To Liberate Our Dreams
The legacy of my mental anguish
is less than a blink from a distant star,
so why do I go so far
with those things I cannot change,
rearrange of even influence,
those counter-balances of my suppositions,
when it seems my dreams
fall short of reality’s stubborn themes,
like a piece of glass beneath my bare feet.
Yet here I am, limping anguish
tantamount to that glass in my flesh now removed,
and I still worry, procrastinate,
deliberate the state of the world,
as if my mind alone could carry a solution
to fruition, the manifestation
of my hopes and machinations to peace,
when I barely keep a hold
of what’s appeased in my own mind.
What a soul I have, what a mind,
worried for half the world in kind,
and me, not a blink,
providence my instinct supports,
whereas the world at large a fuselage
pounded by shells and bullets,
til it relents in metal divots,
and human flesh so vulnerable,
is open to the cold hard truth of death.
Group soul must be feasible,
at least connection with our kind,
for every pain and suffering
seems to surface in my mind,
and tears flow for all the pain
the anguish life can muster,
and I in flustered disrepair
feel every nuance and care,
for all that is wrong in oppression.
There is no legacy in anguish,
just human suffering and those who empathize,
for here we are, together,
trying to drag ourselves to a better vantage,
just to see its not us alone who feel
this weighted burden of wrong,
and strong we must be,
to survive our own expectations
and to liberate our dreams.
Tony DeLorger © 2018
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More and more people are focusing on the thoughts you express here about the state of the world. I do believe there is a powerful mind of very high intellect, the One, that we are all beginning to connect to. And when enough thoughts like yours are gathered together there will be a phenomenal liberation as we have never seen before. Very emotive work, Tony, and well penned.
Thank you Phyllis, a great compliment my dear poet. So pleased you appreciated the work. After some fifty odd years of writing poetry, I feel my style and voice have found themselves and have been cemented into expression of worth and strength. Not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I feel a decided difference with my work in the last few months. Take care.
I have noticed, Tony, that a lot of your work is an expression of quiet introspection, often expressing great care for the state of the world. You seem to have found your center, which brings you a peace not felt before. I believe you have more faith in yourself and the strength shows in your writing, which is indeed of worth and great value. Take care my dear poet.
Many nights either perusing local news or watching world news I find myself feeling the same way, that hopelessness cant be mine alone to bear right? Then i come to realize that we are all in this together. You, me, all the good hearted souls roaming this world searching for the answer to everyone else’s problems, backburning our own for the greater good. I have noticed an even deeper depth than you has before in your words my friend. It is noticeable. Profoundly good piece my friend.
Very much appreciated Paul, and as you say, we are all in this together. They more our number to support change, the greater the possibility. Cheers!