The Inventor

FredPeyer

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

  • Author: Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 16th, 2017 15:36
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 29
  • User favorite of this poem: Accidental Poet.
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Comments10

  • orchidee

    Did you fall to pieces? Did the wheels fall off, as they say? You all re-assembled now?! heehee.

    • FredPeyer

      I did my best, orchidee! But unfortunately my head is now backwards. No more knifes in the back, but am bumping into things!

    • skyebellasario

      Lovely write Fred!

      • FredPeyer

        Thank you skye! I think we all need to re-invent ourselves once in a while!

      • Michael Edwards

        Great work Fred - there's always a way.

        • FredPeyer

          Thanks Michael, there sure is! Whether or not is the best one is the question!

        • Fay Slimm.

          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.

          • FredPeyer

            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'!

          • Louis Gibbs

            "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.

            • FredPeyer

              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!

            • Laura🌻

              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!

              • FredPeyer

                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.

                • Laura🌻

                  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!

                • dusk arising

                  This is great! It reads like something i put myself through recently.... certainly changed many facets of life but my poetry has suffered.

                  • FredPeyer

                    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!

                    • dusk arising

                      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?

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                    • Accidental Poet

                      This write carries some very heavy weight Fred. Hits home with me.

                      • FredPeyer

                        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.

                        • Accidental Poet

                          I agree whole heartedly Fred. Re-inventing until it's right.

                        • Goldfinch60

                          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.

                          • FredPeyer

                            Thanks Goldfinch, and yes, we do it often, sometimes not even knowing that we are doing it.

                          • myself and me

                            Re-invention, a brilliant way to live our life. Thank you for the wisdom.

                            • FredPeyer

                              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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