Soldier of Possibility

The man I used to be

Lurks in the shadows

You see

 

While the man I want to be

Walks too far in front

Of me

 

So presently

A battle continues

Metaphysically

 

Battling the demon

Of

Entropy

 

A battle of wills you see

Takes place

Inside of me

 

My weapon:

 

Philosophy

Used strategically

 

To prevent atrocity

To keep myself from me

 

To separate the hero from the casualty

 

My soldiers:

 

Words and reverie

Pressing forward passionately

 

Pieced together with integrity

Strengthened

By faith and divinity

 

Hope is not a luxury

Its presence

Necessity

Its absence denies

The strength of

Possibility

 

 

So my realization, you see,

Is to confront

Latency,

Passivity,

Ambiguity,

Invisibility,

And

Mystery

 

Become a Soldier of Possibility

 

Allow the belief inside of me

To pass through transcendentally

And find its way to reality

 

Adjust the soul of immaturity

Shape it patiently

Keep it open to possibility

 

Create future soldiers methodically

Who no longer champion mediocrity

But

Stare back at adversity

And

Welcome its challenge openly

 

Only by leading selflessly

Can I answer my inquiry

Strip away my vanity

Tear apart hypocrisy

 

Forcing this battle of wills, you see,

To guide me toward my destiny

Catch the man in front of me

Escape this sense of uncertainty

And adopt a philosophy

Of growth

And not the rest provided

By security

 

If I have learned anything, you see,

 

It’s that rest lasts temporarily

 

Acceptance leads to apathy

Sewing future seeds of stupidity,

Inconsistency,

And eventually,

 

Leading to disloyalty

 

Not to any outside entity

 

But disloyalty

 

To my quest for tranquility

 

As

 

I search for the man I think I should be

 

 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

in a quest to figure out who we could be, and then to embark on that journey we must soldier forward...poets use words to win that battle for tranquility....nicely expressed here...
sometimes we overuse philosophy...we look at every angle, for too long, and the hesitation often costs us that chance to win the war of self-achievement.

[Reflexion]

Thank you for your thoughts my friend. I could not agree more. I have teetered all too often between being too cerebral and too experience driven. I appreciate your words!

[Abby L.]

One word : Wow. Another : Amazingyly-awesome-omg-I'm-gonna-cry-from-happiness-of-this-amaziness-of-amazingness. Okay little over-exaggerated but it is a wonderful painting of a passionate past, and an indecisive mind narrating it the whole way! I have many family friends that have served in the military, (closest one is in air force by the way), and my grandfather served, as well as my dad's late father. I'm done only speaking of myself, I want to know where you got this idea from, because it is golden and its just amazing. Thank you so much!

[Reflexion]

Thank you so much for your appreciation and love. It means so much to connect. I guess the idea just came from experiencing me and who I want to be on so many levels and through so many avenues.... work, love, family, social life. I have always been one who has leaned more toward the past and recently I have found a way to live with the past and the future while truly enjoying the present. Very cleansing feeling. Again, I thank you so much!