Realization 4

We tend to conform ,
when we grow older.

We like to conform ,
when we are weak.

We choose to conform,
so that  we remain,
so that we never slip.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i find this ironically opposite of me...i have conformed less.

the older i get the more i feel i have the right to be me, to please me and no one else..

i am content with that..

stirred some reaction with this piece...i like a poem that will do that.

[Anand Sehgal]

Within yourself you revolt, but do you express it out?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes i do.....

[EloisaWrites]

Aha! This actually happened a lot to so many. Something to think about. :)

[Anand Sehgal]

thanks so very much for liking the piece :)

[magenta24uk]

Conform - a chill goes up my spine. Great short piece.

[Anand Sehgal]

thanks a lot dear friend :)

[Blue]

Wise words, Anand. You have a gift for saying a lot in a brief package.

[Anand Sehgal]

I am honored Blue. thanks so much :)

[Ruth]

Well thought out, it is always a choice isn't it? So they say, but I wonder if it is, enjoyed this x

[Anand Sehgal]

thank you so much dear :)

[Phantom Heart]

I have a saying that I love to say, "we conform to the nonconformist." We are all SOL. :) Nice poem. Thanks for writing!

[Anand Sehgal]

great saying by you indeed :) again thanks so much :)

[Pryde Foltz]

We choose to conform,
so that we remain,
so that we never slip.

I suppose; conforming allows one to keep their place in the tribe. As one gets older, a place to belong becomes increasingly important. Profound write.

[Anand Sehgal]

thanks a lot Pryde. Yeah we wish to survive, that is why we conform !

[A Soap Mess Stories]

Great realization. It seems typical of me too.

[Anand Sehgal]

thanks lot Leena :) much love back :)

[Praveeta]

Meaningful write. Personally speaking, I see myself drifting away from the people pleasing situations.

[Anand Sehgal]

that is indeed an wise stand:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Some do choose to conform, and that becomes their prison. Others choose not to, and that becomes their burden... a poem that evokes thought, Anand.

[Anand Sehgal]

thank you so much Rita :)

[Justsimplyjulia]

short, to the point, I loved it.
so true,
great job.
-dragon

[Anand Sehgal]

Thanks a lot friend :)