filling empty

. "the usefulness of the cup is it's emptiness" B Lee

there is no living without emptiness
we make walls we make windows
we make doors with great locks
we have roofs and guard dogs
but it is in the emptiness of our spaces,
our most internal of unguarded places,
where we live truest to ourselves
in spite of nothing

where we can become anything

Author's Note

Reviews

[KWP]

I'll second what John The B said below - that's quite succinct.

I heard on a podcast this morning someone say 'how many of us have found peace within?' that peace comes from emptying, detaching, unfettering.

We are all very good at holding onto the physical and emotional. The focus should be elsewhere, in the nothingness.

Nice poem ... brings me back to base ... base can be a good place to hang out X

[Davidgeo]

It's never not nice to see your words Liz.

[KWP]

'running water never goes stale, that's why you gotta keep flowing...' love Bruce ...

It's never not nice seeing you :D X

[A.L.]

The unguarded places when we are truly alone and truly broken.

I hope your emptiness gets filled with someone or something… worthy.

[Lauren_The_Awesome]

This all speaks great truth. Loved the words you wrote. Great poem :)

[jazzymars]

wow.. i like that. " the usefulness of the cup is its emptiness"...

[Davidgeo]

Bruce Lee was a very wise Chinese man.

[emipoemi]

.......I have no words......my voice is in my awe!! Well done!

[Davidgeo]

Your voice is in awe? I'm not sure what that means but it sounds like a compliment... so, thanks? I think.

[Ana B.]

A self aware intake of living. The first line is kick a*s. Perhaps this is just another example of fractal geometry - like most of the universe is supposedly empty, so is the soul...who knows... I could practically hear Moby's ''Everything that rises'' while reading this.

Did you see that video of Bruce Lee playing ping pong with the nunchucks? Its awesome. Both Bruce and his son Brandon where amazing people. They made the world better just by being in it.

[Davidgeo]

The ping pong video is not real. I love bruce lee but his physical accomplishments are insanely exaggerated. His approach to life was quite lovely though, and extremely underplayed.

Also yes... the moby song... I totally see that now. I even know that song very well, how did I not see that while I was writing this? Damn it... Moby, get popular again.

[Ana B.]

what? holly s**t!

[Ana B.]

I looked into it and you are right - it is a fake. It never occurred to me otherwise ever since i was a kid...

[Davidgeo]

It seemed plausible, Bruce Lee was amazing.

[Ana B.]

Indeed he was. One of those rare, pure souls.

[John the Baptist]

This is an interesting take on the concept of emptiness, something that has fascinated me for years. The poet says "there is no living without emptiness," and then shows some of the ways in which we create emptiness. The important thing, however, is the internal emptiness where we all truly live. In this place, "we can become anything." This is very insightful, reminiscent of the Buddhist scripture which states that emptiness is fulness and fulness is emptiness. Thus emptiness is not to be dreaded, but embraced, for it is only a part of what we are. Very good philosophy in this offering, very succinctly and clearly stated. Good work.

[Davidgeo]

From what I hear you're profile is long standing fraud for a certain d********g that has an axe to grind with me. Please stop, and just leave me the f**k alone. Go manipulate idiots as you do under your many fake profiles, just not, f*****g, here. I don't block people but I am asking you to stay the f**k away from me. You can pretend like we don't know each other, just stop interacting with me or I will expose you.

[John the Baptist]

I have no idea what you're talking about, but I will definitely stay the f**k away from you.

[Davidgeo]

It's probably better if you mind your own business. You have nothing to do with this conversation, I have no idea who you are, not to mention John and I have already come to an agreement on avoiding each other. Their is no need to keep talking about this, please mind your own business and stop trying to create drama. I don't care about you or your relationship with John so do us all a favor and keep the conversations to poetry or, even better, mind your own business completely and stay the f**k away from me entirely.... something tells me you aren't who you say you are... something tells me that you're just another profile of "john the Baptist".