like a box in a box in a box
hides the continent kernel of self
the embarrassing essence
of genuine judgments
perceptions uniquely obtained
from the shape of the world
by the lights of legitimate eyes
purely personal inklings of when
how and why did we come to exist
all the deeply internal eccentric
held thoughts and ideas never
shared never given communion
from fear of rejection or worse
fear of falling ignored through
fat cracks of ambivalence
confidence comes from acceptance
acceptance from joining the throng
fully naked of all but one’s honesty
honesty tendered with bravery
bravery being the purview of heroes
and heroes don’t hide their own hearts
like a box in a box in a box
awesome…
the picture is great too
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much appreciated
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Truly clever to end with the beginning in a poem of words charting how that had to be the case – if that makes sense! Brilliant
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some poems find their own conclusion
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Now this is your own!
A mind of a dreaming miracle, true one can climb out of the box, as one can climb in…..
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thanks for the comment
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awesome!! reblogging! 🙂
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appreciate that
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Reblogged this on Shards Of DuBois and commented:
a great poem!! 🙂
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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my pleasure! 🙂
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Oh my GOSH, this just soars, Paul. I love it all, but am partial, particularly touched by, “fear of falling ignored through fat cracks of ambivalence”. You have named the place where I fell, but I think I’m crawling out in these silver years.
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sorry for your experience – here’s to escape by any means that works
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Beautiful and sincere. But do you really believe this: “acceptance from joining the throng”? Being a poet, I would think standing apart from the throng is your more likely place.
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to commune with others – but as your authentic self – is to stand honest and apart
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Yes!
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