Utmost Sincerity
9/28/21
It's been tough and humbling
Just the truth, not a dark picture that I'm coloring
People coming up to me
With a look that is puzzling
Telling me how my words have been troubling
I said, "Do you have any idea of how much I've been struggling?"
All this damn alcohol I continue guzzling
The drugs and alcohol help temporarily, but I'm still suffering
Out in the country where the connection keeps buffering
All this dirt I continue shoveling
Amid any weather, even when thundering
As I continue wondering
All this ground I keep covering
Meanwhile overhead other lifeforms are hovering
Never lived a life of luxury
For a long time, been in the Coventry
Just trying to live sucker-free
Ain't got the time for f***ery
And puppetry
Never treating people like they're 'under me'
The first step for me is recovery
At times, excuse my honest vulgarity
I need to step my game up, I don't need therapy
Another's misfortune and in it others find hilarity
Well
It's towards heaven or hell
In the end I don't think there'll be any stairs for me
Only one way to find out apparently
As I travel in the dark or with a lamp fueled by kerosene
Amidst particles that contaminate the very air we breathe
My actions and words are of the utmost sincerity
I'm an oddity and a rarity
That is not infatuated with wealth and popularity
Becoming a singularity
From finding clarity
All the while working toward prosperity
Ever since the situation reached severity
In a world full of barbarity
I'm finding it harder to relate, it's having little familiarity
Copyright © Dalton Ogletree | Year Posted 2021
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