Sometimes I pause and notice that I tend to talk to myself. This is usually in my head, but I can clearly hear the words as they are spoken in my mind. When I'm alone however, it's not uncommon to catch me talking out loud to myself. Who am I talking to? I often wonder.
This is my 3rd and final entry into the Poetry Slam Challenge 4: Loop Poetry. My other two submissions can be found here: Dependency and Self Determination
Soliloquy of Solace
I know I don’t belong
Belong to this culture
Culture of self preservation
Preservation for the purpose of hollow gratification
Gratification found in the shallow
Shallow smiles pasted on faces with heads buried in the sand
Kick your neighbor when he’s down
Down on his luck can turn you a quick buck
Buck the trend of having to climb the corporate ladder
Ladder to nowhere
Nowhere that I want to be
Be myself
Myself I am
Am I alone?
Surely I can’t be the only one at odds
Odds now stacked against the willfully ignorant
Ignorant that this way of life will lead to strife
Strife in mind
Mind over materialism is more important
Important is that which I hold dear
Dear friend, happiness is all that matters here
Free In Thought, 2016
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