infinite_dwarf
infinite_dwarf
Dec 22, 2019
This poem is part of the contest:

"LIFE"

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Cogito Ergo Sum - December contest

Or maybe I'm not
It has been a life-long quest
To see where I belong
Find my purpose

Accepted nowhere
Jocks hated me cos I was smart
Geeks hated me cos I was a jock

20 years later, same
Enthusiasts hate me cos I'm quiet
Extros hate me cos I'm an intro

Back to the beginning
What is my purpose?
Have I found it?
I have not

About This Poem

Review Request Direction: Is the internal logic consistent?

Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: North Carolina, USA, USA

Favorite Poets: E.A. Poe

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Comments

weirdelf

Or another of the eldritch fold joined Neopoet?

This sounds very unlike you, the you that once proclaimed to me "I'm proud to be a redneck".
And I thought that in Christ you had found your purpose.

Clear up this identity crisis [grins] and I can give you better critique.

For now this is lacking in prosodic values. Sure it has the Prime Directive of poetry- compression of meaning but otherwise-
Cogito Ergo Sum, Or maybe I'm not, It has been a life-long quest, To see where I belong, Find my purpose . Accepted nowhere, Jocks hated me cos I was smart, Geeks hated me cos I was a jock . 20 years later, same, Enthusiasts hate me cos I'm quiet, Extros hate me cos I'm an intro. Back to the beginning, What is my purpose?, Have I found it?, I have not. .

See what I mean? Poetic prose. As to the rest, you know I totally relate! [grins]

weirdelf

A horse walks into a bar and orders a double scotch. The barman says,
"You've been drinking a lot lately, do you think you might be an alcoholic?"
The horse replies,
"I don't think I am" and disappears.

You get it? It's based on the French philosopher, Descarte's epigram 'I think therefore I am' but if I had explained that first it would have been putting Descartes before the horse.