I close my eyes
I do not see you
I close my ears
I do not hear you
I close my heart
I do not feel you
I close my mind
you are not there
my life is full
I am happy now
no more ugliness
only conformity
eyes need closed
so there is no color
no false brightness
nor distractions
ears are better closed
no need for music
no poetry of songs
to soothe the mind
my heart holds enough
no need for any more
overrated feelings
altering my balance
mind needs closed
lest impure thoughts
find their way in
and make me think
you are different
and therefore wrong
you threaten my way
and so you must go
complacent contentment
my own status quo
I want no changes
so I close you out
this is my world
you have no place
you encroach on me
altering my gray
you are too different
you must be evil
you are not like me
you must be wrong
watch the world turn
enjoy the colors
step outside your walls
realize shallow is least
I made a pledge to myself to write a poem a day for the entire year. Now to follow through. I preface this with a reminder; most of the poems written for this year long project will be done so spontaneously and therefore will not be edited. Bear with me on this. The project goal is to get them written over getting them perfect. Several times there will simply be the poem with no title. When that happens suggestions for a title will be welcomed in the comments.
Truly remarkable. I have instant tears in my eyes, weeping for two reasons. Another amazement.
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