Gershon Wolf Poet Alexandrine

A Self-Imposed Curse

It's a self-imposed curse, loneliness is perverse
   In self-pity you wash, in lethargy you slosh
You care what others think, while your own ego shrinks
   You don't walk, you just slink -- in your eyes you just stink...

But the truth, you should know, is that others tiptoe
   Around you 'cos you're blue, and the fact is they rue
That you're quite dainty too, a real delicate fool... 

If you'd like to know how to snap out of it now
   Try to join something fun, you're not the only one
Who has ever been down, gone around with a frown...

So please heed my advice, it'll work out quite nice
   You'll get rid of your curse -- and with that ends this verse

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Caren Krutsinger July 2, 2019 at 7:33 AM So true! "If you'd like to know how to snap out of it now Try to join something fun," My girlfriend runs to Hawaii and bunks with a good friend for three weeks when she gets down in the dumps. Gershon Wolf July 2, 2019 at 12:25 PM Fun, fun, fun is the mantra! :) gw

Arturo Michael July 1, 2019 at 1:30 PM Are you ready to party... I'm out of the shoe box...shoes tapping on the floor...You right...we must release ourselves from bondage,,, Gershon Wolf July 1, 2019 at 2:26 PM Release is just a tap of the shoe box away, I guess...

Tom Cunningham July 1, 2019 at 8:03 AM This is so true Gershon, we often make life difficult for ourselves. Gershon Wolf July 1, 2019 at 2:25 PM You are so right, Tom. We set up 'strawmen.' Thanks for the observation. ~ gw