Lessons Learned

What has humanity learned through the ages of time?

Lessons Learned

 

 

What of this shell of embodiment?

‘Tis nothing in the face of the soul.

As the shell crumbles and cracks,

that which we call ourselves only gets stronger.

It is a shallow man who flaunts beauty,

and a strong man who shines from within.

Don’t speak to me of strengths that build castles;

tell me, instead, your tales of lessons learned.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[An owl on the moon]

There are certainly those who listen and grow wise, yet history speaks too often of repetitions of power and pain and sorrow. Your write is a challenge to look deep within and express the lessons that have brought life. Thought provoking.

[Creepy Swine Guy]

Often, lessons learned are best kept within. We can tell of them, but others will not learn them until they live them.

[MissWordSmith]

very..... encouraging..

[Dupree]

truth be told this piece is not the most imressive though the purpose is a good one

[just rose.]

I often think about the distance between all the platitudes we say and what the real truth is, which is, of course, embodied in experience - as you brilliantly demonstrate here!

[truth]

I love this 'As the shell crumbles and cracks,
that which we call ourselves only gets stronger.' Having a very cracked shell I can tell you your wisdom is great. But back to the poem. It is really well written and a great read thanks for sharing this cheers.

[Brasso]

I liked this poem because of the message that is conveyed by the language in it. Powerful and Short, Sweet and to the point. I don't claim to have learnt any lessons yes, being quite young anyway, but I still like this poem. The one stanza layout could be showing that there is really only one lesson that must be learned, the rest isn't really necessary, or it could be a symbol for humanity and, as a whole race, need to learn a lesson.
Very interesting and very thought provoking
--Brasso

[Doreen]

Very well said, Jeremy. If one were to show weaknesses, we would be vulnerable. We hide behind a mask of a fragile guise of perfection in order to hide who we really are. Look past the Maybelline, the Dock Martins and see each other for who we all really are. Human beings with beating hearts, cares, and fears. And, most importantly, it doesn't matter what one looks like on the outside. True beauty lays deep within.

Thank you so much for your reviews, Corey and Jeremy. It means a lot to me. :)

[Crowley]

Hell yeah...I really liked this one, getting right down to bare essentials of being human. I have learned a lot of lessons, I would tell you about them, but it would take a while and too much typing, besides I wouldn't want to bore you. Nice write sweets.

[Jeremy D. Andrews]

Interesting, very interesting. It seems we as humans like to talk about ourselves a lot, but we never talk about what could help others learn from what mistakes we have made. Those mistakes tend to show weakness we would rather not others know of.