Sentient Soliloquy

Lunatic indecisiveness aloud.

I am monarch of all that I think.

Cardboard cliches and plastic pretense.

Juxtaposed jargon and worrisome words.

Opined options.

Difficult to discern fiction from reality.

Kinda, sorta.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.

What am I to do?

Go for it on fourth down or punt?

Take another card or double down?

Either way, I won't like the result.

What kind of  dressing would you like?

Do you want that put on the salad or on the side?

Would you like the two for one special?

Should I bring that out now or later?

Feet dragging amid paralyzed procrastination.

Thoughts dancing like sugar plum fairies.

Will that be the large or the small?

Do you want fries with that?

What would you like on that pizza?

Will that be cash or charge?

Drive thru derangement.

Do I control destiny or does destiny control me?

This isn't brain surgery so just make up your mind already.

Bear with me as I work this out ...

... in a sentient soliloquy ...

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'Sentient Soloquay'
Pete,
Life feels like Pick and choose... pick and choose.
To me this reminded of how life is full of met and unmet goals.
Dreams realized and not. Coming to terms with the reality earned
is how I find life lived in the day to day. It can feel shaky.
Your poem felt like that.
'Bear with me as I work this out..
..in a sentient soliloquy...'
Yes you nailed it with your closing lines.
Good poem and bless you.
Kathy

[Pete]

lol. you really went back in time on this one kathy. i'm not good at making decisions - i always think i've made a mistake and second guess.

[Great Aunt Astri]

I had to laugh out loud! I have the same problem. Brilliant poem.

[Pete]

ty so much. glad you could laugh.

[Dr. Wood ?]

crazy crazy crazy but so True...I think...Can't quite make up my mind...so many options......give us a minute

[Pete]

thank you kindly Dr. Wood. sure feels that way sometimes.

[andrew mitchell]

Loved this Pete, maniacal thinking brought on by too many choices so typical when given a food menu that reads like an encyclopedia.

[Pete]

that's funny - "a food menu that reads like an encyclopedia". haha or an automotive manual or instructions for assembling children's toys.

[Tony Jordan]

This is beautifully summed up in the awesome phrase 'Drive thru derangement., Pete.
I know a guy just like this. Nicely done.
;D

[Pete]

you actually know someone who has trouble making up his mind about things? that's hard to believe. i thought i was the only one LOL. thank you Tony.

[Tony Jordan]

I meant you lol.
xD

[Pete]

i know. that's why I asked if you really knew someone like that. besides, what makes you think this is about me huh? i'm perfect. Lol

[Tony Jordan]

You're Perfectly imperfect Pete. (Pip)
lol
;P

[Pete]

what do you call twin boys? Pete & re-Pete.
what do you call twin girls? Kate & duplicate.

[Tony Jordan]

Hahaha - I only know one name joke - it's non PC and involves firefighting equipment.
No wait...I have some Irish name jokes - I'm Irish so..
Name of Irish machine-gunner = Ricochet
Irish booze thief = Nick McGuinness
Irish lighting expert - Shaun 'Doleer
Irish carpenter - Paddy O'Doors
;p

[Pete]

hahaha Lol very bad, maybe we should stick to writing!

[Pete]

did you hear the one about the woman from Nantucket (think of a rhyme & it's not bucket)?

[andrew mitchell]

What do you call a girl with no arms or legs? Nice tits!

[Tony Jordan]

haha - yes that's always the limerick that people start on TV shows but never ever finish ...it must be quite rude lol

[andrew mitchell]

It was Benny hill

[Pete]

i hadn't heard that one LOl. what do you call a man with no arms or legs? "Bob" (please forgive me, i mean no disrespect to anyone)

[Pete]

Benny Hill. God bless him. spent much time in my youth watching his show. used to "run" to the tv to watch every evening at 7:00.

[Tony Jordan]

One of Hill's Angels was none other than Daphne from the US show Frasier

[Tony Jordan]

His little bald companion whom he slapped with that awesome sound effect like a wet fish on a counter lived a hundred yards from my mums house.

[Pete]

really? that guy was hilarious on the show. Benny always chasing after him and slapping him in the back of his bald head. Lol

[Tony Jordan]

Yeah, little Jackie Wright, was such a quiet little guy. Benny got lots of mileage from that bald spot haha

[Pete]

Jane Leeves.

[andrew mitchell]

Where did he get those girls always chasing him! Lol

[Tony Jordan]

They were all his 'nieces' and he was 'Uncle' Benny ;pp

[Hebe]

Pete... this is amazing, I love how you intertwined the confusion with what to order, it just hits that , I can relate chord" ...Drive thru derangement... absolutely loved this line!

[Pete]

i'm in one of those moods again. i can't stop laughing. it is an absolute delight for you to stop by for a read and know that I brought a smile to someone's face! ty ever so much Hebe!