'Owed' to Thee

Think for yourself, or others will think for you without thinking of you. - Thoreau

i wear the sneakers

or do they wear me

i walk the path

or does it walk me

i stare at the water

or does it stare at me

i sing the song

or does it sing me

i kneel down to say my prayers

but i can't get back up on this trick knee

i light the candle

or does it light me

i hold the key

or does it hold me

i close my eyes so that i can see

see the real me

am i really something

or just a wanna be

am i you

or thee

Author's Note

"Life isn’t about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

A thought provoking little poem Pete. I am definitely me and I'm in control of my life. I love your posted image and right at this moment in time I would love to be sitting on that bench staring into that expanse of water while listening to the rustle of those autumn leaves tickled by a light breeze.

Chris

[Pete]

Won't be long now and you'll be doing just that autumn's breath is on our necks. Your poetry shows us that you are you and it's pretty terrific. Thanks ... :)

[barleygirl]

I love this poem for the message most of all, plus the rhyme & rhythm are quietly humming. I should hope that, in my life, I've moved somewhat from: me thinking I control anything . . . to: me accepting that I control nothing (((HUGS)))

[Pete]

i think of such things sitting in the park (maybe it just means that i have too much time on my hands - don't know). i've been learning (the hard way) to go with life's flow. one gets awfully tired fighting against the grain but i try not to compromise my principles despite an occasional bending in the grey areas. as i was telling someone else, i simply try to treat people as i would want to be treated given circumstances ... :)

[John the Baptist]

Has the sound of both philosophy and physics. Is there only one thing in the universe, the apparent separateness of things attributable to the physical being's lower frequency? Or do things exist only if an observer looks at them? If this glass of merlot I'm looking at isn't real, I'm going to be mighty disappointed.

[Pete]

if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound? perhaps you should drink your merlot in the woods and kill two birds with one stone. thanks for weighing in j the b ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"Think for yourself cause I won't be there with you" (Beatles)

[Pete]

even they covered that ground ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I think they are quite interchangeable, Pete.
this is clever and so thoughtful...
and that video is quite good...Prince adds his touch to songs and they just flourish...
I saw Kool and the Gang in concert...favorite song of theirs was Hollywood Swinging.

thanks for this poem to start my morning.

j

[Pete]

there's a smooth, classy, stylish beauty and respectability to old english - a shame it's not spoken anymore. the question of what do we owe ourselves in this life. you lucky dog having seen kool and the king - love them and listen to them quite often when in a dancing mood. indeed, prince has that flamboyant touch that makes things come alive, breathing new life into an oldie but goodie. thanks all around j ... :)

[Ruth]

Is it a case of conscious thinking or rather the spirit...the we are one and one is we thought process could heal so many pains of humanity, too much ego afoot walking those paths and not enough soul reflected on that water...another superb poem Pete...

[Pete]

thank you ruth. you're such a deep thinker. a conscience is a wonderful thing - not enough of it afloat on the water as you say. too many afraid to get out of a sinking boat ... :)