Advice on Avoiding Pedestals

Neville

Advice on Avoiding Pedestals

 

Be sure to avoid all bandwagons

and pedestals my dear,

   at all costs and your own peril ..

Don’t worry though,

   despite my burning up like this ..

Should I die tonight,

you can bet on all of my bones,

   I won’t go quietly ..

But screaming and kicking with

   all of my might ..

   I refuse to be that kind of victim ..

I mean a quiet one,

and to become less than nothing

but a small collection

   of buried old bones, or white ash,

stuck in a bowl

and displayed, beneath a marital

bed or indeed upon

a mantelshelf somewhere quietly

gathering familial dust

with no hope of resuming any of

my former unfulfilled

hopes and quietly unacquired glories ..

So just to be sure then,

avoid bandwagons and all of those

associated pedestals

    en route and at all costs, since they

serve no true useful

   purpose on this sad old earth of ours ..

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 15th, 2024 01:17
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments9

  • 2781

    Very true, but a do believe, at best, we all end up a bag of bones.

    • Neville



      as one who follows a Buddhist path I plan on being recycled .. cheers

      • 2781

        Fair enough.

      • orchidee

        Good write N.

        • Neville



          Write good then O .. N

        • Doggerel Dave

          You've turned up!! Left without a 'by your leave' or anything.
          I was only querying with Teddy yesterday, and was shortly to message you. Glad to see you back, Neville, but what's with this 'despite my burning up like this ..'
          You are a bit of a worry right now.

          • Neville


            Good day Dave, how kind and thank you for that, it's good to know that my absence was noted .. My absence was quite unplanned but entirely (well pretty much) work related .. I have been involved with a rather high profile individual (two actually) one of whom is now very deceased and .. My lips are now sealed .. Hope you are well, or at least better .. Neville

          • Teddy.15

            Great advice Nev, too many sheep in the world, we need some authentic vibes. 🌹

            • Neville



              indubitably .. and by the way, hope you don't mind me asking, but will you be in Florence this June 🌹

              • Teddy.15

                I will of course! You coming over? The weekend of the 15th I won't be because my girlfriend from London will be here

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              • Alan R

                I refuse to be that kind of victim ..

                I mean a quiet one


                Very intriguing write!


                • Neville



                  Ah' you noticed .. Cheers Alan you can beat an egg and a drum, but you just can't beat a bit of intrigue now can ya .. Neville

                  • Alan R

                    😊

                  • Accidental Poet

                    A sad old Earth this may be N, but it brightens up significantly with you here. 😊👍

                    • Neville



                      each corner of my mouth is reaching skyward on its own accord .. cheers mate 😎👍

                      • Accidental Poet

                        I love it when my objectives meet their goals. 😊

                      • Cassie58

                        Too many marches , too many protests, too many sheep, too many dumb politicians but Neva enough poetry. Always good to read yours Neville.

                        • Neville



                          Make my day why don'tcha Cassie .. I swear you can see write through me at times ..

                        • Thomas W Case

                          Very true, and I like the sly wit this has. Excellent work.

                          • Neville



                            Wot sly wit, it woz meant to be blatant 🙂

                          • Goldfinch60

                            So true Neville, we will all end up as dust.

                            Andy

                            • Neville



                              absolutely ... cheers Andy



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