Dear Everybody,
From Nobody
From Nobody
Dear Everybody,
If there is any logic in you (which I am sincerely hoping)....... listen to this:
I have read your history books and I have seen the specials on "60 Minutes". I was not moved. In fact, I was downright appalled. You think that the fame and prestige of occupational success is what life is all about. Can’t you see how incredibly depressing that is? Well, can’t you? You do realize that time only favors martyrs. The rest may linger on their final desperations for a while, but they will never measure up in comparison.
Memories of the living are not even remotely permanent. People tend to instinctively manipulate the things they are told into the things they want to hear. Eventually we will all be reduced to birth dates and death-dates, mere numbers amidst a long list of statistics and lore. Is that really what you want? Is that really your top priority? Is the way strange people will speak of you three-thousand years from now seriously more important to you than what you currently think of yourself?
We all have our battles. Some battles however, are not won by coming out on top. You can not learn to love yourself if you have never experienced true sacrifice. If you have never settled for second best you will never understand defeat. If you place what others think about you above what you know about yourself… do you really even know who you are at all? I am not ordinarily one to pity, but if you have just answered “yes” to that question, then I do pity you.
If I could only leave you all with one piece of advice it would be, to live. The one thing I crave most on this backstabbing planet just so happens to coincidentally be the one thing I will most likely never have. All I want is for you all to live, to live with integrity, and above all… to live for yourselves. The rest of the world will never deserve your sweat and anxiety unless you first decide they do. Do not let such a precious advantage in life keep slipping so sinisterly out through your fingers. It does not have to be that way.
For myself, I hope a hope of all hopes to never ever be remembered. If I could attain such a graceful appreciation and confidence in myself to actually achieve the honor and distinction of being totally forgotten, all will be well in the world. Nobody will be told who I am. Nobody will assume that they had figured me out. Nobody will be jealous of me… and nobody will pity me either. This is my dying wish. It is a wish I have been wishing ever since the day I was born which just so happens to be the same exact day I began to die.
If there is any decency left in you (which I sincerely doubt)....... just forget me.
From Nobody
This is *NOT* meant to be aimed towards any one person here on allpoetry (or anywhere for that matter) so if this offends you, please try a little extra hard not to be offended because it wasn't meant to hurt your feelings at all(mainly because I classify myself under the "Everybody" category)
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these are some very very good thoughts... leaves me pondering.. you've made some good points here... good last words
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That is really good!
This gets my vote
david -
Yeah ummm WOW...This was great..So well written and with such a strong message to everybody..I don't think that it will affend anybody..but then again, This is AP...lol It was awesome..Best luck in the contest..
Much love
Bambie -
PsydewaysTears, thank you so much for your entry into my contest” How do you want to be remembered? “.I appreciate the efforts that went into your creating this piece. This post is to let you know I have received and read your work, made notes and plan to evaluate it again when the judging begins. And this comment is merely a ‘boilerplate’ remark I’ve placed on all entries. If you decide to review your entry and change it in the least, please, let me know so I may edit my notes.
I will be judging around May 26th (give or take a few days) and will have my results a day or two afterwards. Just a reminder, please make sure you have commented on four of the other contestants works and placed which of those poems you made comment into your author’scomments/questions. Good luck in the competition, ~richard
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WOW
now this was well written...so many of my own thoughts of "things" within the context of the piece..
You created a very thought provoking message here...excellent!
much love & peace
~Pamela -
I think it was an excellent write and I didnt feel it was dirrected toward any specific person. I believe you just expressed your feelings . God bless you
Rose
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