IF you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

a sloth’s creed

March 6, 2007

mantra for underachievers

 

i watch life pass me by
while i stand bemused
in a shadowy corner, gathering dust…
i stare as seasons rush by
unconcerned, and curiously untouched
burrowed in my safe, mossy niche…

maybe i was born too soon
or else, born too late
because there's nothing in my sight
that tempts me to challenge Fate

i gape in wondrous surprise
as people go through their lives
in colorful and violent swirls
reaching lofty heights
and plunge into heart-rending depths
while mine stays curiously flat

methinks that life is just
too complicated to be rushed
so i'm going to take another nap
and wait for these things to pass…

 

 

 

 

have a good day  )

 

Posted by onyxx at 4:05 pm | permalink

Previous Comments

i love this poem! :)

Posted by zarine at March 7, 2007, 1:59 am

Onyxx, you know that I love this!

Posted by ThePseudoShrink at March 7, 2007, 1:06 pm

hi guys! yup i like this one too — it captures me to a “T” :)
it’s the only decent one i’ve written that doesn’t make me want to cringe or hide… for now, at least

Posted by onyxx at March 7, 2007, 3:57 pm

Darn, you are a poet! I need you to sign something that says “I’m one of the first few that have been given the privilege of this magnanimous poem”….
Don’t worry I only shed one tear! hehehe :-)

Posted by alvin at March 7, 2007, 10:03 pm

Galing!! :)

Posted by twistedkai at March 7, 2007, 11:57 pm

very moving.

Posted by Cheska at March 9, 2007, 12:40 am

thanks for the comments guys. i know i’m a terrible poet wanna-be, but every once in a
while i do find the gall to pretend that i can be a fairly decent one (*eyes roll*) :D

Posted by onyxx at March 9, 2007, 3:20 pm

Is this still open for comments? :D

Can’t help but say…I give you 10 e-props for this poem! I hope u will keep writing more. Ciao!

Posted by karmee at March 16, 2007, 6:06 am

thanks karmee :)

Posted by onyxx at March 16, 2007, 12:35 pm

     

March 2007
M T W T F S S
« Feb   Apr »
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  

About Me

another lost soul hopelessly adrift in the confines of blogosphere

    

Recent Photo

hot spots

we welcome stray visitors, random clickers, curious cats, bored travelers, truants, kind-hearted reviewers and administrators, bleeding hearts, and all sorts of flotsam and jetsam that clog the blogosphere. read on and share what you feel!

Subscribe

Technorati
Bloglines

scratch pad

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

heheee..

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

penuh…

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

hahaaaa…

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

mantap deh..

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

the best deh pkk ny

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

pst bnyk nie..

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

gk ada yg ganggu

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

enk..

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

jgn malu2

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

ksh tau ya

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

kl udh

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

udh bnyk blm

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

utk pimnas

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

ayo pimnas….

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

pimnas..

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

ayoo…

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

hahaaa…

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

antri ya..

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

mau ikutan gk?

PIMNAS UMY 2012:

ada garapan..

Leave a message ▼