Poetry Slam: We Forget…
I used to write a lot of poetry. I stopped for some reason. (Mostly because it wasn’t very good). I’m always hesitant to put what I write out there for others to see, but I’ve been inspired recently (especially by the last post…) I think I’m going to start doing it more often. Not for you, but for me. So here goes. GAH DON’T JUDGE MY ART!!!!
We forget…
Our biggest problem
is that we frequently forget who we are.
We become mesmerized by our surroundings
and by things (or people) that we think we need.
We run around like a chicken with its head cut off,
or maybe like zombies in a George Romero film,
bust most definitely like a rat in the proverbial race
trying to gather up this lamp, that chair, and the phone book
and that’s all we need.
But we completely forget
(if we ever knew in the first place)
that the things we really need cannot be found on amazon.com
nor even on ebay,
In fact, money won’t buy it at all.
And I’m not talking about a Beatles song.
You will be more likely to remember
(or, to find for the first time)
what the thing is that you really need
if you tossed out your Tivo (and TV),
disconnected your DSL, ditched your HD,
severed your cell phone
threw a gigantic garage sale for all the junk that has driven you deeply, desperately, in debt
and drove West to the mountains, high into the mountains,
and spent some time alone (though we never are)
Then, at night, a few hours before dawn breaks
step outside.
Breathe deep…
and listen…
and look around…
and see a glimpse… a reflection…
of what you really need
who you really are
and what your problem really is.
Thanks for sharing this, Matt. I really like the ending you built up to… felt like I could literally breathe a little easier as I visualized the mountains and took in the tranquility of the scene…
Hi Matt! So, I happened to be searching for the fabled tale of Rasputin the possum on Pat’s blog, and I found two entries. One of them referenced two other entries whose links are dead. I was wondering if you knew where the content might be archived. I searched realpatblair and the old notourhome/pat, and even tried lonestrangers/blogs, etc, to no avail. The post that referenced the links is as follows: http://www.realpatblair.com/random/rasputin-revolutions/
And nice writing, by the way. :)