THE JOURNEY

in poetry •  6 years ago  (edited)

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I stand in the space between both worlds,
The realm between fantasy and reality.
Deep from the bowels of broken dreams.
I hear sweet whispers and screams.

My mind trapped in the phantom world of imagination,
My body belonging to the bitter world of constriction.

Once upon a mind's journey in a dream of lucidity,
I sat as a young scribe of an aged wise scholar.
Remnant words of the old sage recalled from memory
"Your state of mind is your only treasury..."

Once upon a real journey in a realm of mortality,
I listened to the words of a departed wise man.
Truthful words of my father recalled by choosing,
"You stop moving, you start losing..."

The mind trapped, The body belonging,
Tug of war within my being.

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Father was wise
It was a good read
Thank you @abmakko

Yeah... he was... thanks for reading :-)

I loved how you dropped those little phrases into your poem.... wisdom :)

"Your state of mind is your only treasury..."

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"You stop moving, you start losing..."

very nicely done :)

Thanks for reading... those are one of my most cherished quotes

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Awesome and informative post thanks to share dear

I can really feel the ambivalence in these verses. That kind of push/pull twisted up inside feeling when something is really causing an anxious debate in your head. As with all poetry this is an interpretation and I'm not sure if I got it right.

The mind trapped, The body belonging,
Tug of war within my being.

These final lines were really strong @abmakko. Thanks for sharing your thoughts in your poem

You are on the right track @raj808. that tugging motion is the picture I wanted to paint... when you live in two separate but parallel worlds between the physical world and the free-world of imagination

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Lovely poem!

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"You stop moving, you start losing..."

This is so true

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Never stop moving

Yes... NEVER

very nice photo @abmakko

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So beautiful to memorialize your father's words in this beautiful poem @abmakko!!

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Lovely...same here.

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Nicely done. I'm a formal verse guy and this is just formal enough. :-) Some sagacious insights.

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"Your state of mind is your only treasury..."

How true that is! There is no better way of saying that.
Love your post!

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