Repetitive Regimens & Reversal Remedies (Quite A Mouthful, I Know)
Change: A wind also blown from individual/collective exertion
Let’s take a moment shall we
for the answers that won’t come
due to the questions we don’t ask
That stubborn independence
peri-capsize on rough seas
rather than transmit one simple S.O.S
as if there’s heroism in hushed trajectories for oblivion
Those recalled certainties left behind
whilst falsehoods we tolerate
Poisons swiftly drunk in kind
over elixirs where we hesitate
and buy heavily into the system
at the expense of individuality
then sell that stank imbalance with
smiling faces of congenial regularity
Nourishment given away for free
as barren coffers line our soul
Oasis without
desert within
but in matters of the self—
—still undeniable control
Times of self-relegation
above self-revelation hinders self-elevation
How many more ways can it be said
Anachronistic prisoners of our own design: Facts
We, accountable arbitrators of definitive change: Lax
And as long
as we keep
going and going
without presence of mind to stop and think
we won’t evolve
only creep
slowing and showing
sentient mockery inclined to plop and stink
So link in
comprehension that
right now…is the youngest you will ever be:
Youth
What we decide must change...will change:
‘As-sure-as-the-sun-must-rise’ truth
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Funnily e ought, I lost the flow when I stopped to reflect on my oasis and my desert. I have concluded I am more like a run down inner city district without and an overgrown garden rendered indecipherable within. Anyway, then the rest of the poem was about pausing, which I at least did.
a beautiful piece as always.. Thanks for sharing 🙌🏾
"Anachronistic" I do love that word!
Powerful and insightful! I really enjoyed this one!
Mic drop! This was so empowering and has so much of truth to it! I freaking loved it!
Spectacular performance poem!!! Loved it!!!❤️❤️💕