Slogans of exhortation---ubiquitous-
they baffle and frighten me
many are far-flung and iniquitous
from such I steer away to keep myself free.
I am no prophet, no seer
no leader nor teacher
a common man here
in a far-away corner
trying to make some sense
of my weary life--even managing
myself is such an immense
task--- slogans-throwing?-
that would be the greatest folly
when I was a lad, my parents said to me
' Learn to be independent, love yourself properly'
how wise those words--I've kept them and avoided so many a misery.
Jan 6, 2016
Jan 6, 2016 at 10:08 PM UTC
Slogans of exhortation---ubiquitous-
they baffle and frighten me
many are far-flung and iniquitous
from such I steer away to keep myself free.
I am no prophet, no seer
no leader nor teacher
a common man here
in a far-away corner
trying to make some sense
of my weary life--even managing
myself is such an immense
task--- slogans-throwing?-
that would be the greatest folly
when I was a lad, my parents said to me
' Learn to be independent, love yourself properly'
how wise those words--I've kept them and avoided so many a misery.