Boredom

It slows the time,

It weighs us down;

It forms a void

In which we drown.

 

It blocks the mind,

Disrupts its flow,

And traps inside

All that we know.

 

Thus we begin

Forgetting all

Regardless of

How great or small.

For by and by

A bitter blight

Without respite

Grows on the sly

Along our mind’s neat shelves.

And soon we start

To fall apart,

And lose our wills,

Our glows, our skills,

Our reveries,

Our memories,

Our eloquence,

Intelligence,

And last we lose ourselves.

-EDP

Reviews

[Laurierose]

Powerful and simplistic though utterly realistic. Boredom has a way of presenting rearing it's head with different faces. Great read.

[emipoemi]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[R.E. Ray]

And, while all you said is true, it served as inspiration for incredible poetry. I once heard that "boredom" is what boring people use as an excuse for inaction. Not true here.

[emipoemi]

Not at all (lol) Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[Zoya]

Very interesting, structure and content both! Seems boredom proved to be productive for you.
I quite enjoyed!

[emipoemi]

Many have had the same comment - lol. I wrote about boredom, but the boredom proved productive. Seems so! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[Zoya]

Hmmm, i would be lying if I say that i haven't said the same thing for any another piece titled 'boredom' or 'boring' or 'bored'(which actually IS a quite boring title) but, i mean whatever I say. This was well done.
You are welcome.

[H L Rose]

I love the first stanza. Especially “it slows the time”.
 
I love how the rhymes are placed and it feels a bit symbolic that the form gets less and less predictable. The pace also seems to pick up which kind of makes me feel like it’s symbolizing a tumbling into “[loosing] ourselves”.

I very much enjoyed this!

[emipoemi]

Nice interpretation! I just went with the flow with this one. But glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[H L Rose]

Of course!

[Norbanus]

Delightful flow, then don't you know?
she kicks us in the head,
and breaks the boring pattern of the climb.
Of boredom we have naught to dread,

just follow in that two feet tread
until we finally lose ourselves
among our mind's neat shelves.

[foxsea]

I love the structure of this poem. Ugh poetry is truly such a beautifully written word. Thank you for sharing this!

[emipoemi]

Thank you for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Wondering Mind]

curiosity is one cure, but not for cats...

I liked the structure and the theme. Thank you for sharing.

[emipoemi]

Thank you for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Gee]

This reads so easily, great word choice, trips off the tongue and boredom, especially in the retired, ain't a good thing.

[emipoemi]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Great Aunt Astri]

Interesting rhyming scheme. Boredom is definitely a 'killer', as you so succinctly say. Best keep busy.
Thank you for this poem.

[emipoemi]

Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Great Aunt Astri]

You are welcome

[John the Baptist]

Very good rhyming and pacing in this one. Also good insight into the psychological effects of boredom. The first verse is one of the most acute and succinct descriptions of tedium I have seen. Very good work.

[emipoemi]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.