little insights
little beliefs
turn into big decisions
you may not see them now
but they are there
cutting off
all other possibilities
freedom
of the highest order
there are those who would say
you just joined a movement
and there are those who would say
having options is freedom
and there are those who would say
it is important to talk to people
and not to self-isolate
but all these decisions are made
from well-thought-out reasons
and they carry risk
like, if you leave your job
or you stop talking to your social network
or you decide what you want
I guess it doesn’t make you a well-balanced person
but it does make you balanced
and ballsey
because…
How many people live from their balls?
I was told the other day
at the library
that I was the nicest person they had ever met
It was a genuine complement
and I was told the other day
at work
how great I was
and I wanted to puke
because the same person told me I was replaceable
last year
everything they say
is to get what they want
they are the lowest
of the low
I could tell them what I think
but it wouldn’t do them any good
or me any good
The lady at the library asked me
“Why are you so nice?”
And I told her, “I’m not that nice.”
The reason being, I resent more than half of the human race
and want to get away from them.
And she said, “I don’t believe you; you are always nice; why?”
And I told her, “I spend most of my day by myself, and maybe that’s why.”
And she laughed, and thought, I was joking
but I wasn’t
and it’s true
the longer I spend with myself
the better I feel
you see, I like myself
and I like my own company
I didn’t tell her this
I wasn’t looking for a conversation
but she said, “You like yourself; that’s why you are nice.”
And perhaps, she’s right.
The black holes of solitude are honest, the mirrors of company are deceptive
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Very well said… Ananda! Thanks for reading! 🙂
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I spend as much time as possible by museums, and I kinda like myself too. 😊
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MYSELF, not musuems!!! 😆I should have checked to see if autocorrect had screwed with me before sending. It’s funny, though, how my comment turned out. Gave me a laugh.
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That’s good!!! We should do what we enjoy! Thanks for reading KT Workman! 🙂 I got the MYSELF. 🙂
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That’s good!!! We should do what we enjoy! Thanks for reading KT Workman! 🙂 I got the MYSELF. 🙂
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This really hit the moment today. Beautiful poem.
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Thanks harper daily romance! Thanks for the positive comment and the read! 🙂
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I second the misanthropy.
Paz
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I’m glad I’m not the only one… thanks for sharing your thoughts Pazlo!
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