Random and Unprompted

January 29, 2012

Random and Unprompted

They tell me I need to do more with my life.
They tell me I need the big house, the flashy car, and then...
then I will be successful.

I tell them, I did all that
And you know where it got me?
Chased by the biggest dragons

I've yet to encounter upon this journey.
Firebreathing, doubting my worthiness
bouncing on the rubber

my life had become. Seems there's
a little something these guru's don't
tell you on the road to success/excess...

You have to keep it up.

Sacrifice time to live, time to give
because you already owe your soul.
And its a 25 year deal...if you're lucky.

Comments

Unknown said…

Tash, I completely agree with this. I've never been quite to the excess path but completely have seen the scenario you've painted play out. Love the last line here, such a great way to end this piece. Great job. Thanks

January 29, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Unknown said…

ohhh a deep one ....souls can't be bought ! leased out maybe ...but good souls such as yours are surely priceless ! great write ...thank you x

January 29, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Dreadnaught said…

Deep stuff. So true

January 29, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Pat Hatt said…

Very true indeed, 25 year deal is all too real and prob stretches another 25 more for many at their shore.

January 29, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Stuart McPherson said…

Love this. Totally my thing. Speaks to me about the ridiculousness of materialism and how once in that mindset it is all consuming and actually robs you of your life. YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU OWN

January 29, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Brian Miller said…

def here as well...there was a time i made 6 figures a year..lived in a house on the lake....left on monday on a jet to a new location, saw the continent...worked at least a week in 28 different states...flew in on friday...in the end it just was not me...dont need it...

January 29, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Tashtoo said…

Simplify or up and die! And perhaps piss a few folks off in the process...but my heart beats at a much safer rate ;)

January 29, 2012 at 9:12 PM

The Silver Fox said…

Ah, I liked it a lot, but had nothing to add. :( Told you I wasn't writing worth s*** lately.

January 29, 2012 at 9:39 PM

The Silver Fox said…

Word verification last time was "sorsesse." He's a great director, isn't he? *ahem*

January 29, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Quirina said…

I love that ... rebelling against babylonian decadence. Let the artistic spirit out, unprompted, and in its random mood. :-)

January 30, 2012 at 8:52 AM

Robert Gibson: PWES Editor said…

Damn .... sooo good!

"Seems there's
a little something these guru's don't
tell you on the road to success/excess...

You have to keep it up."

Very true. Lovely poem, Tash!

January 30, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Anonymous said…

On the road to success/excess ... indeed.

January 30, 2012 at 5:02 PM

Heather Grace Stewart said…

I love this. I love that you're wise enough to see it, and brave enough to say it.

January 30, 2012 at 5:42 PM