Irony

Just ranting about..

There comes a time in life 

When you want to laugh 

But the only thing that comes 

Are tears 

Flowing endlessly 

And the irony is 

That you don't even know 

The reason behind them 

It's not as if you are unhappy 

Nay.. You have everything 

Within reach 

Everything that you wished for 

At an arm's length 

And then you realize 

What's missing..

It's peace,

Calm and comfort.

And then you find yourself

Groping blindly 

Fearing that you would fall 

Walking alone

https://soundcloud.com/user-557255780/coffee-with-underhill-01-23-2017 

Thank you J Todd Underhill for reading out my little piece ☺

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

All of us find this place.
"And then you realize
What's missing?
It's peace,
Calm and comfort."
I believe we learn real wisdom. When we learn. Can't make everyone happy and we must find something to do. We enjoy. Thank you dear friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I agree, eventually we do although it takes time.
Thank you, Coyote, for your thoughts and appreciation :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right and you are welcome.

[Stan Lee]

Walking alone isn't a nice thought for most of us but maybe we need to find calm and comfort in our own company first. Thought provoking poem. Nice job :)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Yes, I agree! But still sometimes it's better that way.. Thank you for liking and reviewing! I'm glad you liked it ☺

[...]

I came across this quote recently. I will share it with you because your poem has made me think of it.


"The external dimensions of life can bring you comfort and convenience. Only the inner dimension can bring fulfillment." -Sadhguru

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you so much for sharing this with me! That fulfillment is yet to be found..

[...]

Yes, this seems to be the quest of all quests. :)
You're welcome YumnaKay.

[Jibey]

I love the sincerity and intensity of these thoughts, wrapped in the short lines and simply saying how it feels...

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Sometimes it's good to let the emotions take control of ourselves..
Thank you for liking this one! Always appreciate it😊

[Tony Jordan]

I think therefore sometimes I think too much...

It's hard to find the balance between wanting life to be effervescent and needing 'me time'. It can be that people think we are always one way - always the party-head and so they pester you to be 'fun on call' and we fear letting them down but we must call 'Time out' to regather our 'Self'.
I was going to say 'irony' is what watercress tastes of - but I won't because that would be really childish.

Keep writing it out YumnaKay. :))

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you for your insight here.. It is hard indeed to stop thinking about we are thinking... Thank you for liking, Tony! Means alot 😊

[barleygirl]

It's hard for me to read this poem & not end up with the idea that the conclusion suggests a need for some higher power such as God or whatever any person chooses. I love the way you write this in a conversational way, as it feels like it's very honest & heartfelt. I so agree that having "all that" (material things or whatever) still leaves us feeling empty & broken. It can take years to find the inner peace that will fill the void inside. This is an excellent description of how it feels when nothing feels fulfilling.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

This was written from the core of my heart.. Nice to know it touched you.. I think inner peace is something we can only think about, I doubt if I'll ever have it..
Thank you for your thoughts here, Barleygirl! Always appreciated ☺

[Lorry]

For all that others see what we have, we alone know what we have not. When life is good, we realise that sometimes, the only thing missing is someone to share it with, and to keep us steady and be there to catch us when we fall. Beautifully captured words, that more than you know will feel from within.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

To me, people aren't that important than is the internal piece.. Thank you for your insight here, Nemo! Means alot :)

[Lorry]

Welcome :)

[William Liston]

I've experienced such feelings before, and in my opinion, it's the worst type of sadness. I prefer it when I can identify the source of my feelings, so when I don't know, I feel lost and confused. I love how you desccribe that feeling in this poem. Sometimes, the things we need most like "peace, calm, and comfort" (to quote your poem) are the things we never learn to grasp. It seems that we (as humans) always struggle to fill some void in our lives, always pointing to imperfections when everything's mostly right. I read somewhere that if you're breathing, 99% of what you're doing is right. Too bad most of us can only focus on that 1 percent . . .

Anyways, enough of my ramble. Thanks for sharing this thought provoking write. I enjoyed.

- William Liston

[Dr. YumnaKay]

That's an interesting observation I must say! I think it's the human nature to crave for what we don't have while not feeling grateful for what we 'do' have..
Even your rambles are noteworthy, William! I'm glad you liked this piece! Thank you so much :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

peace and contentment is so hard to find. we are either grasping for more than we have, or we are regretting we didn't give enough to others and use our lives to their fullest purpose...

j.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

That's the point... Thank you for your insight here! Really appreciate it ☺

[Ashish]

Absolutely true.
We are forgetting peace in our life and running behind material things..

Nicely written by you .

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you, Ashish! Yes, I agree, peace of mind is the most important thing,I think for our sanity... I'm glad you liked it ☺