Contrary Quirks
I am a liberal conservative
who is confident when nervous.
Living as a pessimistic optimist,
I imagine what the worst is
only to quickly dismiss this.
As a depressed, joyous person
my moods are rarely self-chosen.
My dumbness is quite intelligent
and both are often equally lent
to my love I freely see spent.
Fragile coats all my strength.
So shy is my boldness length
it forms soft iron clad links.
I love to both dance and sing,
but have no rhythm or tune zing.
My content is being domestic,
but I have lived life on the brink
causing my calmness to be hectic.
I make serious, snap decisions
within many days of quickness.
My passionate love of mankind
equally hates society’s bind.
I dislike things modern and new,
it is antiques that I am in to,
except new jewelry always rules.
My dream life is in the eighteen-hundreds,
but includes mandatory plumbing.
On and on my contradictions go;
like a see-saw I was made to be so,
well, maybe, see – I don’t really know.
... CayCay
February 16, 2018
Copyright © Caycay Jennings | Year Posted 2018
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