Delusions Of Grandeur

A little rant piece from an observation ;)

Delusions Of Grandeur

Keep telling yourself what you need to hear the delusion of the self is the best preservation of the ego. It will be the last to go no one likes to get old we all want to roll the clock back to a time when we had it all.

 Now... only now do you appear sad, desperate and clinging to the notion that you got it like that ,they will see you for what you really are who you really are.

Who is that by the way??  There is something to be said in growing old gracefully…oh you can fight it we all do, but without delusions of grandeur in which you seem to revel.

 It’s not becoming, it’s not a good fit, reexamine you heart, soul, conscious and focus on the real … it’s your only hope.

Debbie Kelly ( Debbie Philly)

7/22/2013

Reviews

[Epipsychologist]

This is highly appropriate for WC. not in the sense that I think writers are delusional. Just with myself, I know that I usually feel for a moment after I've posted something like that will be the one that gets a lot of attention. That piece of writing will be the thing that people see greatness in. And then after a few days the truth sets in, like a stain.

You've expressed all that in a better way above, so I don't mean to regurgitate it. Just that I get that feeling. I wonder if writers feel it more than other people, because we constantly put ourselves out there.

Also that picture is terrifying.

[Debbie_Philly]

Thank you Epip... sorry I took so long to answer... I haven't been on.. yes I understand what you mean... and yes it even terrifies me...lol Thank you so much for the well thought out comment... this was a personal rant... and I too wish it would have stayed in my head at the time... but as writers... some times we cant help ourselves. :) Thanks again !!

[A. Amos]

This one is sharp and smartly written piece, your rant is obivious but making great sense

[Debbie_Philly]

Thank you so much for reading Amos... Yes sometimes I regret my rants..lol But better on paper right.. :)

[Anand Sehgal]

Very strong theme, very strong medium. Powerful thoughts . great work.

[Debbie_Philly]

Wow thank you so much Anand.... this was a thought from something I was seeing that disturbed me... thanks again :)

[Ravyne Hawke]

Love this rant/prose poem.. My only regret from my youth is not taking my writing seriously enough in my 20s.. I would probably be a published writer by now if I had. But oh well.. I am still young enough to hopefully see that dream come true. *phew* my own little rant to your rant.. lol.

[Debbie_Philly]

LOL... its good to rant once in a while... yes Im starting to regret the same thing... I started writing when I was young... then stopped.... then just picked it up again about 8 years ago.... I wished I had stuck with it back then.... just got caught up in too much craziness... thanks again Lori !! :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i am trying to do this....grow old gracefully...but my mind won't grow old, i won't let it.

[Debbie_Philly]

LOL Mine either Jacob.... believe me... I dont want to grow old... this was about some one... not everyone ;) Thank you for reading

[ba_mcfarlane]

Good luck convincing me that I want to relive my teens. And the hardest years I worked, beyond the stress and fatigue, I came home to a lousy marriage after my shift. Jeez, I hated life. I hung in there only for the kids.
I fathered 2 wonderful children, and I got most of the parenting thing spot on. So I am closer to the now adult sons as ever. Who cares about their mother, and where she is?
And the grand babies! It just keeps getting better and better.
I should put in another 30 years if I take care of myself, and Karma gives me a wink and a nudge. Life does not end at 60. For some like me, it is just the beginning of the best part.

[Debbie_Philly]

No Life does not end at 60.... and we should all Feel young... this was a rant about something I was observing.... so I wrote it down... you know the whole dont piss off a writer...lol but not at all about people feeling young and starting over... thats a good thing... its when ego gets in the way of the real and clouds judgement making the subject look sad and pathetic ;) Thank you for reading BA

[ba_mcfarlane]

You covered all the bases,it's a great write, it sure connects with me. Have a wonderous day....brian

[Debbie_Philly]

Thank you Brian... you too :)

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Amusing what people will do to immortalize their existence. Splendid read and write.

[Debbie_Philly]

Thank you very much Brandon :)

[Creepy Swine Guy]

Debbie ... stop it. I am trying to avoid the inevitable meeting with self when he brings me the report on my own mortality. I am trying to stave off The Reaper damnit !!

[Debbie_Philly]

LOL... thank you for reading Mr Swine Guy...lol

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Being a legend in your own mind will do nothing for you in the real world.

[Debbie_Philly]

Exactly !!! lol Thank you for reading !! :)

[Emily B]

and you know what? you've written this so artfully that i imagine we all fill in the blank in our own mind, we all know someone . . .

[Debbie_Philly]

Thanks Emily... very true... it can have meaning to whomever it applies to :)