Do You Ever?

Oh, this one has all the feels, my friend! My mind is always overflowing with thoughts and unfortunately, my thoughts wake me up at night :( I love how you contrasted the hopes and dreams one has while young with the reality once older - the reflection that happens when thinking about what you have vs what other people have, and trying to balance that. Thank you for writing this. I'm not sure how I missed this - congrats on Top Story! :)

I mirror what everyone else has said.

Beautifully written and I really like the style of connecting the lines. It is a story well-woven and I feel like the message relates and reaches out to more people, now more than ever. I also wish I could just sit and think of nothing sometimes, just sit and enjoy the company of nature and silence. There's just a lot of noise and negativity in the world right now and what can we do but put a poetic spin to life in hopes that the arts and our connection as human beings can help us bring the world together to become a better place for this generation and for future generations. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing piece of work and wishing you a wonderful rest of your day! ^^

I find it almost impossible to clear my mind. The only hope I have is to direct it to want I want to think about instead of all the crap that I don't. I'm with everyone else that this was such a cool form to hit the point over and over. Fantastic work and such a well-deserved Top Story :)

How would I know, if I was thinking of nothing at all? If I was thinking of nothing, what would there be to remember, lol? I remember thinking of more than one thing at the same time. I thought if I could simply harness that, just think of what I could accomplish!

Oooo, I loved how each line starts with the last word of the previous line! While you were doing your wondering in the poem, I was wondering if I should try this format. It's really cool!

I love the form on this poem where the last word begins the next line. Beautiful. So love the meaning to. Well done ❤️ Congratulations on Top story too! ♥️

Awww Paul. I think youre a beautiful soul to be glad for the person who has this even though you feel you don’t. I’m confident it’s still in there. 💗 love to you

I'm not sure what you call this form of poetry. But I love how the last word of each line connects to the first word of the next line. I totally love the inversion of "peace/rest". Congratulations on Top Story!

Paul, this was a really relatable stream of thought for me. I also am one of those humans who always has something going on upstairs, although I’ve occasionally been accused otherwise! 🤣 Congratulations on Top Story, you are really rocking it lately!

Well done, Paul. Thought-provoking and creative!

Brilliant & beautiful!!! Loved it!!! Congratulations on Top Story!!!❤️❤️💕

This is Awesome and Very Creative❤️😉📝 I like this one, Paul 🎉also Congratulations on your Top Story❗❗

Howdy neighbor. Congrats on your Top Story...Thoughts are sometimes not my friend. I have to tell myself, "Next" when one of those unmotivated and unwanted thoughts come barging in.

Wonder, yes. About nothing, no. I wonder about everything. ‘All I have to say is I’m glad for you’ 🥳. I like your beat. Congratulations, Paul.

YES

Love the rhythm and form of this poem, adds to the ethereal and pondering tone. This is great and asks those important questions about what a lot of us are chasing!

It is impossible for me to think about nothing; my mind is more like how you describe here so beautifully. Cool form! Love the flow that’s created thru repeating the last word of each line as the first of the next. I may try this later!

Sometimes I try but it's impossible, more than thinking about nothing, I've learned to select intrusive, negative and repetitive thoughts, sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't. It's good sometimes to pretend you have a "Young mind full of hope". I love your poem!

Returning to this lovely poem to say congrats on top story Paul! 🎉🎉🥳

My mind never rests either! 😩. Congrats on the TS!! This was really cool, Paul! 🍩

I love the tag lines that reappear in the following lines. It really drives home the meaning of each verse. GREAT poem!! LOVED THIS!!

I wish I could think about nothing, but my mind won't quit blabbering. Excellent, relatable. Congrats on the TS, buddy.

Congrats Paul! 🥂

Now I am thinking about thinking of nothing! :) Great poem!