My body remembers
what my mind
tends to forget
Gulf of responsibilities
I avoid
just to feel your scorn
to keep me alive
I’m afraid to call this feeling
a feeling lest it turn real
I’m afraid to listen to birds
lest I get lost somewhere
where nobody lives
Peripheral vision
has become experiments
in spontaneity that
others choose to ignore
Everyone has their eyes fixed
on the prize which is wrapped
in explosives of their spiritual side
I don’t like the way I’m going
I have lost a lot of memories
that I could have made
I have lost a lot of people
that could have stayed
Things I know to be true
don’t seem to be true
when the need to explain
comes in the way
No one ever feels
the need to explain their path
to others or even themselves
when everyone else is on the same
but the one I want to take
needs an articulation
when it’s pitted against
the usual scenic route
My intuition is the answer
[402] Better Days
Smoke words every day. 
21 responses to “[402] Better Days”
Hi Rahul,
lovely site and poem.
Great to meet you and thanks for the follow.. I am now following you as well! 🙏
See you around. Stay in touch.
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Thank you Cindy!
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You’re so welcome Rahul
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Most welcome Rahul!❤️
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The verse here fits the illustration well. This poem reads like a classic sci fi pulp novel by Robert Heinlein. Naturally, I love it.
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Ooh I never knew of his writings. Will check it out. Thank you!
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Are you a fan of science fiction?
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Movies, yes. Books, I haven’t explored much.
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Then I’d like to recommend the works of Kurt Vonnegut and Ursula K. Le Guin, my two favorite sci-fi authors. Both were compassionate geniuses, and Vonnegut had an especially grand sense of humor.
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I’ve read Slaughterhouse and am familiar with his storytelling theories. Will check out more of his and Ursula’s work as well. Thanks for the recommendations. Highly appreciated 🙂
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You’re welcome, and you are very gracious for accepting my unsolicited recommendations. ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ and ‘Cat’s Cradle’ are Vonnegut’s greatest masterpieces, and Le Guin has several masterpieces of her own.
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Always listening to people who have masterpieces to recommend!
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Lovely words
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Thank you so much!
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Well…great poem real story sharing
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Thank you Vincent 🙂
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It was a pleasure to read such beautiful words. With each and every word forming a story that is reaching to soul
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Thank you. I’m glad you felt that way. Return for more at your time 🙂
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Sci-fi, good one❣️
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Thank you!
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