Serves Me Write

Not what it seems.

 

Under the glare of an August noon

I was content walking barefooted

Upon the asphalt.

I had been doing it long enough

That I couldn’t feel the blisters

Forming on my feet.

Then the day came when you took my hand

Guiding me to the ocean

Till the cool waves licked my toes

Allowing me to feel again.

It was a sensation I got use to,

Even enjoyed.

Then one day I cut my heel

And broke a seashell

Causing me to realize

The safety in blistered feet.

So back to pounding the pavement

With a sense of relief of only stepping on

Glass already shattered.

The day then came when I tripped

On a loose brick breaking my toe

And feeling real pain.

I returned to the shores,

The ocean chill between my toes

Felt in vain

Cause being in heaven

Without my angel

The current might as well drag me

Into the abyss of a watery hell

Where I can drown in my own stupidity.

Author's Note

Don't worry I am not down and depressed... the poem is symbolic and not what you may think.

Reviews

[Dayran]

The balance is everything. In mathematics its called the average. Sometimes it goes by the term ' fair ' as in ' its a fair world.' In a nation its called the middle-class. The expression I like best is the one that says ' I'm not that smart and I'm not that stupid.' The Americans would say ' he's okay.' You're okay Cowboy.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you sir.

[KAOlmsted]

I have often said, just because the grass on my side of the fence may look greener, that does not necessarily mean the ground water is not a cess pool. I love your imagery in this piece, the way you showcase each side of the same coin--the blistering feet, the cool ocean...but the ocean bit, and so did the asphalt...life sucks, right? *laugh* I don't think we are ever truly satisfied...always looking around the next bend, so when that perfect angel is found and then becomes lost, yeah, it hurts. I really loved this piece. Thanks so much for featuring it.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Wow thank you so much for your kinds words.

[KAOlmsted]

my pleasure...

[Muse]

I liked the following:

The day then came when I tripped
On a loose brick breaking my toe
And feeling real pain.
I returned to the shores,
The ocean chill between my toes
Felt in vain


I too wrote a poem about tripping...but I did more than break my toe. Lol..we must be on the same path. xo

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Well then you walk in front of me in case there is a pot hole :)

[Muse]

aren't you sweet. lol

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

What can I say, I'm a gentleman.

[Muse]

stilettos on...that landing is going to suck for you! ha ha ha

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Ouch!!

[Tree]

The journey is certaintly a long and arduous one, and sometimes we end up in places we don't recognize. Well penned Dale, gave us something to think about here.

Diego

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Great thinking sir... thank for sharing your thoughts.

[*~*Butterfly Kisses*~*]

Seems to be about a man whose wallowing in self pity for mistakes he may have made, causing him to lose his "angel". I like the emotions and imagery. Nicely done, Cowboy.

Only thing I noticed in the fourth line...I think you meant "been" instead of "being"

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You are correct, thanks for that catch.

[Poetic Beauty]

To me this is a "man" a lover being pulled in two different directions. One love is soft and serene while the other has heat and passion along with the pain. The Lover realizes while at the oceans shore (being the soft serene love) it wasn't perfect either and goes back to the first. He realizes where his heart lies only while it is too late. drowning in his own stupidity.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I love your interpretation... was it what I intended, I won't say but i certainly like yours.

[Poetic Beauty]

I am glad you liked my interpretation and the meaning I got from this piece.