draining, numbing, life robbing!.
often best achieved through more than a few
hearty drinks, piles of pills, or powder lines for some!.
is your spiteful, cranky attitude also thus born and bound !?
not all thoughts of life or questions of being, should be
glacial by, of, or in, their nature in my mind!.
though you would devoutly, loudly persist, insist,
demanding I embrace, your skewed righteous belief!.
then chastise me for not meeting your lofty expectations !?
some reflections penned, are quite simply,,, simple,
in fact, rather mundane, low key, boring even!.
their importance remaining veiled, a mystery,
the relevance and message known,,, but to one!.
what better quest should be embarked !?
I firmly believe I know what I was in my past,
possibly even know who I really am, what I do, see!.
with nary a realistic hint of what I will be,
only what I dream to become tomorrow!.
droll reality of your mind I should now adopt !?
perhaps if the universe had listened, obeyed,
I could have mapped a perfect life, of course!.
I’d have sailed serenely along, around squalls’ delays,
upon perfectly charted, placid blue, calm waters!.
short sighted you, would now be my guide, my pilot !?
the truest way to silence the mind, to kill it,
utterly and completely, is by spiteful, trite criticism!.
thus, neither thoughts, nor hopeful dreams exist,,,
neither questions nor explorations will then remain!.
why should I become enslaved to only your view point !?
verses of mine shall, can, will, only provide honesty,
images of my mind, snips of my life, such as it is, or was!.
your hunger and thirst are insatiate, you wail,
deeper meaning required, unrevealed by my meager life!.
would you not benefit from just opening your own mind !?
I am no worldly scholar, nor will I begin to pretend,
to be, what I am not, nor desire to be within my life!.
my livelihood is not dependent upon, in any fashion,
mere words I write, just my sanity seems thus tied!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
You've nailed this one down tight, secure, and perfect!.
I do not answer to anyone, but myself!.!.!.and that is the hardest one to please!.!.!.me!.
I will take my faults with humility, and my virtues with pride!. If they don't like that!.!.!.tough!
Excellent read!!! Glad I read this before scooting off to work this morning! Keep it going!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com
I loved it! Why !? Because it was very interesting and to the point!. Do you know what I like more !? It shows that you have freed your talent from the ordinary ties such as rhyming, and the line :
"I do not apologize for the length,,, if you have a short attention span,,, just pass on by!."!.!.!.!.!.!. is a sing of such freedom, IMHO!.
Thanks for sharing!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Break up coming here, if not already! lol Two personalities, fighting, with one beginning to see!. really see!. It took a couple of readings although the flow was never in question!. I am not a big fan of long 'prose' like poems, but this works!. My compliments!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I know I am guilty of holding people to the standard I have for myself!. It never works!. We are individuals and should be respected for having our own thoughts, ideals and mistakes!.
Very well done!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
i loved every moment,every word, and every line!. you put my mind into those words!. you let me forget the world around me with the short time that i read this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Was daunted by the length of this but dove in!. The current and flow of this grabbed me and took me through with no hitch!. Wisdom in your words Sir!. Glad I took the time!. Well done!Www@QuestionHome@Com
I took the time to read this!.!.!. three times!.
Each time - slower than the first!.
I'm glad you wrote it and happy I read it!.
Now I don't need to write it,
because it's written!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I can only imagine you feel a heck of a lot better for having said this, I can feel your need to do so while reading it!.
I sure feel better for having read it!
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The simple truths are the most profound!. And the words we pen have first to please ourselves!. I think the two last stanzas speak volumes!.
And this poem is not too long!. Thanks for sharing this!Www@QuestionHome@Com
This poem is a lesson in life!. Since I am a student (college Freshman), I am always eager to learn!. You gave your messge clearly and well!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
This is all about invalidating environments and yet more profoundly written out than mere spoken words could ever say!.!.!. thanks for posting it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I can't say it was great !. But it was ok!. A little confusing to me!. But it's early here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I would have missed this -- contacts stars!. All I can say is, Whoa!! You go guy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Pardon me for sounding immature-ish, but:
Dude! that rocked!.
The voice is firm and authoritative, yet gentle enough you care to listen!. That speaker has the podium (and a good PA)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com