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SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE SMILED
I see her smiling
that wily eye-stare
looking everywhere
and I wonder...
Is she also seeing me?
Me, the only one who
matters in my Universe?
Maybe not. Yet...maybe.
It MUST be I
(reassurance)
who she spy
says my deviant devil.
I hurry across the field
to other side, and now
the emptiness of her chair
screams out: SHE IS NOT THERE...
Adrenalin pumps through valves.
Every living cell scrambles to
restore my HA! cool. AH! THERE!!!
There is SHE! But who is HE?
Star player of wnning team
in three seconds it seems
shattered all my dreams
into tailspins of depression.
Finally--see my lesson
How wrong could ever be
one soul--me--who believed I
was the axis on which the world
turned.
Countless times been
burned.
Think! If I had but
shut my mouth,
opened my ears,
how much I might have
learned.
PEACE, LIGHT
and LOVE!
steveroni
smiles...expectation creeps in when we least expect it...and it being about us, well that is a constant discipline to overcome...and one i must learn quite often...
ReplyDeletehey i was wondering where i left my ball
ha, i almost put an 's' there...awareness...
shalom
Dear Brians
DeleteSee, I found that "s"
Let's hear 3 CHEERS
so much for AWARENESS....
nice portrait
ReplyDeleteFancy HOV Ridin’
Thanks, Zongrik.
DeleteToday I learned what is the HOV. --grin!
Your poem, shaped like the half violin above.
ReplyDeleteA hard lesson to learn.Still, self confidence is also a good thing.I love rhyme that sounds alike but spells differently.
Thank you Aprille. You saw a half-violin reference which I did not intend, and still don't quite see. Will really TRY that one day soon.
DeleteNever met a "lesson" whch was EASY!
Expectations ..can be hard lessons. Nice capture my friend. peace and Love to you.
ReplyDeleteDEAR Alaya! Thank you.
DeleteSometimes it is better not to put too much weight on expectations as we often get let down. I know it's sad but true. Expectations are subjective to individual ideas.
ReplyDeletePeace and Light my friend...
Yup. Are you saying "...lower expectations spawn fewer disappointments"??
DeleteGuess ya know I confiscated your (LOVE IT) close statement:
PEACE and LIGHT. If that disturbs, tell me at once.
ah they can be hard at times...and humbling...those lessons that teach us that it's not about us...ugh... i'm still learning...there's hope, right..? smiles
ReplyDeleteWe live, we learn.
Delete"deviant devil" I like that who says they all have to be deviant...hehe!
ReplyDeleteDo our differences constitute our deviations?
ReplyDeleteI remember being taught that an old drunk hired hand
who ran around half-crazy was a DEE-viate!
PEACE and LIGHT, Sir.
Ha! This is so cute and so true. I am slowly learning I am not the axis on which the world turns as well!
ReplyDeleteKeep 'em coming!
Xoxo
Thanks...you are so nice!
DeleteCould not access your blog--are you still on?
Hmmm. Something's up with that link but I'm still on. I will investigate!
DeleteA great piece of wisdom Steve.
ReplyDeleteJohn.
DeleteThanks!
I believe wisdom can be neither earned nor learned, that it is a gift from God, given or not, in differing amounts. If and when wisdom shows itself, it is but the grace of God showing ITSELF. I AM glad you like what I write.
I can't see her.
ReplyDeleteBut see a zipped smile in the picture.
HAHAHA! Well, during the shot, she was up in the stands!
DeleteOK? Eagle Eye Rainfeld61?????
At times we all think we are the centre of universe..
ReplyDeleteeverything starts from us... we start expecting in loads.. and then one day this assumed universe exploded and reality kicks in :P
Hi! Wonderful poem you've written.
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know, I'm the one who took the picture. Thanks for being inspired by it, I had no idea it'd get around like this on the internet. Have a good day :)