Reality Unbound

I like to live
with reality unbound
a sense of awe
at what is
not what should
at what could
not what was

truly to reach a shore
you need planning, more
than just an intention
although is there really ever
such thing as the shore?

or do we merely find
a little peace of mind
like the calm before the storm
or the eye of the hurricane
instead of true respite




Poetry by grizzedram
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Written on 2013-05-02 at 12:53

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Maybe the shore is out there, but like you allude to in the first stanza, the true challenge is to maintain our sense of wonder with what is. Otherwise, I believe that we rob ourselves of life just sitting and watching for the shore.
2013-05-02


StillHoppin The PoetBay support member heart!
So often I sink into wistful thoughts of what could have been, what should have been, what was. Your poem serves as a reminder to me that all we've got is now and I should not waste the precious moments focused on what simply cannot be.

I don't know if there's a shore, but I hope to find it one of these days. And truthfully, I wouldn't mind finding and eye to the hurricane, if only for a *temporary* respite.

This had me thinking, to be sure. Good job. :)
2013-05-02