A Fool Can Learn to Be

A fool!

Yes, a fool,

chasing the need to ‘be someone’,

skirt tailing to be noticed,

waving a flag called success.

Oh you, 

you Yahoo!

Millennia have passed,

and still, we try to ‘become’. 

“Hahahahahahahaha!”

Can you hear it?

Can you hear the Everywhen?

He is bellowing, booming with laughter, 

at our meagre attempts 

to stitch ourselves into 

our own supercharged, 

intrinsically designed, 

intensely colourful,

purpose built,

embroidered life.

Stop, 

breathe …. 

Walk with me into the folds of nature.

Let us lose the path and walk beyond.

Let us walk until the sounds of ‘success' 

are all but a forgotten trickle in the stream.

Let us sit within nature, where life asks for nothing

and we too need naught.

Where 

the blade of grass grows just to grow,

the birds, bees and butterflies pillage the ever giving flora,

the wind passes just to pass, bringing with it a fresh burst of life,

the sun shines on with everlasting kisses on the backdrop our home,

natures food chain continues the cycle 

without a bawdy fight for any kind of fanfare.

Where life enters and leaves rather quietly,

in its own expression of time.

Stop,

breathe ….

Let us listen, to the unbecoming.

Let us too, unbecome.

Let us unravel, undo, unlearn, unknow. 

For this place

is where a fool can learn to ‘be’.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and we all want to wear that Superman logo on the chest of our dreams....but just being is probably much better in the long run than becoming.

i really like this poem and the idea of undoing, unlearning, going back to simple...and being happy with it.

[KWP]

hey Jacob - it's been a while - hello :) hope all is travelling well your side of the planet - thanks for reading and as always your thoughts to match - so happy you enjoyed this one - just playing around with new learnings - still needs work - but what the whoooo right ? Much Love X

[wordman]

a powerful write for sure,and i believe you may be right ..

[KWP]

Thanks Boyfreind - much love to ya X