Short Automatic Pilot Poems

out of sheer laziness 
put forth an
inactive un-energetic 
automatic pilot 
approach at change
attampted thoughtless
activities involving little or no
for thought what so ever 
putting forth a half-ass 
lackadaisical effort at 
rewiring negative self-talk 
patterns of thought that exists...

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SO WHAT IF

Some tend to feel unease,
Wanting all guarantees.
Automatic pilot in place,
Preparing for just in case.
Distaste for unknown,
Being insecurity prone.
The “What if” thoughts lurking around;
A mantra embedded, like background sound.
Familiar with words such as, “I quit.”
Foreign to the meaning of “SO what if.....
 
Barbara Campbell...

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now sunless days on automatic pilot
skies from greys to blues to violet
feigning composure while on edge
he dances nonchalantly on a ledge



extract from my poem ABYSMAL CLOWN

AP: 3rd place 2020

Submitted on May 25, 2020 for contest BRIAN'S CHOICE U sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

and on March 1, 2020 for contest RITHIMUS DIVISA 2 sponsored by GREGORY R BARDEN...

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