Within Reason- Maurice Yvonne and Seren Roberts

Within reason
lies a house full of ordinary
a chest of bland memories. 
 
                              You end up with
a pocketful of might have beens.
 
Within reason is five square feet of grass 
and the proverbial white picket fence,
nothing else.
 
                 The word 'important'
never makes it onto the page.

Nothing"within reason" was ever found
             that didn't already have its place. 
 
When u abandon
                   Reason
you also abandon
        Impossibilities. 
                the brother of reason
The one needs the other
                   two heads of the same dragon.
One breathing fire and brimstone
                  the other living without hope.
They never live separately
                         they are siamese twins.
The ying and yang of yesteryears.

They had a reason with a hint of possibility

They had something,
                  something maybe,
 at best something insignificant.

             But imagine what waits 
when you eliminate 'impossible.'

In the darkest dark
                                  within the scream of 'don’t',
       inside the insanity of abandoning reason 
                                                  it is there you'll find  
          that decaying flesh infested with worms
   it is there  where the round wheel was found. 
 
You use a black shovel 
             through the bone 
into the skull 
            through the brain 
along the heart 
                       into the gut. 
 
There  lies that fine line between insanity and genius
                                 but THERE is where you have to go. 
 
          To get there you abandon reason. 

 Abandon the dogma shoved down your 
                                 throats all these years.
 
Glide on the wild side.
                Show your body hair.
Expose your fangs.
                  Lights, camera, DANCE!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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De Beaulieu Avatar
February 21, 2019 at 2:25 PM
Hello Seren Roberts, so has the show begun? It reads as a show to me. have a nice day my friend.
Jordan Avatar
June 1, 2017 at 10:45 PM
Great verse poem my friend, enjoyed it all the way to "lights, camera, Dance!" Many blessings, Ken
Roberts Avatar
June 2, 2017 at 6:19 PM
Thank you very much. How on earth did you find this old gem....Seren.
Strauss Avatar
January 4, 2015 at 6:28 AM
No wonder why everyone loves this poem! keep it up!
Osterhus Avatar
December 25, 2014 at 8:20 PM
Love it.
Roberts Avatar
December 26, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Thank you Michael ....Seren
Yvonne Avatar
December 25, 2014 at 10:06 AM
Congratulations Seren on your poem reaching the number one spot on the list of the Top 100 Best New Poems.
Roberts Avatar
December 26, 2014 at 3:50 PM
It is our poem Maurice, thank you .....Seren
Imbiaka Avatar
December 16, 2014 at 2:33 AM
such skill and brilliance exhibited here. Looking forward to read more of your works.
Bateman Avatar
December 13, 2014 at 9:57 AM
Seren and Maurice, Congratulations on Poem of the Day!! Very Well-Done!! Best Always, Gary
Roberts Avatar
December 13, 2014 at 4:29 PM
Hi Gary, thank you so much for your congrats....Maurice and Seren
Bosskay Avatar
December 13, 2014 at 4:45 AM
This poem is was thoughtfully written and a worth-read
Roberts Avatar
December 13, 2014 at 4:32 PM
Thank you Seth for your kind words....Maurice and Seren
Walker  Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 11:22 PM
Congratulations Maurice and Serene being feature as the poem of the day. Verlena
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 11:59 PM
Hi Verlena thank you so much for stopping by and leaving congrats.....Seren
Stoner Jr Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 8:13 PM
Congratulations on your Poem of the Day selection
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 10:17 PM
Awww thank you Robert for your congrats,,,,,Seren
Roper Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 5:47 PM
Maurice and Srene, good write. Blessings and Merry Christmas to both of you
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 6:20 PM
Thank you so much Eve, so glad you stopped by to comment. Seasons greetings to you and yours, Maurice and Seren
Nance Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 5:39 PM
:) Awesome! Loved the poem, both of you are amazing. Grats on POD :)
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 6:21 PM
Thank you Cas we enjoyed the write....Maurice and Seren
Mcdaid Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 10:48 AM
truly excellent pen congratulations ion a beautifully crafted piece of writing
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 2:08 PM
Hello Liam, so glad you enjoyed it.....Seren
Macmillan Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 9:57 AM
Okay, I don't usually check the "poem of the day." Holy crap. I am so glad I DID... wow... this is art -- deep, meaningful, beautiful and disturbing, poetry worth reading again and again. Faving this. Congrats you two on your work. It is MINT!
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 2:10 PM
Cyndi so glad you read it today...thank you for commenting....Maurice and Seren
Johnson-Saunders Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 9:19 AM
WOW, a creative, thought provoking collaboration! Congrats to the two of you...I'm fav'ing this one for sure!
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 2:11 PM
Thank. You so much, glad you enjoyed it....Maurice and Seren
Meade Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 9:02 AM
Again -- congrats!! I am ready to dance!!
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 2:08 PM
Thank you so much David...means a lot to Maurice and I that our work is enjoyed and. Re- read....Seren
Andresen Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 8:13 AM
- Congratulations on P.O.T.D. ,Seren and Maurice !!! - Merry Christmas !! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 6:26 PM
Merry Xmas Anne Lise to you and your family and a big thank you to you and your family
Yvonne Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 8:08 AM
Congratulations on being chosen for poem of the day!
Roberts Avatar
December 12, 2014 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to you too, it was a joint effort....Seren
Allison Avatar
December 11, 2014 at 2:44 AM
Wow the imagery at the end is awesome I found it quite a spine tingling chilling write - great work Maurice and Seren:-) Hugs Jan xx
Roberts Avatar
December 11, 2014 at 4:23 AM
Thanks Jan, was a bit different wasn't it......Maurice and Seren
Smith Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 10:45 PM
Wonderful Seren hugs Tim
Roberts Avatar
December 11, 2014 at 1:06 AM
Thank you Tim ...,Seren
Yvonne Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 9:47 PM
You're the one that made this click Seren. Thank you so much for the inspiration. It is amazing how much your input and words shaped this write. Great Job, hope you get lots of faves, you deserve them!
Roberts Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 10:02 PM
Maurice, thank you your words are so kind, Your work is outstanding, I just followed in your footsteps....Seren
Meade Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 8:56 PM
Nice!! loved the finish . . . you lit up my imagination . . . you two make an awesome duet!!
Roberts Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 9:01 PM
Thank you David from us both.....Seren
Dietrich Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 8:53 PM
wowowow. This has got to be one of the best collaborations I ever saw. SMART very smart, that is all I can say. Two great minds produced this one!! A Fave.
Roberts Avatar
December 10, 2014 at 9:02 PM
Hey thanks Andrea, lovely thing to say, may I say thank you from us both...Seren
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