Narrow View of Life

On my journey through life sometimes I have blind spots
I am so focused on my goal that I do not see
what is around me in the world . . . 
     I am fixed and obsessed with a single minded purpose
I am staring at the goal
failing to see the beauty on the fringes
the flight of birds in the sky
         the pleasure of walking in nature
              just taking a breath and doing nothing
yes, I can give myself permission to just do not a thing 
I must leave the dark curved walls of my own making
the long endless tunnel I have created
       unplug . . . .
           take the blinkers off
                  put the headphones down
                              no more hiding
STOP doing the same thing over and over again
and look for the light at the end of my narrow view 
                                    widen my vision . . .  for
as it has been said-   it is all about the journey
      not the destination -

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April 18, 2018


Poetry/Free Verse/Narrow View On Life
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Barbara Barry-Nishanian

April 20, 2018 at 9:57 PM

'Permission to do nothing',beautiful!...Gift last year gave myself ..from "nothing" came trying to write poems. I like your direction and you know I enjoy your writings. bbn

Pashang Salehi

April 19, 2018 at 11:49 AM

Beautifully done... Good luck

Tom Cunningham

April 19, 2018 at 2:43 AM

That's a good thought for the day, it doesn't hurt to slow down occasionly.and take a look around instead of racing to our destination. Good luck Constance. Tom.