Contented

I think I’ll make a growing-up series, I have a lot of this stuff.

“I have something for you”,

He held my hand

And simply smiled.

Simply be, written in paper.

Wide eyed and bewildered,

I asked, “What’s this for?”

Simply be, written in paper,

Can never be.

“In life, in love,

In tragedy and in bliss,

All you need is

To simply be.” He said.

“I think through,

See through, and

Feel through.”

I said in response.

“Insanity,” he whispered.

With bright flash, he left.

Simply be, written in paper,

Thinking it will always be.

Seven years passed,

And I still have

Simply be, written in paper,

Pondered day in and day out.

He came back,

With a smile on his face.

The same smile he had

The day he left.

“Simply be,”

He reminded me.

“It will never be,”

I cursed.

“No one,” He paused.

“Tells you to breathe,

Yet you know how

Because you simply be.”

“But to simply be,

Is asking water

To stop being wet.”

I rationalized.

“Of clear intellect,

I find myself in front

Of a very stubborn child.”

He smiled and left.

Simply be, written in paper.

It will always be to him,

But will never be,

To me.

Author's Note

Title: When I searched 'to simply be', contented came up. I am soon to find out why.

Content:Just tell me what you think.

Reviews

[Abd-afeez]

flows just like i'd want it. not too smoothly though but interesting to read. its a good one though keep it up

[jhed]

wow..this is good.. i liked it..
:)

[Alex Zynder]

i like the format, content from beginning to end, i wouldnt change it in the slightest

[apocalypse]

Would have been confusing..but I've stopped trying to figure out anything till I've read the whole of it :p
Not your typical sing-song poem. And that's a really refreshing change(from what I write :p)
Got no suggestions for this one. Liked it :)

[Francez]

The elegance of this poem lies on its simplicity and thought-provoking message.
Very original, very deep. 'To simply be' vs. the logical mind who tried to process everything through. Love it!

[Rachel U.]

Oh, goodie. There is the poem. :)

Not gonna lie - I was confused as all hell when I first started reading this. The introduction was a little rockier than the rest; although, that could just be that I didn't fully understand what you were getting at with "simply be" until later.
Typographical error:
//“Insanity”,// My rather OCD nature demands you put that comma back where it belongs. :P
Anyways, I very much liked this. I generally hate quotation marks at all in poetry, but your dialogue was interesting enough to pull it off for me. XD
Edit: Number four to the favourites list. Be proud. ;)
9.8/10

[Lorydes]

this frustrates me. D:<

until I realized what it meant. XD
the tone of the poem is deep. Blue but not sad.

Heck, I could almost imagine it as an abstract painting! XD

complicatedly simple eh? :P

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Thoreau advised much the same course with "simplify, simplify" saying, "alert and healthy natures remember that the sun rose clear" An interesting write.

[Simple_mee]

It was a wonderful and a very deep write....
I think I agree with some of the others, U have to go through this twice to get a proper hang of it. Well done! ;)

[Bette]

i like this. we all have to learn to except ourselves and simply be. thank you for sharing.