The Station

I don't like work :/ One of my best poems though!

The Station

Tim McCollum

Designed to return where they relay

Concepts questionably perverted,

Which truly lose sight of the blaze

From perversion’s constant burn.

 

People are crazy,

Cautious they could’ve,

Bet if they weren’t lazy.

They don’t know the feeling of Free.

 

But how could we know?

The flames won’t drop for them to see.

Can loveable banter,

coupled with good manner tell us this?

 

There’s no right, rather wrought answers.

 

Things are as they are.

They see them as they aren’t.

Can I be me and them not see

The person long ago I sought?

 

Trick is to never know

Things you aren’t or can’t control.

Be you, but only care for that.

The station waits for me…

 

…at least I can wear a hat. 

Author's Note

This is a deep one...not a on-the-surface kinda poem.

Reviews

[Carol Cashes]

"Concepts questionably perverted," Yaasss!

"People are crazy,
Cautious they could’ve,
Bet if they weren’t lazy.
They don’t know the feeling of Free."

Preach, Bro. Soundz, preach!

Why do you need a hat? Is it so that:

"Can I be me and them not see
The person long ago I sought?"

I am not a poet and the Cafe has been kind to me regarding my meager efforts ( I will try anything once!), so sometimes I struggle. I am such a plebeian in matters of form, etc. but I'm smart and can usually "get" it. And if I don't, I will c**k my head to the side like a good puppy and you'll hear me say "huh?" Many have told me that they would rather each reader glean what they will for themselves...hmmph! So, if you have a specific meaning, please tell me so that I can learn and eventually one day, extrapolate with the upper echelons about such esoteric matters. *ahem*

[Soundz]

Hi Carol,
Thank you for the appreciation!!
It's a poem on the lack of appreciation for understanding. The sentence "People are crazy/Cautious they could've/Bet if they weren't lazy." is a set of examples people say to shrink a complicated incident into something easy to understand.
My point of the poem is for me to vent and do some self-acknowledgement. I don't want to be anything like those people..."Can I be me and them not see/The person long ago I sought."
The hat is a reference to the rules being broken...we can't wear hats at the station, but nothing happens when we do :)

[Carol Cashes]

WELL!! Did not know about the hat rule. I would have understood the ending as the perfect end to this piece.

[Carol Cashes]

WELL!! Did not know about the hat rule. I would have understood the ending as the perfect end to this piece.

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the honest thoughts and I agree with them.
"Things are as they are.
They see them as they aren’t.
Can I be me and them not see
The person long ago I sought? "
Easy to forget who we were. Sometimes we must re-gather our life and thoughts. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Soundz]

Thank you so much man! Feels good :D

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.

[Jana Omar]

I LOVE your work! I love how deep and real this is. People try to fit in a mold the society has made. They have to make their own mold, as it's their best fit. Love the rhyme, too. Keep it up!

[Soundz]

I greatly appreciate your words my friend. This one I made out of anger, but the message means so much more than useless frustration.
Thank you!!

[Jana Omar]

Welcomed anytime :)