so near, yet so far away
the goal of greatness
led astray
the bulk of work undone
fettered away
while having fun
the deed incomplete
unfinished business
doomed to repeat
finally
reaching the prize
with one more step
to watch it materialize
Category: beliefs
Who Cares?
c’mon, let’s be real
who cares about trivial facts
that are supposed to be a big deal?
a Hollywood star has a baby
whose name fans say is crazy
the royal family visited a park
and the children thought it a lark
the latest study found
that marmots are proud
the trending activity
is oversensitivity
c’mon…who cares
about millionaires?
or conspiracies?
or political memes
with hateful themes?
Who cares what others do?
As long as they don’t hurt you?
or ruin your day
and take something away?
who cares about others
unless their brothers or mothers?
who cares about anything at all
however big and however small?
Outside The Box
I climbed out of the box one day
unafraid of what people would say
leaving behind conventions
with good intentions
gone astray
Rethinking Everything
an upheaval of the mind can be
a terrible thing to see
where beliefs are challenged
by realities
false histories
stripped away
ideologies
in disarray
falsehoods
exposed
in the light of day
the shock
almost too much
to bear
but wears away
when enlightenment
dawns
on the mind’s
new day
The Creative Chronicles of Dave Stancliff 