what ignites my curiosity
gets me motivated to create
what lessens my inhibitions
what adds to my renditions
what arouses my mojo
stimulates my very soul
am I open minded
or closed tight shut
black and white
or varying shades of grey
am I up for debate
or avoid any confrontation
do I think things through
or react spontaneously
am I a lover or a fighter
do I get agro or go quiet
how will others remember me
when I’ve moved on
will it be with relief or smiles
with fondness or beguile
what impact have I made
soft traces or sharp indents
do I reflect on how the day went
or blunder on with no retrospect
what triggers my emotions
do I indulge too many potions
do I really know myself
or avoid time alone
always seeking stimulation
or ready for contemplation
have I got a five year plan
or meander aimlessly through life
what are my core values
my aims for this life
how do I cope with strife
strengthen my resilience
ticking off my bucket list
or wasting time being psst
we all have endless choices
or making none is delaying
just what am I conveying
with the life I live
the company I keep
the way I spend your time
try pausing and answering
some of the above
know forgiveness and deep love
keep worthy friends, drop all ‘isms
superficiality and commercialism
are just more distractions
lulling me into further infractions
know what I’m are here for
help all who come my way
to ensure a meaningful stay
Great poem that inspires deep self-reflection! 🙂
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am I up for debate
or avoid any confrontation… i was never really the confrontational type of person, i dont like to argue much, though i speak my mind….but things changed..i realized the more keep quiet the more people bully you. Now, i only do not speak my mind, i argue bigtime!!!
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lol good for you in finding your voice Mich!
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and the more you do it the more skilful you will become … at first it can come out a bit harsh but with time you can be kindly assertive 🙂
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This is a beautiful list Kate
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Love this, Kate! 🙂
All important things we must ponder and mull over and figure out! 🙂 to not only know ourselves better, understand ourselves better, but, also, so we can live our best life and help and teach others. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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perfect summation … you really got it thanks Carolyn 🙂
Gold star and top of the class …
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An interesting poem about our feelings.
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and our busy mind …
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Ah Kate! So many questions…they require so much of contemplation. I think being honest to self will yield many answers. Thought-provoking.
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thanks Punam … once I started typing it just kept pouring out
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I loved reading and contemplating through this!
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I think we are allowed to change our perspectives as we move along.
I used to be active in volunteering, part-time employment and perhaps now feel a tad burned out.
It is good to have quiet reflective time. There are still things I do, but I work at my own pace and that suits me just fine 🙂
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“keep worthy friends, drop all ‘isms” — I can’t do both, because then I’d have to drop calmkate-isms! 🙂
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lol good point … but I’m tramping on all my isms so which have I missed 😉
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Wow, much food for thought here! Love it. Thank you!
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You are what you are 🙂
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but there is always room for improvement 😉
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I do wonder the same sometimes and it remains wondering mostly.
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Wonderful and thought provoking
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Is this a Q&A? May I treat it as such?
what ignites my curiosity … almost everything
gets me motivated to create … almost nothing
what lessens my inhibitions … drugs, alcohol, jet lag
what adds to my renditions … see above
what arouses my mojo … memories, I think. And that’s a bit sad
stimulates my very soul … water. Looking at it. I cannot get enough.
am I open minded … less, I suspect, than I think
or closed tight shut … but not that either
black and white … not black and white, but not very colourful either
or varying shades of grey … varying shades of blue, I think
am I up for debate … always
or avoid any confrontation … that too
do I think things through .. endlessly
or react spontaneously … on Thursdays after 9PM
am I a lover or a fighter … really not much good at either
do I get agro or go quiet … quiet as a lamb. With teeth.
how will others remember me … vaguely
when I’ve moved on … I am already packing
will it be with relief or smiles … both, I assume
with fondness or beguile …with impartiality
what impact have I made … zip, zero, none, not a sausage
soft traces or sharp indents … blunt instruments
do I reflect on how the day went … I never accept that the day is gone
or blunder on with no retrospect … well – the short term memory is not all that it used to be
what triggers my emotions … almost everything. Is it OK to mention nudity?
do I indulge too many potions … ha ha! I think I’ve answered this question
do I really know myself … well, there are some mornings when I look in the mirror and I wonder
or avoid time alone … I adore time alone. Which is fortunate.
always seeking stimulation … not really
or ready for contemplation .. trapped in it, actually
have I got a five year plan … that would be optimistic
or meander aimlessly through life … is ‘meander’ the right word? Yes, probably
what are my core values … I think it is important to be nice to other people. But I may be wrong.
my aims for this life … to laugh so much that I lose control of bodily functions … at least twice more
how do I cope with strife … I think that I have already answered that question
strengthen my resilience … I don’t. Resilience is futile.
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lol great effort Brutus but you’re only half way through … don’t stop now this is possibly the most serious you’ve been in the past hour!
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Oh … whoops … sorry .. . I missed a bit.
Perhaps your poetry should not suffer further graffiti.
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