See Fit

I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad. - Thoreau

poppy field, 1890 by vincent van gogh

paint me

paint me a milky faux world

fill it with poppies and splurges

save your ivory faith dirges

forge me

forge me a quickened steel trellis

fasten it with diamonds and gems

cover it with eden's fallen stems

show me

show me that there's nothing new under the sun

make me see what others cannot

buy me that which can't be bought

quit trying to fix me

let my soul roam free

an ocean is not a sea

we hold our own key

just let me be

if you should see fit

Author's Note

"The mass of men are very easily imposed on. They have their runways in which they always travel, and are sure to fall into any pit or box-trap set therein." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Ruth]

I absolutely love this Pete. The essence of just wanting to live. I feel more and more each day that we seek so much from this reality that it rips our souls off their true path further and further the more one would seek. I feel the intensity within this poem, exhaustion almost, a need to just live and appreciate what life bestows as well as the wish for the miraculous...both are attainable but seldom a possibility for many.

"show me that there's nothing new under the sun
make me see what others cannot".............................................really excellent lines - this has been written by someone who has delved deep enough to find or know/feel that there comes a time to accept and not always search or if searching continues at least to see that heaven has to be found from within, a state of consciousness so to speak.

So many thoughts and feelings about this poem, truly enjoyed this piece :)

[Pete]

wow, i think you've extracted just about everything i injected into this piece and more. you didn't miss a thing. as is often the case, didn't think much of this when i wrote it quickly yesterday - those are the best - when something is screaming to come out. thank you ruth for sharing meaningful, spot-on observations ... :)

[Ruth]

My plessure Pete, is an inspiring poem and that screaming is cartharsis...really enjoyed thispiece :)

[Serene Star]

Value is very much an intrinsic thing
Part of being human - is to be who we are -
And for that value to be celebrated

i love the imagery
Very rich !!

[Pete]

indeed. value (as you say) is in the eye of the beholder and can be found anywhere.

thoreau wrote that, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

thank you so much for sharing your rich thoughts ... :)

[John the Baptist]

I think Mr. Thoreau would have liked this one. Quit trying to fix me.....just let me be. Really liked the spirit of this offering, as well as the excellent imagery. The Van Gogh didn't hurt, either.

[Pete]

a bit of off-the-beaten-path stuff in the realm of mr. t. van gogh seemed to fit the spirit so threw him in there too. thanks j. the b. ... :)