of Peaked Interest

of Peaked Interest

 

 

egocentric ratings

top of the chart charisma

prideful reunion of amazement

and delusion

resolution to climb over the insignificant

and rise to the top of the crag

 

being the sole survivor of vanity

adoring one's own illusion of grandeur 

 

becomes a discontented drag

yesterday's headline

in tomorrow's unpublished rag

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

8/17/15

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'of Peaked interest'
erin-cilberto,
I like how you use the word vanity in this piece. It actually is the thread at least for me which ties it all together. I suppose anyone can be tempted to want to be noticed, praised and remembered. It is a fools errand most of the time. The public are just people and we are all living the best we can and that is a job in itself. So to spend to much time focusing on the greatness of another is quite temporary at best. Was I way off. Maybe.
Blessings,
Kathy

[jacob erin-cilberto]

pretty spot on, actually....
can't believe you dug this one up out of the plot...
thank you, Kathy,
j.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Your welcome Jacob. Enjoyed reading it. I wish you a lovely evening and blessings too.
Kathy

[Cherry Pepperweb]

Yeah, I never thought Tom Cruise was all that either... ;)
Good poem.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ha ha...thank you,

j.

[Cherry Pepperweb]

Welcome. :)

[jeannemarie coulter]

DEEP AND THOUGHT PROVOKING

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words,
j.

[rubie]

i don't know if it's intentional or not, but i love how the middle stanza is written in a smaller font than the other two.

these vices of the ego are usually toppled in the end because they have no firm foundation on which to build.

well penned!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

glad it worked, but the font thing wasn't intentional...i couldn't change it, even in Word....oh well, thank you for your kind review.
j.

[Holly Mason]

To dance with my daily life-
I check my mail for friendship writes , before I read my reviews
Wouldn't want it any other way
Thank You for sharing , fine sir Holly

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Holly.

j.

[...]

indeed, what good is the decor without a good foundation and running water. Excellent, Jacob!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, lynn.

j.

[....................]

there are those who write for the wrong reasons and while there is nothing wrong with having confidence in one's writing, pushing others off the mountain just to be the first and highest can leave the egocentric wondering why others aren't paying attention as he waves his flag to himself...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I really like your insights, FT.

j.

[Sami Khalil]

What goes up must come down and especially the ego and its drag. You have published the truth of the matter of someone who likes pompous ratings. Another excellent poem with truthful outcomes...:)........

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Sami

j.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome. .....:).......

[Pryde Foltz]

Wow … that last stanza is killa… Isn't it funny with ego that as we feel it is building us up it is tearing us down. Up goes the facade and down goes the levels and foundation and then comes the crumble.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Pryde.

j.

[Alfred Kukitz]

All brought to you by the dark side of the First Amendment. Welcome to democracy Jacob!

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ah interesting take on this .....thank you, my friend.

j.