Time Becomes An Illusion When Happiness Abounds

 

Time Becomes An Illusion When Happiness Abounds

 

Had drinks with Norman

His friend Matt

And Sue

At Zawa’s Friday

 

Sue talks loudly and swears a lot

 

I feel bad because there is a husband

And wife with their young son

Sitting directly behind us

 

But what can I say?

I’ve been that person before myself

 

Norman mentions how bored he gets

When he’s not working and that it

Usually ends up in him going out

To drink

 

I can’t relate

There’s so much I want to do

In a single day that I never

Find the time to satisfy

 

It just happens that working

Isn’t one of those things I feel

Compelled to do

 

Since I got laid off I feel great

I exercise more and sleep better

I have immersed myself in learning

As much about music as I can

Practicing daily and improving

At a rate even faster than

When I was a teenager

 

I look forward to each new day

Not having to dread waking up

To do something I hate

Not having to lay awake

Stressing over a slavish existence

That leaves me in a pit of futility

 

The future has positive possibilities again

 

I realize most of you will see me

As lazy and spoiled

But there is nothing lazy

About self motivation

 

An alarm clock is an easy way out

The spinning hands and numbers

Push you forward

Guide you through routine

And put you to bed at night

 

All the comforts this routine affords

Is weakening

Strength comes from being inspired

By what mysteries await

By life when it’s easy

And especially when it’s hard

 

True strength comes to those

That choose the path un-trodden

And who are willing to accept

That real freedom can be

Frightening and invigorating

 

In this day of stupefying media

And shallow artistry

Uncertainty

Something so beautiful

Becomes a horror

 

I am waiting for the great mass abortion

Of digital distraction

When the evenings will glow

In the warm natural light of flames

And the sounds of our own creations

Will fill the air

 

Tear yourself from cement wombs

My fellow children and scream away

Your fears

And when our collective tears finally cease

And all eyes are dry and clear

We shall see that things

Aren’t so bad outside

As we have been led to believe

 

Reviews

[jenniewren (J.W. Bouwma..]

mmm yes. i love the shift from the personal (the friends @ zawa's) to the global (tear yourself from cement wombs / my fellow children)

i also love how very clearly i can see the way your mind works in this, and what a sight it is to behold!

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

There is something so approachable,so very tangible and non insular about your words,and all that i have read until now of yours is so very different.You are so versatile with your themes.This was like an entry into a diary or journal,and i myself write like this at times,as if i am speaking about my day or the events i faced to my readers as audience..

[Miss Coral]

I read the first stanza, and immediately decided I didn't like the poem.
I have been corrected. This was an excellent piece, coming from one event into another, eventually broadening out altogether with excellent language and metaphors. Beautiful, real, harsh, interesting, consistent. Great job. c:

Coral

[mystic soul]

i really liked this one! this poem had a narrow start then you broadened it... this switch was remarkable!
"True strength comes to those
That choose the path un-trodden
And who are willing to accept
That real freedom can be
Frightening and invigorating" these lines are really very touchy! you have so wonderfully explained the meaning of freedom that too in few lines... it's such a broad concept!! your poem is quite remarkable and worth reading... keep exploring the world in your poems !!!!

[ransom]

i just read your review of one of my poems and decided to pop over and check you out. i went to this piece immediately and without hesitation because i write about time a lot myself, especially time as illusion. and i want to thank you for your own review and let you know that i feel affected by this piece. because i usually feel like i have "come at" time from every angle already and today you have showed me that this is clearly not the case.


so, thanks, man. really!