Blind Man Gruff

‘Tis healthy to be sick sometimes. - Thoreau

searching for the gumption to forgive

is it burning in a candle's wick?

blown into stained glass by beatified breath?

in a spineless, black book in a pew?

stumbling in the dark, black and blue?

what should i do?

yesterday's feast is today's crumbs

tomorrow eternally comes

i've always been afraid of the dark

strangers in the park

and a missing question mark

perhaps it's under a sofa cushion

along with the remote, lint and other loose change

maybe it lies at the bottom of a cranky, crippling creek along with the other fool's gold

i hope i find it

before i get too damned old

before my soul is sold

before i'm forced to remove the blindfold

Author's Note

"A book should contain pure discoveries, glimpses of terra firma, though by shipwrecked mariners, and not the art of navigation by those who have never been out of sight of land." - Thoreau

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I love your playful tongue-in-cheek search for "whatever"! I've been reading a fair number of poems at the cafe that attempt to describe or analyze life/death & I honestly don't think about it much. Your poem seems a lighthearted & subtle spoof on those who get worked up about accomplishing "whatever" before death snatches that bucket list & throws it in the fire. Many snappy thought-provoking well-crafted phrases thru-out (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

lol. thank you. when our fingers ache from holding on too tightly, we eventually learn to loosen our grip or suffer arthritis - either way we must let go of things ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

"tomorrow eternally comes
i've always been afraid of the dark
strangers in the park
and a missing question mark"

[Sami Khalil]

I feel you are saying that many people are blindfolded willfully or forcefully. We sure tend to go through life with twisted or unclear perspectives looking for even candles if not the sun to see at the end of the tunnel. We must see clearly and let go of so many misconceptions. Excellent sir.

[Pete]

as you remind and my muse thoreau wrote, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." with the right perspective, we don't have to live in the dark - we can always see the sun on the horizon. thank you for sharing sami ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. You are welcome sir.