Lonely Boulder I
Content when I`m alone
As one I feel at home
Prefer my own company
Then living a life of community
Darkness and shadows are where I sit
No regret â not a single bit
I know that itâs not right to be here â a drone
Of the system in which I live
Because when others arrive so do the eyes
And the questions, they start to rise
With Head that buzzes with flies
Escape, in attempt I`ll try
Insecure or narcissistic
Altruistic or pessimistic
Thinking about Lemon Lipstick
It`s Heavenly â It`s Mystic
Brain numb
Pain or pleasure?
Confusion or Conclusion?
A thing that I`ll measure
Getting a sense of delusion
Because in a dream of amusement
I`d take a pill, I`d use it
Break down my boulder thatâs bursting
Like a crackle
Through the music.
The Fish of the Sea.
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Comments
Excellent write Fish...i read it ....nice
Thanks so much, Lorris! I`m glad you liked my work, Always appreciate your comments. Kind regards. TFOTS
Hello TFOTS...
Very deep write!
(No pun intended)
Thank you for sharing...
sparrowsong
Thanks so much Sparrow! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Kind regards. TFOTSÂ
Good Fish -
do you know a Colin Stevenson over there
by any chance from Zimbabwe?
Regards,
Terry.
Hi Terry, sorry man, Aus is a big place, not sure of your friend. Thanks for you comment, TFOTSÂ
What exactly?
Just a metaphor Yiyan! Think it refers to my wanting to wake up from this reality, I guess similar to the Matrix if you have ever seen the movies. Best wishes, thanks for your comment, your friend TFOTSÂ
You described my wife and I we are not social. We just stick to family, but we try to help everyone! I'll stop asking questions, except how close to Sydney are you? and what about all your fish friends? great write Max!........your friend, Jim
Yeah, I'm glad to hear I'm not just different from everyone else. And a reasonable distance might I add, yet that's based on your perspective of reasonable I guess lol. Hehe... Kind regards. Your friend MaxÂ
Wow, amazing write TFOTS, its just brilliant! I love every single part of it and I cant stop rereading it, great job!
Awww thanks Bell! I really appreciate your comments, they help me keep writing. Kind regards, your friend, TFOTSÂ
No matter what kind, music will set you free from the flock, indeed. The smaller the group, the more at ease I feel, the less as an odd ball, the weid duck in the pond. Fully understand this one.Â
Thanks John! I'm glad you liked it! Fully agree to, although I find it uncomfortable, its actually crucial to mental health. Kind regards, TFOTSÂ
Aye, it is. Try being forced to join the happy hour at the office on friday afternoons where everybody is drinking beer and you are the only one on tea (don't care much anymore for alcohol and it all too often gives me a 'black drink' nowadays). It is not that I do not like my collegues, I just don't have much in common with them, having a completely different background (grew up with a ferocioulsy feminist artist/poet-mother and they are more like the standard yokels, nice but we have too different interests... We are a good team, though, at the office. And we all like the work we do (accounting - it is my hobby, whereas poetry is my line of work). Hang in there, don't let them get to you and set yourself free in WORDS
Wow I can absolutely understand John, you seen to tackle it in a much more mature way then I do, I always seem to be like if I embarrassed myself once I'd just cut a run... your story is an inspiration to me in this aspect. I guess it's all a learning process. Best wishes. TFOTSÂ
Well, I learned to just recently, in the past two years, so for 58 years I was on the run toođ¤đđ
XD, that's brings me some relief at least! Thanks John
Well THIS is a fantastic write and pinned. And I'm not just saying that...i love the tone and the phrasing and...I get it...completely...great stuff đ
Thanks Marion, looking back at this write, I never actually mentioned that our conversation about "boulders" sparked this write, I planned to just never ended up in the final edit. So just so you know, this was another inspiration from you. Kudos Marion, keep being awesome. Kind regards, your friend MaxÂ
Oh wow...really?? I'm so thrilled Max...that's a great honour but you know...we all inspire each other, it's just human nature so don't give away credit that is all yours my friend...it's your write and a great one at that xx
Awww thanks Marion, so true we all inspire each other on here, I think that's what I love about the Cosmos as well such a close knitted family. I like to highlight the connections and sources of my inspiration, I know how much it can mean especially to the newer poets. Its no fuss about credit, to be honest I would post my poems without copyright if I could get it to work lol. Best wishes, stay safe my friend, Max
I really enjoy your poetry a lot. It's so inventive and makes me smile.
Wow thanks so much Ashley, to be honest I reckon your the first to say both. It really amazes me that my work can such an effect. I'm touched ;). Also again just wanted to say Welcome to the Cosmos and G'day from Aus! Best wishes, TFOTSÂ
Lonely boulder IÂ
TFOTS I totally love this, had to read it a few times "Insecure or narcissistic
Altruistic or pessimistic
Thinking about Lemon Lipstick
It`s Heavenly â It`s Mystic"Â
My favourite line had me repeating in my head, keep them coming TFOTS also pinned
Wow thanks so much Keith! Out of the whole poem it was the one that took the most effort, bit more nonsensical than I normally do so i found it a challange. Thanks for pointing it out though, really it means so much. Haven't been on as recently as I would have liked. Got some songs coming up soon though... Best wishes! Your friend, TFOTSÂ