Cold Bum

FredPeyer

I sat on a rock contemplating

My life and why I am here

But all I got was a cold bum

And a craving for a beer

 

Thinking deep thoughts

Has never been easy

Mostly what I get is

Sleazy, queasy, or cheesy

 

We should never give up

Exercising our brain

We have nothing to lose

But everything to gain

 

I wonder how it would feel

To be totally nude

Inside a tank

In utter solitude

 

Without the noise of life

What would I find

Would I see everything

Or simply be blind?

 

I’m more complicated

Than I ever thought

Full of ideas and things

I was never taught

 

They have to come from

Somewhere inside

I’m still looking where

They could actually hide

 

It can’t be that I

Was put on this earth

Just by the fact

Of a simple birth

 

Oh, no, there has

To be a lot more

Some special reason

A mind to fly and soar

 

I did get the beer and

My bum is still cold

Maybe I’m wrong

I’m just getting old

  • Author: Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 24th, 2018 02:00
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 50
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  • Michael Edwards

    Not easy to exercise your brain when your bum is cold - mind you it depends where your brains are lol - love this excellent write Fred.

  • FredPeyer

    Thanks Michael, you are so right. When I was young, my brains were down in my pants. But I think they repatriated upwards again now.

    • Michael Edwards

      I had to laugh at this - brains travelling from pants to head - the term 'dick head' came to mind - do you use the term over there? By the way no disrespect meant but I guess you know that.

      • FredPeyer

        I guess the expression exists, but have not heard it lately. And btw, you don't have to worry about any 'disrespect'. Firstly you are too much of a gentleman, and secondly, I do have a thick skin, make fun about myself, actually enjoy it, and don't worry about the little things! 🙂

      • FredPeyer

        Thanks so much Angel! The word 'amazing' is debatable! But my wife told me that I am actually not as bad as everybody else says I am! So there you go!

      • Caring dove

        the cold bum distracted you momentarily from the deep thinking and your reflection lol nice piece of writing which i enjoyed reading

        • FredPeyer

          Thanks so much yellowrose! At my age, a cold bum is more than a distraction, it is a major calamity!

        • Goldfinch60

          Very good write, sometime it is worth clearing your mind and wallow in its emptiness. I can sometimes do this and feel more relaxed having done so.

          • FredPeyer

            Thank you goldie! We do need that relaxation once in a while!

          • orchidee

            A fine write Fred. Nothing much worse than a cold bum! lol. I stand sometimes, while waiting for a bus or train. The waiting room seats/shelters cause me to jump up again, if too cold!

            • FredPeyer

              Thanks orchie! Yes, there is nothing worse than to sit down on a metal bench in winter-time. Well, maybe there is. It's putting your tongue on a metal pole in freezing weather!

              • orchidee

                The tongue will get stuck to the metal pole. Careful nothing else gets stuck to it!

              • orchidee

                That botty warmed up now?!

                • FredPeyer

                  Yep, had a good nights sleep, am waiting for the sun to get up and another warm and happy Hawaiian day! I just wanted to rub it in a little!!! 🙂 I still remember the night I spent near the Scottish border in a farm house heated only by the fire place. I was sweating in front and freezing in the back. No hot shower in the morning either! And there was snow on the ground. Cold, humid, awful! Oh, and twice I drove on the wrong side of the street. Dangerous country, your England!

                • Louis Gibbs

                  Sounds to me like the process of spiritual awakening going on, Fred. My condolences and congratulations, my friend. Great write here!

                  • FredPeyer

                    Well, thank you so much, my dear Louis! I guess the condolences are for getting old and the congratulations for still kicking! We are into some very very heavy duty thinking here, have to hold my head cocked to one side so the few brain cells I have left are all in one place!

                  • FredPeyer

                    Thanks, tepo! These two stanzas must have reminded you of scuba diving! I never dived, but I can imagine that it must be awesome!

                  • WL Schuett

                    A fine poem Fred a fun one also , I don’t know what you’ve done in your life but I think you would have made a fine teacher !

                  • poetboy123

                    A great humorous piece, detailing contemplations we've all had some time or another, haven't we? Definitely a brilliant write.



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