Egotist

I prefer to maintain the royal silence ,

until I see the algorithms made by somebody else

marking keywords in my compositions,

on their own , 

courtesy to their makers' brains,

which I feel do not exist at all.

Without knowing the weight 

I want to put on certain words,

they always pick up something else

to declare as the pivot.

As I am more aware now, 

about the futile fate of useless arguments ,

I love to avoid skirmishes,

which is why I ignore the Pundits

with a silent smile .

And quite naturally ,

the people who didn't ever understand me, 

my thoughts;

assume the roles of experts overnight 

only to call me an 'Egotist' .

Reviews

[kublakhan27]

I'm not sure if this is where you were going with this piece, but it reminded me why I hated school so much. Teachers never understand people like me...I'm a quiet and shy person, and I don't like speaking up. I had far too many teachers that misunderstood me for that reason...they were just as bad as the idiots I had to go to school with. I wish the world didn't look down on royal silence so much...people get so weird when things are quiet...it's like they just have to say something, and when they do, it's usually gibberish for the sake of noise, when the silence usually articulates an environment or a state of mind much more succinctly. Anyways I ramble, but you can see that this piece certainly resonated with me, and carried much meaning for me...great work :)

[Anand Sehgal]

you spoke my mind and you got it quite right Kubla :) kind review from you makes me glad.

[kublakhan27]

Always a pleasure my friend :)

[Glen Yumang Manese]

I prefer to maintain the royal silence ,
until I see the algorithms made by somebody else
marking keywords in my compositions,
on their own ,

that says a lot in the lines...and then you continue to make the argument valid...and the final lines give your overall thoughts about the others:

the people who didn't ever understand me,
my thoughts;
assume the roles of experts overnight
only to call me an 'Egotist' .

I believe the answer is not them...they are just opinions...and not true verdicts...if you look into yourself...and not mine others...the less you need to be associated with them...be comfortable in your own skin...

[Anand Sehgal]

It is good to be unfazed. but it is not very easy to become so .

[Glen Yumang Manese]

Well, in that case if you can't beat them...joy them...kill them with kindness...good to read you...

[Anand Sehgal]

Yes, you are right, love dissolves ( and resolves ) many things . Glad that you liked the write :) I appreciate your kind words .

[Glen Yumang Manese]

You're welcome...

[Brittney]

I really like your vocabulary in this poem, your description and thinking sense of an "egotist" is brilliantly penned. Awesome awesome awesome poem.

[Anand Sehgal]

Thanks a ton dear. Glad that you liked it. It was written in a pseudo-sarcastic tone .

[Pryde Foltz]

I'm afraid there does seem to be a 'battle royale' underfoot these days. But don't sweat it. If someone called me an egoist I would take it to mean they called me human. Geez, when was the last time my ego got the best of me? Yesterday, for sure. And probably a few times today. Calling one a egoist suggests you are in a position to judge and well the coin quickly flips then doesn't it. Well-expressed poem. Pen-on.

[Anand Sehgal]

Did I sound very angry ? :P It is a sarcasm , I didn't want it to sound aggressive . do let me know.

[Pryde Foltz]

No, not angry per-say, but certainly effected. I didn't get sarcasm as much as hurt. I know you to be a writer who writes from love, and so unkind words will affect you. They'd affect me.

[Anand Sehgal]

yes, effected in a sense, that the society expects cognition, but do not care ever to exhibit the same in turn.

[Pryde Foltz]

One can only keep on trying.

[Anand Sehgal]

true . practice of collectivism amongst prominent individualism is a pretty stiff task, I feel.

[Pryde Foltz]

Seek to spread empathy, perhaps.