At the end of the day we do it for the love.
21/11/2020
Sometimes I wonder
Why all my life
I’ve been a creative type
And it clicks and makes sense
That it’s all a way
Of tricking the world
Into loving me
It’s a way of being something more
Than just a 9 to 5 drone
I’m not a blue collar worker
I’m a warrior poet
Cos which would you rather be?
And weaving webs of meaning
Searching the ether
For profound understanding and wisdom
Of the world around us
Seems like a better vocation
Than watching reruns of
American sitcoms and reality TV shows
So as always
I bleed onto the page
Lock the rage inside a cage
Seek meaning through my art
So the world knows my story
Look and play the part
Of a quest for lyrical glory
These patterns on the page
Give me hope
And pride
And a better life
Than just scraping by
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It seems to me that pretty commonly achievement and creativity is in some way or another a way of tricking the world into loving us. Writing books and poetry, making music and visual art often seem pointless from a financial or survival perspective but we do it for the love, attention and status that we get in return.
At the end of the day we do it for the love.
Good one
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Many thanks:)
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Welcome
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Well said, Christo! Fulfill your talents and your dreams. What you said about sitcoms resonates with me. I went back to school at night when I was 26, saying I didn’t want to waste my life in front of the TV. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Honestly I almost never use my TV, hopefully returning to study next year as welI, I love my job but I don’t want to drive a forklift forever. All the best:)
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Good luck with your studies, Christo! ❤
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