Castigation

Sometimes, there are no answers...

 

 

 

 

Can I ever find peace in this chaos

Again; yet again I have hurt myself

Society’s hypocrisies confuse me further

The same cluelessness persists and

I am a misfit in the silent confusion

Going around in circles that have no end

Almost always I run into an obstacle

Turning back, re-routing to find another way

I feel lost in this maze of life

Often asking myself what went wrong but I find

No answers, only more questions

 

Author's Note

Re-constructed from memory.

Reviews

[LadyLove]

The trick is sometimes to never turn back to where the confusion started...sometimes. Depends on whether that place already has a confusion answered. Begin from the place that came after...and let each one stay a place never gone back to again if it was not where you liked the first time. The road ahead is cleaner most times and more sure from the things you have managed to learn. You show your confusion well...how it seems you are running in circles that lead to nothing but the same as you already have felt. But maybe some things don't need an answer for you to go forward anyway; walk away from them and closer to a happier path. You did this nicely. Take care!

[Dorothy]

I love this! Probably because this is exactly how I am feeling at this point of my life. Nicely expressed and very good wite. I like the use of punctuation. You always use it well! :)

[James Mayfield]

No matter how many answers we get we will always have more questions.

[Victoria Lee~]

Very well said. Great write. I understand your words and tend to agree.

[C. Harter Amos]

Honesty isn't always an appreciated virtue and bullshit is a great way to get ahead in the hypocritical world. People have always thought 'can things get much worse than this', but I think it's a person battle that we have to fight the world each in our own way to survive. I've found that artists, writers and musicians seem to be outcasts - to use an overused word. It helps to be a part of a community of writers like WC where you read everyday from people who feel a lot of the same things you feel and can relate to the feeling of separateness. I truly believe that you can find unblimished honesty in the heart of many an artist.

[Shalini R]

I am a misfit in the silent confusion
favorite line

i think the ending should have more of a BOOM! factor. the overall poem is good, bu i could see exactly how it was going to end.
id like it just like... 2 lines longer, and give it that crazy twist.
good job, i liked this.

[Nicole Renee]

Very good. I know how it feels with the questions we ask ourselves. I've asked myself many questions. Anyways, I still think this is very good! :]

[rachel D]

questions questions questions. they are neer-ending. they just pile up. you address well what many of our minds reel with. all the unanswered misery is hard. it's cruel like you said. but i think honesty is always best. so thanks for being that, thanks for being honest.

[Lydia Shutter]

Viscious circles leading nowhere....you have expressed life's dark side so well in a deeply emotional write. Intense! Lydia

[Juliet]

Your poem hit a deep chord in me. I can relate to it on so many levels.

The further I go into this thing called life, the more clueless I realize I am. Life's hypocrisies never cease to leave me more and more with a sense that I am alone; alone in my physical realm as well as in my own tormented mind. The questions I have only lead to more questions, you are right about that. I wish I did not think myself into corners.

Oh, to be simple, a simple thinker; wake up, drink my coffee, read the paper, go to work, come home, pet my cat, be happy. But that is not my lot in life, and I do not think it may be yours.

Relish in your depth. Embrace the fact that you can go where others simply cannot go. I really love the way you write. It helps me remember who I am. Thank you.

[Sean M. Addams]

vrery good dark piece here .. very good thought provoking ending in my opinion.