Best Detachment Poems
By and large I sense they're all reverting
back to primitive indulgences of hobbesian violence, the ferocious world in which they dwell.
They throw cornerstones of their belief system at me, blind sighted rocks dig under my skin.
In defense of love I counterattack.
Pointless to fight their undercurrent of anger,
the immense self hatred from which they teach.
I just see their world as very different,
warm detachment serves me as they seethe.
Maybe the truth is they’re hurting.
Maybe a deeper truth, they only hurt themselves.
Yet I must never interfere with their pain, they are not my burden.
My only goal is to step back.
Mindful to watch their devotion to hateful monsters,
these separated souls I someday hope to reach.
Yet a patient loving mind feels no deterrent,
so I only give them space in which to breathe.
Categories:
detachment, caregivingworld,
Form:
Rhyme
my heart lies heavy
verbal abuse with sour words
leaves me feeling blue
Categories:
detachment, anger, emotions, hurt,
Form:
Haiku
Please do not leave me in the ocean of pain and fire
Grave is your angriness, the hell of chain and fire
What I got after crossing limits you established in world
The lust which was of no use, all in vain and fire
The each and every suggestion you have in mind, is crazy
What is real? I'm sure you can not pertain and fire
Do you remember the soft moment when you were my mate in bed?
We wandered and loved whether 'twas thick rain and fire
What is religion you can't perceive, keep in heart, dead spirited
The comprehension is in need of arcane and fire
Smile is fake, after you the heart says "am not happy"
Friends of night after you 're just cocaine and fire
January 20, 2023
Categories:
detachment, creation, culture, evil, fire,
Form:
Ghazal
she's kind towards me, she's so nice;
and I'm sincere to her as well,
we are in something more than love,
what are our dreams, it's hard to tell.
and last night, outside college gate
we met and she said she's afraid
about my love and our careers:
dreams price by detachment'll be paid.
retreat is not good for my dreams,
only to get her skin for love:
skin whose pleasures ain't eternal,
eroding derms are all above.
fire and it's works are my int'rest,
I want to be a volcanist;
she wants to increase production
for people, being a botanist.
I've to spend my life in rocks
by watching curves and sediments;
It's hard for me to be with her
checking insects, impediments.
so, we should not be one in life,
she should marry a botanist,
who loves her and her green wheat farms,
for love who's not an arsonist.
love and marriage are not the same,
we'll be in love though not in arms,
whene'er we'll meet aft that in life,
we'll be happy, not without charms!
September 23, 2022
Categories:
detachment, best friend, break up,
Form:
Rhyme
My mind fluttered its wings for its journey
towards spirituality at my adolescence,
as childhood was just study and play
while daily morning prayers a dull ritual.
In my teen, I used to wonder
about attachments towards relations,
the angst of separation when they leave and go,
the pain of parting made me ponder
'why do I feel pangs of despair,
that feeling oftentimes of being ripped off?'.
Reasoning for realization of self must have
started at this point when my mind
first fledged for its flight towards faith.
Yet, my prayers to God at that time
were more customary and insincere.
To be honest, I was not honest,
and when I closed my eyes to pray,
like a pendulum clock - my mind oscillated!.
My mind wavered for reasons many:
giving too much love to my loved ones
for, I had too much love to give,
expecting them all to reciprocate it,
when it actually Never happened Ever,
Or a situation that led to parting with them
Continued to haunt my tender heart.
Thoughts matured too, as mind matured,
in my twenties when I happened to
decipher the verses of 'The Gita'
which is my holy religious book,
through which I came to realize:
'To be detached with loved ones
by being attached is a way to
control and realize one's own self.'
Though I have not mastered the verses of 'The Gita',
the message of the book does shine
and reflect in my mind crystal clear.
I trust 'The Omnipotent Power' above us,
that guides and loves us all impartially.
Through the light of my life's experiences
and the light that guides me from within
my spiritual journey continues.....
Date: 03/25/2021
Submitted for: A Meaningful Poem Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Originally Written Date: 01/10/2021
For 'My Spiritual Journey' Contest
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
Categories:
detachment, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
leaving here on a midnight run
my energy nervous for no reason
i think about the free breakfast that will probably be the nastiest thing i ever ate
i am walking the floor over the next set of plans
when the next day comes, my eyes are heavier than a working man's graveyard plans
yet and still a drive on inspired by the next anecdote and the next listening ear
arriving there on a midday monorail
Categories:
detachment, change,
Form:
Free verse
i spot a shooting star
you spot it too
and for the first time
we are glaring at different skies.
Categories:
detachment, 11th grade, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form:
Verse
I’ve practiced, this detachment
this try and play and give and take
of feelings that stay
you pulled me through the doorway
calling me to temptation and wants
when one day more is all there is
no more waits, when magic is today
even when you are there
and the man at the fruit stand puts the menu in my hand
ill be back tomorrow
thank you my friend
Namaste
this happiness, this love, why am I here?
there’s too much…
But you, it is so simple
smiles and winks, a handstand by the sea
the one I dreamt of in a dream
when love is in my hand
the rest flows into hearts
I said, All I need are your eyes and lips..
teeth and mouth
They were the first I saw
the last thing I remember
they took me away, and I’m still buzzing
like the scooter on my last day…take flight
wind between our hair, fingers on hips
I feel whole, you said.
and when our lips dance.
I feel empty,
with space for nothing,
but you.
More at : http://brendenpettingill.com/index.php/2018/02/02/this-detachment/
Categories:
detachment, love, poetry, poets, sweet
Form:
Light Verse
detachment
as you detach,
i fasten.
loving you,
you grasp me
scared,
to love
Categories:
detachment, deep, emotions, feelings, growth,
Form:
Free verse
I am living alone
In barren universe.
My soul seeks a soulmate,
To be so terse.
I stretch my hand in rain,
But, drops don't know my pain.
My heart says there is none
Who can realize love,
I want you to know that,
Love's all above,
This is not such a clue
You know that I need you.
Categories:
detachment, heartbroken, humanity, lost, memorial,
Form:
Hybronnet
Dreading another Friday's arrival
Selfish pride begins to rear its not so pretty head
That fiercely familiar response engulfs me
Stirring pent-up emotions
Festering unhealed hurts
Reawakening forlorn feelings that had been laid to rest
Jealousy swarms my existence
Uncontrollable, passive-aggressive thoughts clamor and clang in my head
I fight the urge to lash out
I am drawn into this unpleasant pattern Being shaped into a version of me that I am not proud of
A version of me that is unkind and unladylike Becoming ill-natured and even a little spiteful
A Me that begrudges one moving on
I don't like the Me that I become on Friday
I want her gone
March 31, 2021
Categories:
detachment, farewell, feelings, identity, jealousy,
Form:
Free verse
Delusion caused by needless indulgence,
Entertaining urges of lower mind,
That does stifle our innate innocence
Anchoring attention in egos bind.
Cause and effect of being misaligned
Hidden from us, owing to deep stupor.
Myriad desires, our foolish caper;
Exit simple on choosing detachment,
Naked surrender and devout prayer,
Thirsting and yearning for enlightenment.
14-April-2021
(Acrostic Dizain)
Any Acrostic of 10 to 12 lines poetry contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
Categories:
detachment, spiritual,
Form:
Acrostic
Embracing and releasing
moments of life that flow by,
there is no rear view mirror,
which we look into.
Categories:
detachment, how i feel,
Form:
Dodoitsu
D.I.Y of detachment
demolish the
ideological
yearnings
of a heart
that was once
full of longing
till there was
no trace left
Categories:
detachment, anger,
Form:
Lyric
Detach to man's fool,
The enemy of your soul
Attach to God's rule.
Categories:
detachment, faith, gospel, meaningful, rights,
Form:
Haiku