Game Life

with ease

on the court's

...he's like a liquid

in protest

looking for a cause

like a river

looking for an ocean

... like an argument

looking for a conversation

like a human

　

can you tell the difference?

　in the in between's

of the some of us,

  who play for keeps

and the others who just,

  like to play tennis

out of passing interest

Author's Note

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Love that line 'he' s like a liquid in protest'. Excellent. Some of us are born with a thirst, a hunger for what we pursue in life. It all becomes a competition, while others are happier to move with the flow. That's where your lines took me David. Good to see you posting again. Hope all is well.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I never stopped posting by the way, usually around 5 - 8 things a week, I just don't always send read requests.

[Kendall]

The ability to even detect a difference i believe answers a more important question. Great write sir!

[A Soap Mess Stories]

Wonderful. Loved it. It seems we're all looking for some cause.

[John the Baptist]

Interesting comparison here between the focused, intense types, who ''play for keeps,'' and those who don't get involved so seriously. Passion does get things done, I must admit, but you probably don't want to live next door to it. Often, it doesn't want to hear any contrary opinions; debate is not its strong suit.

[Davidgeo]

Some of us are focused in a backwards way... like a protest looking for a cause or a charity looking for a sponsor... or a made up profile by a guy named "tony" (anto) with an IP address from Ireland pretending to be an American (you). Thanks for stopping by, you're not creepy at all.

[solsystemtillnervsystem]

This is good. I like the isolation of the line "like a human" especially. Quite a layered poem--I like it.

[Markus Anthony]

it's a bit different from the poems that ive read, but i sure like the context of similes and metaphors you've made. Great work!

[Wyrn Tiger]

I'm like the water,A rising wave above the tide, overflowing the gutters, drowning the rats of lies, Rinsing away hate down the drain of pain. My talent as big as the ocean swallowing everything bad. (Sorry, buy you gave me inspiration, witch is awesome.)

[danielle.]

Love the quirkiness of this! I don't know what the difference is exactly, but I do know that some people get it, and others don't.

[drew garner]

a statement of purpose, dignified if without restraint. sometimes the evidence of liberty not being wasted is sharing with the world the peak amount of battitude (I got the word from a novel I read at Walmart and can't remember the title.) you are willing to exchange for respect.