Boredom

It slows the time,

It weighs us down;

It forms a void

In which we drown.

 

It blocks the mind,

Disrupts its flow,

And traps inside

All that we know.

 

Thus we begin

Forgetting all

Regardless of

How great or small.

For by and by

A bitter blight

Without respite

Grows on the sly

Along our mind’s neat shelves.

And soon we start

To fall apart,

And lose our wills,

Our glows, our skills,

Our reveries,

Our memories,

Our eloquence,

Intelligence,

And last we lose ourselves.

-EDP

Reviews

[Chelsea]

Thank God for WritersCafe, or this would be me! While we're thanking God, let me also thank him for giving me a creative mind. I would be drowning in boredom if I didn't have my writing!

You were right, it definitely relates to our conversation. LOL
It's great!

[emipoemi]

So glad you enjoyed it! This is what I can get up to when I'm bored - lol! And I, too, thank God for my imagination and creativity. Thanks for reading.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i watched my dad become trapped in his own world, watched him trapped in his own memories and then even lose those...and then finally himself---he was almost 98 when he passed...and just the shell of what he once was....but i still saw that strength deep within...the strength that had taken care of a family for so so many years...I know that time will be coming for me...and not that long till it advances.
j.

[emipoemi]

indeed. Thanks for reading.

[Phill Oz O'fee]

According to Wikipedia - There is no universally accepted definition of boredom. But whatever it is, researchers argue, it is not simply another name for depression or apathy. It seems to be a specific mental state that people find unpleasant—a lack of stimulation that leaves them craving relief, with a host of behavioural, medical and social consequences. - But I like your interpretation better… :-)

[emipoemi]

Thanks! It comes from experience. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Relic]

I can agree with every line being I've been there and not by choice. Emergency room visits that last hours are just one aspect of life that is unavoidable.

[emipoemi]

no kidding - lol. Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Chris Shaw]

I haven't suffered from boredom for sometime. Maybe because once you reach a certain age, time starts becoming very precious, especially when you see it slipping away. I can certainly relate to your lines when I was younger though. Enjoyed the way you approached this.

Chris

[emipoemi]

Glad you did. Thanks for reading.

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome

[UN]

Boredom is a killer! We need these reveries!

[emipoemi]

Indeed we do....
Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it.

[poetgurl]

Along our mind’s neat shelves.
And soon we start
To fall apart,
And lose our wills,
Our glows, our skills,

I so love this part, so truthful...
love this write. awesome

[emipoemi]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Leo]

And last we lose "ourselves"..I felt it didn't rhyme well with skills..
perhaps and last we lose our wits ..just an example

[emipoemi]

Ah, my friend....."ourselves" is rhyming with "shelves"...there's a long crescendo of couplets that lead up to it.

[Leo]

my impression was just being constructive :)

[emipoemi]

and your constructivism was well accepted, I was simply pointing out the factor you missed which drove you to your confusion.

[Leo]

Reads beautifully..introspective and eloquent..the last stanza tho the melodic effect of it slowed down a bit..nevertheless loved it..
feel free to review my poems: u might like Vagabond or Unchained..

[emipoemi]

In what way did it slow down? I'm glad you enjoyed it, though, thanks for reading. I'll def check out your stuff.

[Ana Papaya]

I enjoyed this emi. Really great flow, you do the whole rhyming poem thing very well. I like that.
I can recognize having felt similar feelings to those you describe here.

[emipoemi]

lol. Don't we all! Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it!