Bill Baker Poet Sonnet

Judge Not The Thoughts Of Others

Critical thoughts not said out loud.
Rumbling sounds heard through the crowd.
“Who are we to judge him?”, one said.
Discerning thoughts all in my head.

Judging is not the task at hand.
He walks and talks and takes his stand.
My goal is not his words to critique,
But to understand how they’re unique.

It’s not the physical, the cause of his blinks,
But more the mental, the way that he thinks.
The trait that makes his thoughts one of a kind.
That triggers and opens, only his mind.

By nature, or nurture, we can’t really know.
But uniqueness in him, Creation did bestow.

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John Lawless September 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM I had a thought once....well, i thought I thought a thought but the thought I thought I thought was not the thought I thought I thought...it seems the thoughts I think I think lead me to rethink the thought I thought I thought and the thought i thought ...I think

Deb M September 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM Such a wise write Bill and so true! Who are we to judge….We need to be mindful and work on our own faults before we pick out others! Lovely poem Mr Bill Baker ha! Debx

Ghairo Daniels September 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM Beautiful, Bill. I’m in agreement with sentiment of poem. That’s really what sonnets should do : give heavy topics light simplicity. Blessings to Texas.