In most things a fledgling
to some degree
A novice at love
and what’s not to be
Indentured forever
beyond my leave
And only an expert
—at being me
(The New Room: June, 2021)
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Yes, self reflection can be humbling. Love the wordplay. Cheers,
Thanks FF.
'And only an expert
—at being me'..
and that too, only
after a depressing journey of introspection
excavating those parts of ourselves
we hide, in those shadows of night
so as to belatedly, realise
just how common we are, to the very person
we once chose to despise;
not knowing
it was our recognition of self
that fuelled our intolerance, to begin with...
'In most things a fledgling: to some degree': Kurt Philip Behm
'We must cultivate our own garden': Voltaire
'gnothi seauton' - 'know thyself': Socrates
and as Confucius outlined in detail
'To put the world in order
we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order
we must first put the family in order;
to put the family in order
we must first cultivate our personal life:
we must first set our hearts right.'
...says it all. Thanks LB.
urt
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