Popaganda Memories
The only lesson that every really stuck...
"This too shall pass..."
Funny, really, that it was poets
who first figured it out.
Or was it Bridgett Fonda that made it stick
gun toting woman warrior
a white picket fence Nakita
wielding weapons and sex appeal
"I never mind the little things..."
Funny, where a mind will travel
if you allow it...
Good or bad, this too shall pass
I remember achieving a dream
built on an unsustainable plastic foundation
Do you know how many years
How many lifetimes
plastic will last
even if it claims to be biodegradable
What I most remember
is so very desperately equating MY value
with the achievement of that dream.
When you build castles on sand dunes
you have to be ready to see them washed away
and even though you know
the fear that comes with clinging
to the ever melting slippery slope
is the memory that lasts
Having it all
to having nothing
detachment in theory
is fantastic
detachment that makes you numb
is worthless
Sometime I wonder
if I'm even still here
knowing
this too shall pass
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"This too shall pass..."
Funny, really, that it was poets
who first figured it out.
Or was it Bridgett Fonda that made it stick
gun toting woman warrior
a white picket fence Nakita
wielding weapons and sex appeal
"I never mind the little things..."
Funny, where a mind will travel
if you allow it...
Good or bad, this too shall pass
I remember achieving a dream
built on an unsustainable plastic foundation
Do you know how many years
How many lifetimes
plastic will last
even if it claims to be biodegradable
What I most remember
is so very desperately equating MY value
with the achievement of that dream.
When you build castles on sand dunes
you have to be ready to see them washed away
and even though you know
the fear that comes with clinging
to the ever melting slippery slope
is the memory that lasts
Having it all
to having nothing
detachment in theory
is fantastic
detachment that makes you numb
is worthless
Sometime I wonder
if I'm even still here
knowing
this too shall pass
Taking a stab at the hints floating about that @StuMcP has been "missing" his post at dVersePoets. Good news...he's back today...and is sure to be rocking that mic. Join us 3pmEST.
Comments
When you build castles on sand dunes
you have to be ready to see them washed away
and even though you know
the fear that comes with clinging
to the ever melting slippery slope
is the memory that lasts
We kid ourselves at gargantuan levels
Love your styles and resonation as it burns on the screen :)
you have to be ready to see them washed away
plastic
sand dunes
lies we were told
and the truth: this too shall pass
thank you.
if you allow it....
When you build castles on sand dunes
you have to be ready to see them washed away...."
A few of the lines that resonated with me...
thank you...
I really dug the intro:
"Funny, really, that it was poets
who first figured it out.
Or was it Bridgett Fonda that made it stick
gun toting woman warrior
a white picket fence Nakita
wielding weapons and sex appeal"
Great transition and set up! Nice read. Thank you for sharing.
to the ever melting slippery slope
is the memory that lasts
The light of recognition throughout this, but I've chosen the lines where it seemed most intense. Superb write.
if I'm even still here
knowing
this too shall pass
...
Such a strong ending following a image-filled series of that which thrills or disappoints.