Wisdom

we owe

the knowledge

words

we know the meanings

as we are told

~

don’t know nothing

we know

on our own

…

 

memories

 

we have are faint

what we hear

we’ve told it all

 

 

we borrow

everything

every word

knowledge

 

you’re told everything

 

you can read it

cuz you’re told so,

but are you sure

what you read is what’s written…

 

-mind is an illusion-

 

you know nothing

but questions

and you have all the answers

so, don’t borrow

 

don’t borrow yourself

 

don’t borrow a life

 

life’s what we are made of

but we are what we’re told we are…

we are made of false impressions

.

life

.

don’t let anyone fill in your blanks

don’t..!

 

don’t let anyone tame you anymore

. . fool you anymore. . .

 

no one can tell you the truth

- you are the truth -

 

believe

~

know yourself!

Reviews

[babyblue]

wow well said,and this poem is perty uplifting.

[Tom Q]

Don't borrow a life. Love that.

[Jofer Serapio]

I love the idea behind it. It made me think. I, however, am not a fan of this: "cuz you're told so," mainly because of "cuz" but that's just me. Still a wonderful write and the thoughts behind this are well-placed. Commendably done!

[EliJoLee]

woww. very storng and very deep!
hey! sorry i havent been on here in months but school so so chaotic and im working 40 hours a week now...piss... lol but yeah and i have to put my old material on soon cuz idk how they all got erased. but yeah ttyl!

[Ladysue]

Very strong write. It has layers of depth. Yes, thought provoking indeed. Great ending. A pleasure to read!!!

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

A thought provoking read indeed. Thank you for sharing this. Prophetic words. A delight to read. I like the simplicity of its format but the depth of the piece really shines.
Light,
Siddartha

Nothing is ours, as much as everything is ours :)

Your philosophy is well established and deep, yet kept in simple well flowing words.

Even the font played a good role with the whole poem.

Great Fundamentals.

A wonderful piece.

[Bhavya Kaushik]

This one is really hard!
But indeed this is so thoughtful and deep, I could read this piece over and over again.
It really require a lot of wisdom even to write a poem like this, Great work :)