i’m about done with all this
constant need for knowing
incessant dissection of the absurdity
spinning around and through me
elaborated constructs of meaning
in what could very well be meaningless
willful ignorance has its temptations
comforting, the ease of no longer caring
or wanting, seeking out the worry
a life fraught with perpetual motion
the sickness growing from the inside
overwhelming the senses in a complete
eventual system shut down, but the
coffee is still hot, and the sun
continues to shine somewhere, beyond
they tell me, so why my unrelenting
need to convince myself otherwise
Damn! This is gorgeous writing, River. I’m impressed.
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Thank you very much, Bojana.
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Sigh. Wonderful.
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Thank you.
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Because, because we are human … love it.
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Thank you very much!
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Because…life has to propel forward no matter what. One step at a time.
Sometimes I hate that. 😉
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Better forward than down, I suppose.
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Ooh, I love this one River. Fabulously crafted. Sorry for my absence so far this year, by the way. Blogging is having to be a very intermittent thing for me until the summer as I’m into my dissertation preparations now, and life is pretty hard in another protracted and damaging lockdown over here. Schools closed, the lot. Not the best time to be finishing a degree! Still, I’m hoping to get a couple of posts out before I finish and catch up with my blogging friends at the same time. This is one of those times, so thanks for another stunning poem. I think ‘willful ignorance’ has a lot going for it at the moment! 🙂
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Sounds like you have a lot going on. Best of luck to you with the dissertation.
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Thanks River, I think I’ll need it.
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You’ll do great.
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Thanks, River. 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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Outstanding! Absolutely love it, River.
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Thanks, Rita.
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The power or destruction/deconstruction of the mind.. it can so easily take us away from being grounded in the present moment..
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Very true. Thanks for reading!
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For me, as long as the coffee is hot!
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Yup. The little things.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks for the reblog.
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Always a pleasure to read and share great posts with followers, My Friend!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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But the coffee is still hot! Ah… thank goodness 😉
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Thank you for reading!
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Ahhhh, this made me feel as if I was writing this. Such a good flow of mental anguish. I wonder if we can change and become ignorant because things would be so much easier. Sometimes I try, but quickly realize it goes against my nature.
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Thanks a lot, Sam.
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‘willful ignorance’ is exactly what I’m doing half my days. Believing, only in today. The way you write is so wonderful
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It’s not so bad, ignorance. Thanks, Kat.
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Reminds me of a song lyric, “I think I thought myself to death.” I relate to your wonderful poem.
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Thanks a lot, Ali.
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This is fantastically well written. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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Thank you very much for reading.
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Of course. Have a wonderful evening! ☺
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You too.
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life goes on … until we have the sun and a hot coffee 😉💙
wonderful, as always! ☕️
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Thanks, Ray!
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There is so much to life and what
we experiencing
Thank God the coffee is still out💕💕💕💕💕🙏🙏
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You can say that again. Thank you for reading.
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You welcome
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The sun IS shining and that’s something anyway:-)
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For sure. Gotta appreciate that!
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“…willful ignorance has its temptations…” it sure does! Well done River!
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Thanks, Leigha.
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You’re welcome.
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I just loved this! More power to you!
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Thank you!
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I know right.
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“ the sun
continues to shine somewhere, beyond…”
Such a perfect verse, this is beautiful!
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Thank you, Holly.
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My pleasure!
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Beautiful 🌹 💐
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Thank you!
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Good question ❤️
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“incessant dissection of the absurdity” is my favorite line. I like your spoken meter of movement in the entire poem.
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Thank you very much, Chel.
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Wonderful , eco 🌿
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Thank you very much!
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The meek are screwed…
and i was just (day before yesterday) discussing willful ignorance with a friend… very different from stupidity or even just normal ignorance. It is a choice. AND as i often remind myself “If you choose to to decide you still have made a choice.”
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I don’t want to bury my head in the sand, I want to bury my whole body.
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Really interesting poem. ‘The ease of no longer caring’ is a difficult but relieving end to meet- your poem encapsulates that brilliantly.
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Thank you very much.
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“The coffee is still hot” — putting life in perspective. At four o’clock in the morning as the wind screams outside in a real-feel temp of 2F, this poem lifts my spirits. Great picture,
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Thanks a lot, Mich.
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beautiful poem and enthralling title !
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Thank you very much.
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Very very good writing. Ignorance definitely has its charms. I often struggle with the need to understand the chaos within too, or the paranoia that makes me look using a skewed lens. It’s better to simply forget and drink that coffee and gaze at the sunset, I think.
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I think recognizing the chaos for what it is is important. Once we call things by their true name, can we then enjoy the coffee.
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It’s very comforting to “see” the world as the perfect place, devoid of all the chaos and mess. However deep inside of ourselves, we know this is untrue.
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Which is why I think many people are too afraid to look inside themselves. We’ve forgotten how to breath in there.
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Yes, people neglect their own inner realm.
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