Unfolded Me

An old dream.

A strange man in a dream
wore a business suit,
black suit, white shirt, red tie.
He was annoyed at me,
for being naive.

He said to me,
“Give up your passion
it will only bring suffering.”

In the dream I was kneeling,
crouched,
as if I fell forward.

The man vanished into grey smoke,
dispersing into the air I inhaled.

I awaken, smelling the cold morning breeze.
My window was left open.

Abandoning passion is like losing a will to live,
a passion is what you love, is it not?
Abandoning what you love,
losing what is most dearest to you,
there’d be no reason to live anymore, would there?

But what is my passion?

The strange man in the dream,
he looked familiar.
He had the body shape like mine,
but he couldn’t be me.
He looked older.
His hair was swept to his left,
leveled like mine.
But he was older.
His skin,
his face,
seemed to have been through so much,
so much pain,
yet he still wears that suit.
He looked like my father,
but mostly my mother
could he be...
me?

Why would he tell me to lose my passion?
What has he been through to tell me this?
Was it so I wouldn’t be hurt
anymore?

But passion will always hurt,
like a desire,
like with a loved one,
going through a great deal.
Love.
Hate.
Forgiveness.

Isn’t that what passion is?

The unfolded me,
he could be wrong.
Of course I will suffer,
anything I do causes pain,
regret.
Therefore why escape,
give up or pursue.
Both choices will cause pain.
That’s what life is.
Pain.
Isn’t it?

Author's Note

Are there too many questions in the poem?

Reviews

[NotAboutMe]

Not at all, life is just one big question, isn't it?

We are more apt to find happiness when we free ourselves from passion and desire; but that is not to say life should be lived without these. The real question is: Will we be the master of our passions and desires or will they consume us?

As the group Finger sang "If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing"

This would be passion in its truest form; but do we want to give everything else away for one thing?

[Désiré Desrosiers]

But what about those who have multiple passions, who are busy all their lives and such?

[NotAboutMe]

There's no right or wrong only personal choices. Your passion could be to spend as much time as possible sitting still. Multiple passions is more the norm.