I find myself entering into a shift in life... Everything I once believed challenged, every path I thought I would once lead left untraveled, new goals, new ideas, and new hopes. Yet throughout this change I am still torn between dreams and reality. With dreams of change, I dream of a world not worried with greed, and power.Instead a world of peace, and prosperity. A perfect world in which everyman, woman, and child doing there part as an equal, paying for nothing but working for nothing as well. Not working towards power, but instead to accomplish a goal he or she has decided to pursue, jobs chosen out of love not survival. In this world we could accomplish amazing things, traverse the universe, tap into untapped internal resources, even find an answer to that age old question in life "why are we here".
Then steps in reality, the reality that the powers at be would never give up said power in the first place. I mean who can blame them right?. Seems like the "1%" does have a pretty good thing going if I don't say myself, but what if they did. What if one day this world went through a similar shift as in myself, or even your taste buds for instance. Could we handle it?. I believe we not only could, but need to if we plan on continued preservation of our race. No not separate races but the human race as a collective. The moment people open there eyes to not see skin color or cultural and religious differences the world will be a much better place.
It seems as if every person that can help change this however doesn't want too, and who wants to does not have the power to do so. That being said and after much thought and deliberation, I have decided to follow a field in politics. As my late grandfather would say "if you want something done right you do it yourself", and so following these words once so frequently uttered, I embark on my journey. Feeling as if I finally found my calling and if not still eager to see where fate will bring me ...constantly just going with the flow.
The World Around Me
When I stop I notice beauty in simplicity and nature
the song of life whispers but yet most shall never listen
from the wind against the chimes nightly ringing from my neighbors
to the morning dew on blades of grass reflecting sun to glisten
When I stop I notice birds chirping songs instead of racket
the howling hounds of night become quite calming and relaxing
the way the snow falls bellowing over houses turning land from bland
to ice castles and igloos in a winter wonderland
When I stop I notice the world slower and more vibrant
a different sound in everything even slightly heard in silence
an orchestra of universe the song heard through the stars
everything connected moving without sight of pause
When I am in the moment the world becomes mine in mind
I see what once was lost when worried with space and time
slow it down and breath I heard and followed into viewing
the world from different light not stuck in shells of humans
When I am in the moment not worried with taking pictures
my texts my phone my media woman money drugs or liquor
I see the bigger picture I see the world as whole
everything in unison working to achieve a goal!
Mike,
ReplyDeleteThis poem is amazing! Clearly, this is your best work yet on a poem. It has flow, great imagery and imagination... this is seriously good stuff.
You stick to a good rhyme scheme and throw in some surprises. And your poem has many great, philosophical insights. Great reflection. Powerful.
Your journal this week, your free write, is good. It's very different in that I think you took a more complicated role - in going after some lofty thoughts about life, politics, and philosophy. Heady! I think it's great... these have clearly been your BIG thoughts lately, and I'm happy to hear that you are considering a shift.
...into politics.
I also love politics and policy. My master's degree is in International Relations. Have you ever read the news magazine, The Week? Check it out. They have a web version. It is a great, simple read each week, that teaches a lot about how the right and left are interpreting news and media. Super awesome resource. I use it in my other classes.
That's great that you've reached some new clarity on your path. Check out the courses at BHCC. There are great schools in Boston for politics - Tufts being one. But I think that since you're so good with people, as we identified in the past weeks, you could be a great in that field - wherever you target yourself.
Dreams vs. Reality... well... maybe we can create our own reality. Take that, dreams. We are the carpenters of our own world. Go ahead and build it!
Excellent work. Best poem so far from you.
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