Why do I sit and wonder
Why do I sit and stare
All the things I ponder
Are they really there
Or just imagination
No substance in their form
Do they need investigation
Before they can be born
I never seem to understand
Why I cannot move
Why I cannot take in hand
My ever changing mood
But to ponder evermore
The problems in my mind
It seems that I am looking for
Answers I won’t find
If there’s no solution
To a problem I am viewing
I’ll not find conclusion
So there is no point ensuing
Forget the problem for the time
Keep it out of sight
One day I will get a sign
And I will see the light
The solution will be there
And without my pondering
I will be aware
And no longer wondering
Once a problem’s solved
I won’t be involved
I will not be caught
In hazy, crazy thought
J Lloyd
Author notes
I don't know if you understand the connection but this is what I seem to do when I am not writing poetry. I find I am stuck and I cannot move. Even if there is nothing to worry about I am wondering why. I look for things to worry about and can't understand if I can't find anything, so then I worry about not finding anything.
May not make sense to you.
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maybe you have been in an anxious state so long you must unlearn the behavior. I like this write so much. the TV and news papers and our lives bombard us with so much sadness .perhaps you should protect yourself more and practice relaxation such as deep breathing when this comes to you or force your thoughts to other happier things. Do you have a little dog?
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i liked it, it described perfectly a feeling that i couldnt, thank you for entering and good luck, ill take a second look at this
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I do understand exactly what you mean. That's the exact state I'm in right now. Very good piece and I certainly take it to heart. Great work and thanks for the entry and the help!
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nice flow and a very nice write, but unfortunately too long for my contest, thanks for the good read though -
Very good. Most definitely fits the theme I was going for. This makes you think about the ever present questions we all ask ourselves in the preponderance of life.
I have one nit pick: "No substance in there form" improper use of there, it should be their.
Thanks for entering, and great work!
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