From What I Know is Gold

all that glitters is not gold ( I fucked up one word that changed the entirety of this poem; I've since fixed it. f*****g glitter...)

it's greatly frustrating

the same exercise

yet I still look the same

but then I look around

I see the other

then I get back to running

again

as I do go

with these things that I do know

in

that no matter the ending 

what's always been quite the same

is one's actions before great frustration

that which determines pure value, alone

unmistaken

and how that price is paid

to be unmistaken

from what I know is gold

from what still looks the same

to me all alone

that cost remains simple

and it pays to stay the same

when your worth it

and not afraid

the difference remains the same

the advantage remains within you

the rest is just pavement

on the way

Author's Note

it's hard to run with yourself
but not really

Reviews

[Ana B.]

I like where this has taken me. Simplicity is such a rare thing in this fucked up world. Pity it doesn't glitter, or maybe it does.
I was listening to James Blake - Digital Lion and it fit perfectly, though i like your choice as well. Lovely writing :)

[Davidgeo]

I like Run better. But I am very glad you brought up that song, I never heard it before then. Not too shabby... (I smoke a lot of grass though, so, I usually like everything... my compliments should be weighted accordingly).

[Ana B.]

haha, duly noted :)

[Joshua Haines]

Once again great words. Love the aim in this poem.

[Davidgeo]

You are the king of leaving a low rating with a generically positive review. Go lower next time, rate everything a zero or a 1/100. How people rate, to me, reflects far more on the rater than the author. You are duplicitous in the shallowest possible way. Good luck with that.

[Joshua Haines]

Jeeez dude. I only forgotten to rate. I did not mean to hurt you. Truly I'm am

[Davidgeo]

You even pretend to speak broken English poorly. I feel retarded for typing that, but it's true.read moreYou even pretend to speak broken English poorly. I feel retarded for typing that, but it's true.

Reindeer games are not your forte. (I can smell you)

[Joshua Haines]

Bro relax. That's just being low. Yea my spelling and grammar are s**t I know that. Look I will rate next time yea

[Davidgeo]

I don't care what you do. Just stay away from me.

[GalaxyGhost]

I do like the message of the poem that not everything Glitters Is Gold and it's same goes to people and their appearance where someone who may be pleasant and appearance may not have good intentions and spirit or halves our personalities. Also it is interesting that people can be the most nicest and may not look like it and that is also interesting how people can be different from your outer appearance just like how cold can look beautiful on the outside but can be rotten on the inside in other words being gelded. That reminds me of a quote I have heard in the musical into the woods where Little Red Riding Hood says nice is different from.

[Davidgeo]

The only thing I will ever remember about Into the Woods is Johnny Depp turning the big bad wolf into a straight pedophile.

[Ananya]

Most of the times we tend to ignore real gold and run after glitter. Excellent write....

[iamshadowine]

excellent!
great job!
keep writing :D

[Nessly]

Interesting read.

Running is a means to an end and a form of escapism here.

I really like the last two lines of the final stanza!