What if nobody looks? What if they do?
What if nobody likes the words that I use.
What if others are better, or I can't relate?
What if I'm doomed to fail and I'll never be great?
What if my words have impact on nothing but me?
What if I die and my poems fall in to the sea?
What if I didn't share anything? What if I hid?
What if I climbed in to a box and pulled down the lid?
What if I did that myself, grabbed years worth of work,
Put it into a crate and filled it with dirt,
Took it up to a cliff overhanging the void
And hauled it on out to be wrecked and destroyed?
Would anyone care? I like to think so.
I'd like to think some one would notice and know.
I suppose I'm conceited. Maybe I'm shit.
Oh my word, what if somebody notices it?
If you're interested, I'm currently posting the first 20 stanzas from part one of my epic poem. Stanzas 1-8 have been posted yesterday and today. Check out stanzas 9-12 tomorrow and 4 more on both Sunday and Monday. Click on the Udulo's Rise tab above and get reading :D
Posted for Friday Poetically on www.onestoppoetry.com
Love it. I think everyone has moments like that. I do, daily.
ReplyDeleteI write stuff like that. You are wry in your self examination.I like it.
ReplyDeleteTiger Windwalker
God I ask myself the same questions daily and I come to the same conclusions, sod em all I love what I do, the fact that people actually read it is always a bonus. Good self analysing here Adam x
ReplyDeletesmiles. i think to a certain extent bloggers in general...and writers...have a streak of narcisism in them...we want to be noticed...we lay our heart on the table and just hope someone doesnt come kick it...even then at least they noticed it...i think the worst is feelin like no one does...you capture this well...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brian..you captured those feelings well. I myself love that the comments we get are positive. It reinforces our need to be accepted. This piece so well crafted captured all of that.
ReplyDeleteit's easy to get caught up on the 'what ifs'. not letting it hinder you is the important part.
ReplyDeletedefinitely an entertaining and relate-able read.