Thursday, March 4, 2021

On the Edge ~ Paradise Lost

Original Covid Art ~ Helen Dehner
 

We existed on the edge  

of a precipice 

lived in a fool's paradise  

    focused on nothing but ourselves 

fulfilled our whims, satisfied our passions 

looked everywhere but straight ahead.


ignored warning signs

circumvented road blocks

pretended stories like ours

deserved happy endings ~~

a fool's paradise  

of our own creation. 



Posted by Helen at 9:11 AM
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7 comments:

  1. robkistnerMarch 4, 2021 at 10:58 AM

    Hi Helen , sorry, arthritis flaring, typing excruciating, but good work!

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  2. JadeLiMarch 4, 2021 at 11:21 AM

    Wonderful title for your poem, Helen. So easy to fool ourselves until...

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  3. brudbergMarch 4, 2021 at 11:54 AM

    We have fooled ourselves for far too long. It's all our own own making I think

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  4. KerfeMarch 4, 2021 at 2:57 PM

    I agree with Bjorn. Our selfishness is coming home to roost.

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  5. purplepeninportland.comMarch 4, 2021 at 6:46 PM

    Great title to a truthful poem.

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  6. ben AlexanderMarch 5, 2021 at 3:53 AM

    So true, sadly.

    -David

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  7. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderMarch 5, 2021 at 11:12 AM

    Dearest Helen,
    It is true that society has shifted to a very self-centered one. The era of the instant gratification and the endless 'Selfies'!
    I've only used in my blog a few times a 'Wefie' as that sounds different than just about Me-Me and ONLY Me!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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I appreciate each of you and the comments you leave ~~ thanks so much.

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