I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEST (Free Verse)

 



I don't want to be the best
I just want to be good-

A good person
A good neighbor
A good teacher
A good citizen
A good man

For sometimes
In trying to be the best
Man forgets how to be good

I just want to be simple
I just want to be happy.

Author's Note

As simple as that. Inspired by a movie.

Reviews

[Linda alexander]

I just want to be simple
I just want to be happy.
Simple, elegant with positive message, inspirational too, good can be our personal best, unhealthy competition to be best may put us in frustration and discord which is unwelcoming, enjoyed each lines, conclusion is the best and the most essence in life itself too

[Dhaye]

Thank you, Linda. =)

[Linda alexander]

You most welcome, take care

[Faceless Poet]

Simplicity says the heart's Purity
Being the best with all its worthiness
Sometimes you’ll be lost in the ugliness of bitterness
Too competitive, losing the good sides of your motive.


- faceless being

[Dhaye]

Tsk tsk...you lost with your rhyming. LOL

Faceless...shameless! Hehehe

[Faceless Poet]

bwahaha...

I must be rusty on my hurry
I must be losing my edge for being faceless... :D

[Dhaye]

Still sounds like the monster
You should be eating hamster
Your face looks like alabaster
And you can't be called a "master"

[Faceless Poet]

bwahaha...

faceless as I am - me
a monster might be

now being faceless, i eat the nothingness
for i don't have a mouth, to eat or talk about
I am not a master, perhaps just a faceless monter
so i am me and so i might be...
:D

[Blue]

"For sometimes
In trying to be the best
Man forgets how to be good"

I love the wisdom engraved in these lines, Ate. I need this in everything that I do.

[Dhaye]

Thanks, young lady. =)

[Blue]

Why so formal? Hahaha.

[Dhaye]

I'm the old lady... hehe

[Blue]

In number, maybe. In heart, no. Haha.

[Dhaye]

Hmnn...you feel me. LOL

[gabrielle]

We live in a competition-driven society. In order to get the proper respect or attention of others we need to excel, to DO what is best. But doing what is best is not necessarily the right/good thing….

[Dhaye]

"For sometimes
In trying to be the best
Man forgets how to be good"

That's a part of the speech of the father of Miggy (John Lloyd) in a scene at the latest movie about Laida and him. Hehe. I really like that speech.
Thanks, Gab.

[Rachelle]

The profound can be found in simplicity.

[Dhaye]

Same as with your review. Short but flattering. LOL

[Rachelle]

Dhaye pakicheck nga kung pumasok yung photo ko sa Busywork. Naka Mac ako ngayon. Hindi tinatanggap ng platform. May photo ba?

[Eddie Davis]

I really like the lines 'In trying to be the best man forgets how to be good'

That is so very true, and perhaps a 'good' philosophy to embrace.

[Dhaye]

Thank you so much, Eddie. That's the line I've learned from the movie I've watched. You got it!

[NeiL ArandA]

Dhaye, if its ok with you I would like to give you a different perspective. Your piece is giving me a confirmation of what you're trying to reflect and outlook of what's like to live a new life. This is not turning a new leaf but a new life. And I can see the changes and a new desire sprouting from your heart and its starts to reflect some of these in your new pieces. Something really caught my attention here. " A good christian " ... You identified yourself with that name. Its not an easy name to carry. It's in fact hard, very hard to live . But we don't have to live that life with a notebook of checklist and to do list. When a person is in Christ. He or she has two nature living inside one body. One is flesh and one is a new spirit. This two war with each other. Often times our self is our worst enemy But let me encourage you with this. There are two righteousness- Positional and Practical. You already have the first. Just simply practice what you already are in position. In Layman's term ... Instead of trying TO DO ... try TO BE ...You have a new nature and a new spirit. Let that come out instead of the other.

[Dhaye]

Neil, when I say "I want to be" that could also mean "I wish". And you are right when you said it's hard to carry that name..and there's always a war between the flesh and the spirit. Well, I'm just stating what I want...
Thanks so much, Neil. Peace be with you. =)

[Dhaye]

I've realized you're right. I edited the poem. Thanks, bro.

[James Ramsay]

Nice and simple, short and sweet. Well write poem, i enjoyed it.

[Dhaye]

Thank you for reading.