Days as this
tend to feel
wasted
as time is erased
during neglectful moments
exasperated
with a realization
Is this who I am?
Unmastered
unqualified
unmotivated
harnessing consequences
of unfortunate situations
piled up
ever widening paths
meant to be straighter
easier to navigate
finding empowerment.
Instead, haunting peace
entrapping negativity
beginning to believe
this is a way days are meant to be
testing
until comprehension
boils inside us
where the very sense
of change
of hope
of love
of fulfillment
might enchantingly exist
finding residence within minds
once neglected.
***
That's the poem that came out of this unfortunate frustration since I didn't get my writing done as I had wanted. As far as #novelpi goes for today, I neglected to complete my word count task coming in way under 100 words for the day. So, this is strike one & hopefully my last.
If I may, use my freeze ray to stop my disregard and start over tomorrow.
Enjoy a clip from the movie Despicable Me:
Freeze Ray~"I'm havin' a bad, bad day..."
Also, I decided to share this poem for the first time on dverse poets pub ~ Be sure to read all of the talented poets already posting there or feel free to share your own poem if you'd like.
D5: #Novelpi - Poem: Neglectful Me
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Julie
Monday, September 5, 2011
Labels: Despicable Me , dverse poets , movie clip , novelpi , writing challenge
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6 comments:
I like this much, the simplicity of the form on the page is serene even as the knotty questions are posed. The last lines especially are full of expression. Thanks for sharing with us today.
Strike one perhaps, but I've gotta say (for the second time today, actually) that you hit this one out of the park. At least you wrote! And you wrote well!
sometimes our frustrations do us well...i think you pulled this off nicely...all the questions, i think at times we all have them...dig deep...
Your "comment" - comment says that "I'm more like a turtle with my responses - slow but steady."..... Me too....... I'm such a slow reader... especially with poetry. I have to read them several times because I miss things...... and with those incredibly intelligent poets I have to go look stuff up on Wikipedia to make sure I'm not missing something else. OMG... This is my first Tuesday night with dVerse Poets and I'm overwhelmed... I've been sitting here for four hours and I'm only up to number 33, you... This will take me all week! But I wanted to write to you about your poem because it just brought an incredibly special memory back to me of a creative writing professor I had in my freshman year.... God she was so wonderful, I loved her. She inspired me..... (but unwittingly... when she consciously tried to inspire me.. that kind of sucked.... Have you ever known someone like that? Their real inside self is so lovely, so engrossing, that by itself it is inspiring?) Anyway she taught me about self-reflection, which I think is what your poem is about. I mean she didn't "teach" me about reflection, that is something we all do naturally, I think. She just just gave it a name for me, and taught me how to utilize it in my creativity. And when I read your poem it made me think of her, how she taught me that reflection, even the kind you are talking about in your poem, are so important to us. What a lovely memory of her. And a lovely poem.... Thank you......
There is a lot to be found in this - love where you went with it
I would like to thank each of you for your beautiful comments! You brightened me and have encouraged me so much.
I plan to comment on your blog next, as I visit each of you.
I'm looking forward to reading what you've written.
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