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! :)

[Gaurav]

Its a song in making indeed or a version to be filmed in a movie (for example jab tak hai jaan)..above all, it is a song of happiness, hope and smiles..awesome

[Saumya]

Thanks so much, Gaurav :)

I had no plans of making it look anything more like a poem. But I'm glad it feels like a song currently :)
I'm overwhelmed to know that you liked it so much! :))

[Onlyme]

Beautiful written and loved the message held within. To not be to harsh on ourself and to learn from our mistakes and not to dwell on bad things and remember to smile aa our life is not all bad but worthwhile.

[Saumya]

Indeed, Indeed! :) You got the essence of this poem perfectly well!

Thank-you so much for sharing your thoughts about the poem. I'm immensely glad that you loved it :)
(((Hugs)))

[Onlyme]

look forward to reading morefrom
you soon. Dawn

[Saumya]

You surely should ! :) and you're always welcome to go through any of them :))

[Onlyme]

thankyou sweetheart.

[Saumya]

*Smile* My pleasure!💖

[¿]

This poem's the resultant of a deep muse I feel...
how really it'd feel to meet our own actual and real self?! A break to sit on present's table to revise the past lessons we had in our life would be just perfect to figure out the upcoming stages....what's a life without knowing yourself in solitude! at least for once we should....

I was really amazed by the ending which exceptionally made a great job here...Thanks for sharing Saumya...twas a great read :)

[Saumya]

:) Exactly! This poem has been lingering in my head and heart from years, Tashin, but it was never before that I sat to pen it down, for time didn't alow, plus didn't had the words to express it then :) and one fine day this poem randomly happened. :)

I very much agree with you your thoughts regarding 'knowing ourselves' in your review. Knowning one's own self is actually the very first step to living better, and perceiving others I feel. For how can one possibly expect to know others when they don't know their very self well! The one that nobody but their own selves can ever know! :)

Thank-you so much sharing your sentiments about the poem.I'm greatly glad that you liked it so much! ( The ending specially)💖

[andrew mitchell]

lovely write looking into oneself like a spiritual journey looking for peace and harmony that can only come from within. But if one didn't like oneself.......one needs to change or except.

[Saumya]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts bout the poem, Andrew. Glad you liked it! :)

[Deep]

this one is 1st; my favorite stanza is the beginning one,"I'd sit graciously on silence's table...Undisturbed, unhurried, un-agitated," that is what I like in your poems- the very repetition of sounds that is very pleasing to read, and must for soliloquy. And also the vivid thoughts and experiences blended makes it a more enjoyable read. Thanks again for sharing it:) "with a grin, A sparkling hope within, I'll bid myself,A safe, sweet, serene, farewell."

[Saumya]

:) Thank-you so much, Deep!
Good to know that this one was the first of all my works that you liked. 'Repetition', 'alliteration' and 'personification' are certain elements I personally like in poetry. I'm glad that you noticed it's usage in my poems, and appreciate it so much! :) Glad you loved the opening stanza of the poem too, and the fact that a poem sounds good plus feels good to the senses is a precious compliment of it's own kind :) I'm overwhelmed to know that my poems are pleasing to read and feel!

[Deep]

Indeed these devices are sole asset of a poet. You are using them wonderfully. Keep composing beautiful poems!!

[Saumya]

:) Thanks again, Deep !
Glad you feel so.
I'll keep it coming, for sure :))

[The Iron Horseman]

Well, that would certainly be a cute trick, meeting yourself! :)
A very neat idea, sure to promote introspection and self-analysis. Your enthusiasm and positive delf-esteem are very encouraging in an age when many seem to whine all the time about how they hate themselves! I wonder if they really would, if they mey themselves?
I really enjoyed the structured early stanzas, but not so much the latter ones where the structure vanishes.
Also I found the constant switches between present and past tense a bit disturbing.
Overall, a very nice odea and lots of fun.

[Saumya]

Thankyou so much for stopping by, and sharing your sentiments about the poem. Glad you liked the poem :)

As for the errors in it, I'll read it again and try fixing it soon.(Thanks for pointing out the areas that needs editing) Also, please feel free to send me your suggestions about the poem, if there are still any, in the comments section itself or through a mail, so that I can edit it well. Btw, I kept the first half part of the poem structured, while the other half unstructured intentionally (while the first half part portrays me with respect to certain situations any my reactions for it, the other half is my conclusions and reflections regarding those, which are mine independently, and therefore I kept them unstructured)

I hope that answered your question :)Thanks much for the critique too.

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you for the explanation, Saumya; it certainly clarifies my understanding. I sometimes use deliberately jagged rhythms in some parts of a poem to emphasize something violent or dramatic happening, so I understand what you mean by the de-structuring. I don't have anything further to add editorially, I covered it all in my comments. I think this poem could actually make an interesting video!

[Saumya]

Alright. You've most welcome :) glad my previous comment answered your question :)

Btw, what kind of video can be made for this poem? (Please feel free to send me the info regarding the same here itself, or in a separate mail) I'm eager to catch up with your ideas about it, and will definitely go for it if If I really can :) Thanks for your splendid idea tho about the addition of a yet more interesting element to the poem. I'm looking forward to do it soon! :)

[Pete]

wow. so introspective. i like how you start out making some stark revelations, admissions and observations and how the second to last stanza waxes philosophical and then you end with peace and hope. great journey you take us on. the font adds like a letter to self making it more personal. reminds me of a bit of shakespeare, "to thine own self be true." well done ... :)

[Saumya]

Thank-you so much for sharing your sentiments about the poem, Pete :) I'm greatly glad that you loved it! As for the font, it was intentional and is my personal favourite .I'm happy to know that you liked it too.That quote from Shakespeare that you mentioned in your review is my favourite too, and interestingly, when I was initially writing this poem I thought of giving it a Shaskpearen touch, but then I thought to keep this one simple and the other version of the poem that I'll be posting here soon, will purely be in Shakespearean language :)

Thanks so much for the appreciation, it really means a lot to me :))

[Ace Jaxon]

Once again a very good poem, absolutely loved the way it made me start to think about if I were to meet myself. :)

[Saumya]

Thank-you so much! I'm glad that you loved the poem, Ne :)
(((Hugs)))

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

Oh how wonderful- be interesting to see what we’d think of ourselves if we could watch ourselves- this morning I took a moment to ask again what is this all about and my answer was I think it’s a journey of acceptance- accept and not fight just know it is as it should be and we must wait to be what’s meant to be- wonderful🌹

[Saumya]

Indeed! :) That acceptance of our inner self, from the outer self is all that makes the difference. What a reflective thought! :)

I'm very glad that the poem made you ponder about the positivity in you about your own self, which is a great thing! :) Thanks for sharing your lovely thoughts about the poem. So glad you liked it!💖

(((Hugs)))

[barleygirl]

I'm interested to watch how your poem starts out with this rather structured approach, then toward the end you kinda go nuts & get too happy to maintain the steady structure anymore. Just that break from the "norm" . . . from the previously established "pattern" . . . just the break itself is a palpable demonstration of all your buoyancy, underneath all that peacefulness. I love the structured parts, the way you alter the pattern a little bit here & there . . . love your "un" words -- great word choices & also good to use "un" words, becuz of what that says overall -- you're UN-hinged! *smile* Just kidding! This is a fun poem & I love that your self-esteem is so sturdy & strong (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Saumya]

Thank-you so much for sharing your thoughts about the poem.I'm glad that you liked and appreciated all the uniqueness that my poem had from the earlier ones.(Specially that usage of the prefix, un a :p) and yep, I do agree with you that I'm un-hinged, but just not all the time :D

(((Hugs back)))💖