the world tries to get you to worry
rich men worry about their wealth
poor men worry about their credit
the alcoholic is looking for one more drink
and perhaps, he is the most honest.
Countries threaten each other with nuclear war
and they don’t feel anything, but worry…
a man who doesn’t worry, is mentally ill
and the psychologist asks him, “Who is the President of the United States?”
and if he doesn’t know
he has lost something he should have
he is not a concerned citizen
he is not up-to-date
with who he should hate
with the latest worry
and he doesn’t have a cell phone
because he believes, if someone wants to get in touch, they will
even so-called “good friends” don’t call
because they have too much to worry about
When you lose your worries, and the worries on TV
the world is a wonderful place
it is the only way, to step outside
Suddenly, it doesn’t matter where you live
who you know, or don’t know
how much money you have
and what the markets are doing
a wealthy man, has no worries
he freely forgets about the world and himself
he gets lost in love
Where are the old men without worries?
Poetry has become a political statement
words won’t live on, beyond the next president
Poetry should remind us, of what’s important
it should teach us
it should tell us, the truth
Poetry is an old piano, in a lost cabin
it’s the heart of a man, who wrote it down
What is your heart worth?
Will you trade it for worries?
Or will you let the world go
like a yo-yo
and walk the dog with delight?
Intellectual Shaman 
Mmm, mmm, mmm…AWESOME!!! This was my favorite line: Poetry is an old piano, in a lost cabin
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Yes Eleanor! That was my favorite line too! So glad you like the poem! 🙂 -Andy
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“the alcoholic is looking for one more drink, and perhaps, he is the most honest.” I love this line so much. I love the whole poem but just that line alone says it all for me ❤
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Yes, it’s always great to get those lines of inspiration. I don’t know where they come from most of the time. Thanks for your comment Cavelle!
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I see I am not the only one liking the ‘old piano’ line 🙂 I really enjoyed your poem, Andy.
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I’m glad that you enjoyed it Twan van Elk! Thanks for stopping by and reading!
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Your words are a wealth of teaching..
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Thanks Rafia! I appreciate your kind words.
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❤️🙏
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🙂
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This is just brilliant. A very important message. Kudos!
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Thanks for reading Adit Waikul!!! 🙂 So glad you liked it!
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