I tried
Posted on May 7th, 2008
by 
michaelsits
michaelsits
I Tried
Cried
Applied
And was denied.
I was Bold
Sold
Told
Still did not come up Gold.
I Jumped
Pumped
Humped
And in the end I was just Bumped.
And then I Dove
Wove
Rove
Did they know how hard I Drove?
I pushed Send
Bend
Mend
How can this be the End?
Finger to keys every day
Every way
Every say
Is there no Right To Play?
Now, what do I Do?
Who
To
Where shall I place my left Shoe?
What to do with these Tears?
Fears
Years
Time to get in my van and change Gears.
A place to lay my Head
Bed
Fed
I’d be fine in a Shed.
I’ll Meditate
Deviate
Resuscitate
Let the Universe Create.
Time to stop my Roam
Tome
OM
And build a new Home.
Cried
Applied
And was denied.
I was Bold
Sold
Told
Still did not come up Gold.
I Jumped
Pumped
Humped
And in the end I was just Bumped.
And then I Dove
Wove
Rove
Did they know how hard I Drove?
I pushed Send
Bend
Mend
How can this be the End?
Finger to keys every day
Every way
Every say
Is there no Right To Play?
Now, what do I Do?
Who
To
Where shall I place my left Shoe?
What to do with these Tears?
Fears
Years
Time to get in my van and change Gears.
A place to lay my Head
Bed
Fed
I’d be fine in a Shed.
I’ll Meditate
Deviate
Resuscitate
Let the Universe Create.
Time to stop my Roam
Tome
OM
And build a new Home.
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disappointment
July 2008
you are so playful with words and at the same time what a powerful and deep message! love and light to you, my brother
Thanks Nicole! This was fun to write. i stepped out of my typical process of just writing, spell check and no editing on this one. It felt like it needed to be cleaned up and more “polished” if you will. That is me- playful and deep!peace, michael
Michael, it sure is (playful and deep - and you, I suppose!)
:)
I love the playfulness of this poem, and it's depth. Like you say in your profile, seemingly contradictions, but beautifully side by side in your work.
Great structure with the identical sounding words (I'm sure there is a term for this that I don') know), the one word lines, the play with words and meaning. And simple, which sometimes is the most complicated to do. Seems to come pretty natural to you, though!
I just read it out loud to my husband - it's great when spoken, too!
:)