TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
I may be thought aloof and cold
Maybe even more so, as I’m old
Not dull lead, nor yet shiny gold
Perhaps a weird sense of humour
Yet all along, it may be a tumour
If unsure, I will never just leave it
I’m well educated, that’s for sure
On this, never challenged before
Perhaps I was ever seeking more
But knowledge, it’s not all by far
Self confidence, not being a star
I aimed high and I did achieve it
I feel love, some may say muted
But to superficial I am less suited
As in depths, my mind is rooted
Yet I will still look for inspiration
As life offers so little explanation
Me, lovable, I’d hardly believe it
reflections condense in the mist of time
it is what it seems to be in prismatic recoil
and then another broken shard mirrors
illusions of self-centred sparkling confusion
when the lime light turns into a sour brew
of convictions denied their valid conclusion
where necessary and sufficient lacks clarity
an olive branch reaches out to impermanence
translucent and ephemeral certainty levitates
flies against tides and currents in stormy repose
a surrender to ignorant dogma gathers a glimpse
of what reality is and how to stoke change and reprieve
parabolic contention yields new paradigms and hope
the dialectic wheel turns ever faster and spins new yarns
squares a circle of never-ending angles and perspectives
dizzying heights wait for the patient purveyor of peace
25th November 2020
Lord if I can’t call mine
I don’t want it
You can have it
I don’t want anything that I can lose later on
What is the use?
I don’t want to waste time
On anything that I can lose
So take it
I don’t want it
I only want what is mine
If you can’t do it then don’t do it
I don’t want to have it then lose
It’s not worth what of my time
I once had a girlfriend to say.
Advice I can give you today.
Don't linger inside.
Take me for a ride.
And I'll do the same, let's go play!
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