It's just a hole, you know.
You can fill it with anything:
a job
a hobby
a tv show
or even a new love.
These are just patches.
We are enmeshed
in a driven world
in a driven world
where lust and longing
are the keys to happiness.
We have no time to ponder
(you think too much)
what we might become
if we jumped off the ferris wheel,
spurned the hawkers
and neon lights,
and sought a different way.
So add another bauble
to your collection.
Congratulate yourself
as you break another heart.
Just another mark on your slate.
Late-night tears
in your empty room
in your empty room
will fill the hollow space
(for a little while).
It's just a hole, you know;
easier to fill for a day
6 comments:
Just another mark on your slate... I'd hate to be a mark. It's a sad world. The tone of your narrator's voice contrasts the weight of the message. I love that.
July 21, 2013 at 11:43 AMOh for the simple life...!
July 21, 2013 at 11:55 AMwe choose pleasure 'to fill the hole'
July 21, 2013 at 6:51 PMfor day instead of happiness for life - I like your thought.
It is strange that the words led us down this path. Your piece however was quite beautiful.
July 22, 2013 at 6:33 AMSometimes filling for the day is the only way to repair for a lifetime.
July 22, 2013 at 12:34 PMOuch. You nailed this one!
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