Today
let me be
Both womb
and tomb.
*
Today
let me rest my oars,
not move at all,
Sit in my canoe,
watch life move
around me,
and be quietly respectful.
*
Today
let me just BE,
live,
survive the day,
not make waves,
not be in the light,
not be a light.
Today I will roll myself up into a ball,
deflecting any assault on my senses,
*
let me hunker down,
not do anything,
not attract any attention to myself,
not say aye or nay,
just go through the motions.
*
Today I need to curl up,
foetus-like,
ride out the day,
be a tiny pebble
embedded in the sand
on a shore,
that the waves may caress
or leave untouched,
a quiet witness
to the ebb and flow of time,
content to feel the pull of the tide
and the silence of the sea's embrace.
About the Creator
Komal
I write poems and stories that hit the feels.
When I’m not lost in my own plots, I’m either daydreaming about the next big idea or just winging life with a grin.
𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕒𝕟 𝕀𝕄ℙ𝔸ℂ𝕋
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Comments (27)
This is expressed at grassroots-level feeling and the such a needed poem. It's the natural response to a world demanding unnatural presence of us most of the time, and that poem/this poem...is our soul fighting to preserve itself. Magnificent. 🩵
This poem beautifully captures the need for stillness and introspection, with vivid imagery of surrender and connection to nature. It’s a powerful reminder of the importance of simply being.
Love this Komal. I have a longtime dear coworker and instead of sharing "do you like so and so" opinions with each pther, we just say "i would (or not) ride a canoe with them" 🚣♂️🧐 Id ride with you and your writing, fo sho 💫
Bbbeeeaaauuutttiiifffuuulll. I. too. have days when I just want to be too.
Intriguing!
Beautiful & filled with serenity! Well done!
Poetic beauty!
Back to say BIG congratulations on placing on this week's leaderboard for Best Emerging Creators. Well done and very well-deserved.
I love it! We can all relate to it. The way you express your emotions...I can feel it. I wish I could write like that! You're very talented! ❤️❤️❤️
A very heartwarming congratulations too you komal!!! Keep shining⭐✨
Huge congratulations to Komal for securing an impressive second place in the Most Emerging Creators this week! Your hard work and creativity are truly inspiring! 🎉✨
So well structured and so relatable. Great Poem!
Love the structure and up lifting nature of this poem
I love this: '...ride out the day/ be a tiny pebble/ embedded in the sand/ on a shore.' Just reading this is peaceful.
Amazing! Best!
Komal, this is a beautiful poem that speaks of a person's need for solitary being- we all need that 'alone' time. Being "a quiet witness to the ebb and flow of time" expresses this poignantly.
“That the waves may caress or leave untouched” wow! What a powerful poem. I read it as communicating a sense of apathy towards self, the kind you can only really access when exhaustion wears away all the energy you’d need to care. Definitely relatable at times. Beautiful writing Komal.
Ohh! This is soo touching :) I can feel this!
very good
no comments at all, I just wrote (04) lines for you komal! Today let me praise! Praise for a friend A friend on a page Komal her name, a great!
Oh, but I love that last verse so much. What a lovely call for solitude and peace.
Wow! Komal, What an extraordinary way of writing it! It flowed so perfectly 💖💖😃
Ah, it would be soooo blissful if everyday could be like this. Loved your poem!
Really beautiful
Oh! Wow, this is so deep and relatable. You captured something extraordinary in your words! Wonderful✨😍 "not do anything, not attract any attention to myself, not say aye or nay, just go through the motions. This is amazing👍