Saturday 21 August 2010

a trophy

I had carried it for long
everywhere I went
it was with me
I cherished it
pampered it
loved flaunting it
even when it almost faded
it had become a part of me
the very thought of letting go scared me

then I recognized the truth,
surrounding me,
it took pieces off me
a parasite feeding greedily,
I gave it a big shove-
it fell away, leaving me free;
splinters of pensive thought
lay scattered on hard ground
"it deserved the hard coldness too"

23 comments:

  1. As ever Gautami..an extra ordinary write..this.. yes, it happens.. and wish everyone could have the courage like you..

    Have put up my 99th post.. a Haiku.. do visit in the evening to bless the 100th one too..

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  2. Attachment is always soothing,but detachment is a blessing. Excellent.

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  3. Tami, your nice poem reminded me of the trophy wife. (Google that)

    They cling and are support but really they aren't doing the kind of favor that a man needs. It works with women too, I think we call these ladies Cougars.
    ..

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  4. "I gave it a big shove-it fell away, leaving me free"

    Cancer needs swift operation.

    Superb.

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  5. ah yes, it takes a while sometime to recognize a parasite.. u did right, giving it a shove and getting free..!

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  6. Strange how something we feel is a treasure, can actually be feeding a dark need! Recognise this insidious entity, and then it's right to let it go!

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  7. There is so much truth to this. Often what we cherish the most is the worst for us.

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  8. Your nice poem shocked me, I admire what the poet did-
    "I gave it a big shove-it fell away, leaving me free"
    Not everyone have have the courage to do that in life.

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  9. Wonderfully written! An excellent take on the prompt! Trophies are not always what they seem. =)

    -Weasel

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  10. When I wrote it down I was only thinking of pensive mood that most of us carry around not wishing to shed it. I like the way how, many of you have interpreted it, in your own ways. That is what makes poetry writing worthwhile.

    Thank you!

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  11. Kept me awake after midnight - impressed.
    Please have a good new week.


    daily athens

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  12. I like the contrast you've created between the first and second stanzas.

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  13. Ah, the curse of holding on. Well done, friend.

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  14. Hard to let go when we dwell on things that dwell in us.

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  15. It is hard to let go of that 'over thinking', pensive mindset that corrals many of us. Nice work!

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  16. Gautami the letting go is the hardest part! Nice one!
    Pamela

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  17. You have expressed the truth of life..very beautifully. Loved it.

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  18. oh, i am so glad you are free...

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  19. freedom is the key of everything=P

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  20. Sometimes we don't realize how weighted we are until we begin to shed what binds or blinds us.

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  21. "I gave it a big shove-it fell away, leaving me free" What courage!! Oh how I wish I could do that to something I have carried around for awhile- it would be so liberating-

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