introspection.

when does introspection become

 

too much?

 

at what point is it that living

 

inside one's own head

 

turns into something overwhelming with its hollowness?

 

i've been asking questions of myself

 

that i can no longer answer,

 

messed up dreams of times i wished i had

 

populate my waking thoughts

 

the syllables slipping through my fingers

 

and i am no longer able to wring from them

 

the definitions i once knew so easily...

 

 

 

lucidity seems a much depleted commodity

 

in a world where outward expression

 

is just no longer possible

 

where once i could turn to you with every

 

wild rambling supposition

 

or

 

brow-furrowing ponderance

 

and have it all explained

 

there is now just a blank wall

 

 

 

as i play a one-man game of catch

 

satisfaction is a far away dream, these days

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Reviews

[Tony]

I find in that hollow...Peace
Herbs protect me from my dreams....
This poem reminds me that many have decided to live as
'a leaf in the wind' yet are still connected to the 'how?'.....

brow furrowing ponderance and have it all explained.... That's great!
This poem is fairly provocative.
I like it!

[JustWantLove]

Far from subtle; collected, enduring, all out, compelling! Played out beautifully without exceptions! Top-shelf!

[Iota]

I think we turn inward and inspect ourselves when we can't express our self. If there is no one to listen to us or if we are surrounded by people who only talk and never listen we often become silent and we are left to our own thoughts. How does one know they have been in their head for too long, well they notice one day that they dream about life more than they are living it. I enjoyed how this one read and flowed from one sentence into the other exploring feelings, excellent write.

[miSS LEaf]

you wrote what i've been thinking about with gracefullness so unique to jenniewren :) ~bows to the poetess~

Lea

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

These are questions that are tough to ask one's self. I found this poem to
grab a hold of me and force me to finish reading. Through all of the despair and doubt..I believe the outcome will be the birthing of an unshakable confidence that comes from truly knowing one's self. This type of self evaluation is especially difficult. Awesomeness!!