Nothing to Gain

Just some thoughts

We sing about love
Heartache and pain
Memories lost
Nothing to gain.

We fight with our mind
Torment our soul
Get lost in darkness
With nowhere to go.

We search for meaning
Our purpose on Earth
Beg for answers
Despise our birth.

In the end, we have wasted
Time spent in pain
Yearning for someone
All in Vain.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

What you've described so poetically here & with great detail . . . that's what I call "grinding" & I do it all the time. The best antidote is to do something physical, which pretty much turns off my mind. Your poem structure is very well done & smooth, rhyming well, with good rhythm & word choices.

[James]

Thank you, Grinding I think is a good description. I feel like I'm doing a lot of that lately. This was one of those "late night I can't sleep" writes.

[barleygirl]

Yes, lying in bed unable to sleep can be the worst time for getting caught in a loop of futile thinking! (((HUGS))) So glad you got up & penned this -- great antidote!

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'Nothing to gain'
James,
A simple look at how our very design drives us to find purpose and meaning.
;We search for meaning
Our purpose on Earth
Beg for answers
Despise our birth.
Yup living can be a lonely place until we find that their is a creator and His love is beyond comprehension. It fills to the brim every empty place. Jesus is the Savior of this sad broken world.

[Woody]

more often than not, dwelling on the past is not a good thing. and some answers simply don't have answers. but we're human and we can't help doing that, I think.
good one James. suits my frame of mind perfectly.

[James]

I think we've wasted enough time. How old do we have to get before we stop and just enjoy the life we have?

[Woody]

you're right but it takes great will to just ignore your past. would be great if we just tried to derive lessons from it and, as you say, enjoy the present moment.

[Ruth]

I often think on this...when the time comes how many hours did we waste simply not appreciating the moment, prompts the reader into deep thoughts :)

[James]

I think we all think about this, especially as we get older.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, maybe we do search too hard for something that is never there...while life sits in front of us waiting to be noticed, and enjoyed...it's about the now..not the what if's...

[James]

Life is always about the now, but I wonder how much we wasted thinking about the what ifs. Thank you Jacob, for your read and your comments.

[Fredyman100]

It was easy to read and you pointed out the facts pretty well sir

[James]

Thank you, so much for the read and for commenting.

[Fredyman100]

sure, welcome

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

I have to admit that sometimes it all does feel so futile...then, something distracts us and reminds us that if we wait just a bit, maybe even a long bit, things will look up. You summed the feeling up very well. Even Solomon, in his wisdom said "... all is vanity" at one time.

[James]

I think mostly it's a growing process. Live and learn and don't dwell on the past. But sometimes it feels like we are running up a slick muddy hill.

Thank you fro reading.

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

It does feel that way sometimes. Makes our legs stronger. :)