Sitting at the kitchen table
With his head in his hand
Worried that he was unable
To go ahead as planned
The pieces of his invention
Were cluttering up the space
He did not have the vision
Was tired of the chase
But then he had a thought
His face began to smile
It was not all for naught
It was about changing style
He had to re-invent himself
Find out who he could be
Put his ego on the shelf
Try out a different key
If the old ways do not work
Better to try something new
Instead of going berserk
And maybe a little bit crazy too
The most important thing
Is to think outside the box
To see what it would bring
To consider his own paradox
If my reasoning is sound
And not influenced by my mind
I will never again be bound
Marveling at what I may find
Not letting the past hold me back
Putting myself into the here and now
Disregarding what I may lack
Boldly going ahead anyhow
Will open up the whole wide world
Take away the clutter in my head
Confirm what I had previously heard
Affirm what I had previously read
Never again will I be a slave
To limitations of my own
No, I can be bold and brave
In ways I had not known
The beauty of this re-invention
Is so easy now for me to see
I can go ahead without pretention
And re-assemble my new me
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Author:
Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (
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Did you fall to pieces? Did the wheels fall off, as they say? You all re-assembled now?! heehee.
I did my best, orchidee! But unfortunately my head is now backwards. No more knifes in the back, but am bumping into things!
Lovely write Fred!
Thank you skye! I think we all need to re-invent ourselves once in a while!
Great work Fred - there's always a way.
Thanks Michael, there sure is! Whether or not is the best one is the question!
Your rhyming in this wise piece of advice is outstanding Fred - - making moves to renew and recharge is all we need. Great read my friend.
Thank you Fay, most of us tend to fall into a kind of rut in our life and I do believe that every once in a while we need to do some 'house cleaning'!
"Never again will I be a slave to limitations of my own" ... Love this line Fred! Such great advice to one's self. You describe the inventor's process well in these words.
Thank you Louis. That line seems to speak to some of the readers, hopefully in a positive way. I do like poems that give some food for thought, and there are many of those on this site!
My mom...
95 years old...says
to re-invent ourselves before we’re 80 years old! According to her, it’s downhill after 80!
So we still have time! Let’s
make the best of it!
Enjoyed the read!
Thanks Laura, your mom is right about re-inventing ourselves, but I just cannot believe that it is all downhill after 80! Unless of course, body and/or mind are going.
I’m with you on that one. I don’t want to believe that either! She just resents the fact that she has to depend on others (me) for what once she did herself! A very stubborn woman...but lovable!
This is great! It reads like something i put myself through recently.... certainly changed many facets of life but my poetry has suffered.
Thank you da! If your changes are for the better, for you and the people around you, that is all that counts. The poetry will come back, I am sure of that. I don't know about you, don't know about all the others here on MPS, but for me at least, writing poems has become kind of an addiction. I don't write every day, am too busy for that, but sooner or later that little voice inside starts to shout! And there I go again, writing. Doesn't matter if it is good or bad, as long as it is writing!
TBH i have written a little lately but the quality is sad. I'm sure you are right and the inspiration will return. I'm probably subconsciously 'unsettled' in reaction to the changes i have made. But at least i'm back on here reading yours and others excellent works. I may not be writing but it's still a buzz to be part of MPS. I can't write on a day to day basis.... some people say they have writers block when they can't but i look at it differently. If i can't write it's because i have nothing worthwhile to say - so why bother?
TBH i have written a little lately but the quality is sad. I'm sure you are right and the inspiration will return. I'm probably subconsciously 'unsettled' in reaction to the changes i have made. But at least i'm back on here reading yours and others excellent works. I may not be writing but it's still a buzz to be part of MPS. I can't write on a day to day basis.... some people say they have writers block when they can't but i look at it differently. If i can't write it's because i have nothing worthwhile to say - so why bother?
This write carries some very heavy weight Fred. Hits home with me.
Thank you so much AP! Frankly, I am a little surprised how many readers are touched by this poem. On the other hand, re-inventing ourselves is something a lot of us do at some time in our life, sometimes even several times.
I agree whole heartedly Fred. Re-inventing until it's right.
It is the way of life that if things go wrong it needs to be changed, that step into a new world can be hard but in most cases it is always worthwhile, you and I have probably done it so many times in our lives and we are still here Fred.
Thanks Goldfinch, and yes, we do it often, sometimes not even knowing that we are doing it.
Re-invention, a brilliant way to live our life. Thank you for the wisdom.
Thanks m&m! Not so sure it is 'wisdom', maybe more 'experience'. And you know, it easy to write about it, but so much harder to do in reality. Before one can re-invent, one has to take stock of where one is. Sometimes it takes some kind of calamity in one's life to push one into this whole re-invention thing. But if one does (re-invent), life can be that much better.
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