you watch
the rain pour over the streets
from the
comfort of your room
with an
eternal question on your mind
»why isn't
this simple?«
as we keep
repeating the same creed
high on
lust and greed
with one
leg chasing the future
and another
stuck in the past
how we've
learned to skip the now
drunk on
appearances and value of money
a single
stroke of a drop turns clear into muddy
still we
manage to wake up not in horror
at our own
freak show
everybody
knows the shades of loneliness
and how they
creep among us
as we stand
like silhouettes of trees in the mist
we devote
our energy to the things
that keep
our minds sane, in this insane game
reaching
new definitions of normality
it takes
strength to be gentle and kind
if it
hurts, it means it matters and you're doing it right
and you
know the comfort of getting lost
- it helps
you find yourself
and when
you gaze high above yourself you see
the whole universe smiling back
at you
*
A splendid reflection of life. I was a part of the poem as you rode through the human freak shows and the insane games. And how well you ended it. One of the best poems Ive read today, which I expected too. :)
ReplyDeletemy fav lines :
'with one leg chasing the future
and another stuck in the past
how we've learned to skip the now'
too good. !! :)
Hi Natasa...so true that it seems that if we reflect on life we find it is not simple. I like your metaphoric poetic anguage: "high on lust and greed with one leg facing the future and another stuck in the past." Yes, it takes strength to be gentle and kind, and I think you've made a good point about if it hurts, you're doing it right! A good message for me to take to heart.
ReplyDeletesmiles...i like the thought of the universe smiling back to us....it matters because it hurts...sometimes, indeed...and the comfort of getting lost...ha. i like that...life really isnt that simple...but we can flow in simplicity and not confound it all the more...
ReplyDeleteI like this poem very much. The unexamined life is not worth living said Socrates. It is when you feel nothing you have problems. Empathy is thin on the ground.
ReplyDeletea very thoughtful and incisive analysis.though many would not reach your benevolent conclusions and rather be mired in a choice of nightmares.
ReplyDeleteSo many truths in this poem...I especially love the part about how we've learned to skip the now. It seems everyone is either living in their past or worried about their future. Staying present is a challenge. Beautiful writing!
ReplyDeleteith one leg chasing the future
ReplyDeleteand another stuck in the past
how we've learned to skip the now...
This is a very true statement!
"everybody knows the shades of loneliness and how they creep among us...." Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteNatasha, you really tell it like it is, one leg in the future, the other in past while we skip (insanely) right over now... Now is refuge, now is where we can see the whole universe smiling back at us. Love the pic too, and the way the words clearly come from a higher consciousness, higher perspective... pointing the way of things, yes, but with a world of compassion in them.
ReplyDelete"the shades of loneliness . ." that line is so expressive of the reality i think--beautifully done--
ReplyDeleteWonderful message. I loved the reference of one leg running for future and the other one still stuck in the past... how true is that.
ReplyDeleteVery well-penned.
-HA
"as we stand like sihouettes of trees in the mist" - how beautiful that line is! I love how this poem builds into the knowing of its closing lines and the final one is full of sunshine.
ReplyDeletethe truths are weaved all the way through this...well crafted
ReplyDeleteYou have used strong images we can definitely relate to Natasá! "I like the idea of one leg chasing the future / and another stuck in the past" and the closing lines are just perfect.
ReplyDeleteNatasa,
ReplyDeleteThis is a splendid poem which contains the most wonderful phrases and lines. I would have to quote your entire poem, as it was so impressive.
I like the honesty as one reflects upon the ups and downs of a life...
Eileen:)
So many thoughtful and beautiful lines in this contemplative piece. Wonderful writing,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
I got lost in your poem following the lines....we need to learn every day to stay in present, pay attention to simple things and be grateful for being here, at earth...
ReplyDeletesimple words from the very depth of being really touch, like this poem of yours...
ReplyDelete"it takes strength to be gentle and kind" - how true!
ReplyDelete~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Smile~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ReplyDeleteZQ
This is strong, masculine, aphoristic. I love the poem and the message, but have you been watching Schopenhauer The Rock Opera
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't... haven't heard of it neither.
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