TOO DEEP FOR ME
7-5-2025
I am pretentious
As you can see
Because if I am not
then I am not me
And I am only a reflection
of failings of direction..and..
self-doubt
self-critique
will ruin my complexion.
Thus I write for you
To twist your world..
..your mind imbue..
With questions?
Like..
What may be the meaning here?
This wording being quite so queer
That I fail as a poetic seer..
And I am left behind I fear!
But...
I get it!
I understand.
If the poem is too easy
Makes the mind a bit uneasy
If the poem is naught but bland.
Sweet Dreams
About the Creator
Victor Mendez
Born in 1958.There's a lot of road beneath these feet.Worn out pairs upon pairs of shoes.Been a ranch kid,a city kid,a Marine,a dad, a grandfather now,an avid reader and just recently began writing poetry in 2015 just to vent.
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Good morning, my friend. Thank you for your kind words. I wrote this in response to some poems I've read elsewhere that required me to literally sit down with a dictionary to translate the words to understand or try to understand the poem and I thought to myself, "Is it necessary to use such huge words to be relevant?" For me it has always been to elicit a reader's emotion, not their admiration, whether in the message of the poem or just the beautiful flow as if riding a river and it's calm or tempestuousness. I'm glad you liked it. Thank you.
This sure was deep. Hope you're doing okay. Loved your poem!