They want me to feel, to scream, and to let go.
What exactly am I holding onto?
What do you know?
What did I do ?

My canvas is pleasantly blank.

I don’t hear any voices, nothing calling my name.

Is this what peace is?
Is this what I’ve been praying for?

You want more, so much more.
I’m simple.
You’re catastrophic and bombastic.
I’m a basic scholastic searching for irrelevant answers to questions that really don’t matter.

When you’re 18, you know everything.
Is this what peace is?

I don’t hear any voices.
There’s nothing calling my name.

You want more, too much more.

The tablets are numbing your haze.
I choose not to believe you, not hatch nor conceive you.
You’re vicious and I’m not a part of your blame.

Side note – The picture I chose for this piece is random, as is this post. I was just writing down a series of thoughts and ran with them. I took this picture on a hike with my brother. Can you spot the frog ? He was so calm watching me watch him πŸ™‚

4 responses to “Superfluous Ramblings”

  1. Woodsy Avatar
    Woodsy

    “I think the frog’s adorable.
    But then, frogs and I have always had a thing.”

    Oh, yeah…
    At your age, you think you know it all.

    “Really?
    I thought I was lost.
    Completely off the chart…
    torn off the page…
    cut out of the map…

    “All I meant about the frogs –
    well, they’re cute and hoppy and we always seem to bond…”

    Yeah, well…
    you would say that –
    I mean, what are you now?
    It’s all downhill from here.

    “Really?
    ‘Cuz I’ve barely started.”

    This is life –
    this isn’t a dress rehearsal.

    “Really?
    ‘Cuz last week you were telling me to take my time,
    not run before I can walk.
    I wish you’d make your freakin mind up!”

    If wishes were horses…

    “Ok, now you’re just taking the…

    “I was better off with the frogs.”

    You see?
    When you’re a frog,
    you think you know everything.

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    1. BrittnyLee Avatar
      BrittnyLee

      I love this comment. Thank you !!!! It’s such a woodsy comment β™‘β˜† I hope you’re having a great week!

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  2. ellie894 Avatar
    ellie894

    I do see the frog! I love when they sit still and watch you that way. It’s such a joy 😊

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    1. BrittnyLee Avatar
      BrittnyLee

      It really is πŸ™‚ I love frogs. They’re such fascinating creatures.

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