If I Ever Meet Myself

A soliloquy poem

If I ever happen to meet myself,

I'd sit graciously on silence's table,

And study my evolved,

yet un-evolved self,

Undisturbed, unhurried, un-agitated,

By world's brightest gulf.

...and smile back, as I watch myself.

 

If I ever happen to meet myself,

I'd sit cozily on peace's table,

And watch my wounded,

yet un-wounded self,

Un-agitated, un-deviated, unmoved,

By world's sorry self

...and smile back, as I watch myself.

 

If I ever happen to meet myself,

I'd sit calmly on agony's table,

And observe my painful,

yet not too painful self,

Unmoved, undaunted, unleashed,

By world's weirdest self,

...and smile back, as I watch myself.

 

If I ever happen to meet myself,

I'd sit gladly on glee's table,

With my eyes smiling, and smiling at myself,

Unaffected, unguarded, unremitted,

By world's unrequited self.

...and grin back, at myself.

 

If I ever happen to meet myself,

Twill indeed be a blessed, 

contending  miracle,

As that's when I could pat

Amd greet myself,

In real, In real, In real!

And make this fact to myself perceivable,

That Our world may sure often demand struggles,

And our mere existence in it,

May just be negligible,

But we never gotta forget

To stay hopeful,

smile and giggle at ourselves,

No matter how hard,

or harder are the struggles,

As that's the very fuel,

That can truly cause miracles,

In a world,

Often obsessed with struggles!

 

And then with a grin,

A sparkling hope within,

I'll bid myself,

A safe, sweet, serene, 

farewell.

 

 

Author's Note

This is the first ever soliloquy poem, I've written this far. Thank-you for stopping by and going through my words. Please feel free to share your thoughts about the poem and rate it too.
All your comments, suggestions, feedbacks etc. are most welcome :)

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh i really like this idea...to meet oneself...gauge a life, a personality....would we smile at ourselves or frown?
would we be undaunted? would we be at peace with our image staring back at us?

something in Oedipus talked about ..."a man on his death having no regrets" or something to that measure.
Life has regrets and pitfalls, we cannot avoid them. But, if we can even the ledger by happier times or good deeds...we can die humble and hopefully with some contentment. Nicely done.
j.

[Saumya]

Thanks a zillion for praising the poem and the idea behind writing it, dear Jacob :) It indeed means a lot to me, and you my friend truly made me feel honoured for writing this :) I verily agree with the last para of your review, and like it too for it's indeed so true! :)

[Crowley]

Wonderfully clever subject matter, and you catch so many different emotions. I wonder too what I would look like in all my pain or joy, I hope its not awkward and ugly. But I am sure I would come out learning a whole lot about how I am and there would definitely be some that I didn't much like. Thought provoking and very beautiful. Loved it!!!

[Saumya]

Thanks so much, Crowley!
I'm immensely glad that you loved the poem :)

[Jibey]

Knowing yourself is a great virtue... needed to deal with life's realities. You selfie gives the strong impression of a young woman with a calm outlook on life and a capacity to deal with adversity and setbacks with courage and hope.

The sort of woman that is good to know, that offers a hand of friend ship that is welcomed and warming.

[Saumya]

Indeed! I greatly loved your interpretation of my poem, Jib :) I'm glad to know that you feel so. read moreIndeed! I greatly loved your interpretation of my poem, Jib :) I'm glad to know that you feel so.

Thanks so much for sharing your sentiments.I appreciate it much, and it really means a lot to me :)

[Anjali]

This is so well structured.. like it is perfect.. everything seemed so organized and so in order. The emotions flowing through this are amazing! Wow .. I loved this.

[Saumya]

Thanks a bunch Anjali :)
So glad to know that you loved the poem so much!

[Anjali]

You're welcome

[Hsnx]

this is very nice ..its deep yet simple...love the way you used the words..very nicely and beautifully written.

[Saumya]

Thank you :)
Glad you enjoyed reading the poem, and loved it too.

[Blue Ivory]

this is beautiful and intelligent poetry! what a wonderful and intriguing thought!

[Saumya]

Ah! Thanks so much :)
That's quite a compliment.

[sette]

this is really something profound in meaning.. the discovery of oneself.. a moment of reflection is displayed

[Saumya]

Thanks sette :)
Glad you enjoyed reading the poem!

[Stoned Immaculate]

I have adoration for you ability to manipulate a poem’s structure and with fortunate astuteness you keep the reader intrigued allowing them the opportunity to connect the dots. This poem makes me think about one of my fav quotes from Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man: "All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naïve. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which, and only I, could answer." 🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽

[Saumya]

Thanks so much for leaving such a thoughtful review for my poem. I really feel honoured to have written this poem, and shared with readers like you now :) I could really feel, how much you enjoyed and loved going through this piece.

Thanks a zillion for sharing your thoughts about the poem, I'm glad that you could connect and relate with it so wonderfully well! :))
(P.s- My next read is gonna be 'The Invisible Man' for sure, as the lines that you mentioned in your review really touched me.)
(((Hugs)))

[H L Rose]

IIIIIII'm in love with this. It's just...kind of...fantastic. I like the casual feel and well everything else about it too.
Tremendously Enjoyed reading this!

[Saumya]

Thank you so much HL :)
I'm immensely glad that you liked the poem a lot!

[A.G.]

Lovely poem my friend. Deep and moving. Written from the heart and definitely can understand this poem personally. As humans, it's hard to just stop and see the beauty in the most simplest things, or even ourselves. Thank you for sharing this poem.
-Angelina

[Saumya]

Thanks a zillion Angelina! :)

I'm so glad that you could actually feel the poem and could relate with it well too.It is indeed a blessing to see simplest things in life as a blessing. I'm glad you feel so :)

(((Hugs)))💖

[A.G.]

Smiles you are welcome my friend 😊 I look forward to
Reading more of your work. Stay golden 💛💛💛

[Saumya]

:) You're most welcome to go through my works anytime.
Take care.
(((Hugs))),💖

[George Peck]

This is an excellent poem very well written. I really look forward to reading more.

[Saumya]

Thanks a bunch, George!
So glad you liked the poem a lot. :))