Last Stops
Forward only, never back -
For that's the track, the direction, the tack.
A hundred analogies, a thousand words to say,
Tomorrow will be better, the sun will shine, you'll play.
Intention is there, empty the words, devoid care.
Comfort the speaker, pain ravaged, nothing spared.
Travel along, fight on, continue despite no peace,
The line continues, the others ahead, distances increase.
A sea of faces awash with the million expressions of shame,
Looking for reasons, an event, another to blame.
Reflections in smudged glass, as the world rushes by,
A glimpse of outside, and a destination unarrived.
Surrounded by a world, a dimension, finger tips outreached,
Feeling the possibility, the warmth, wall left unbreached.
Never back, only forward -
A false dichotomy, sold to the masses, to strike a chord.
Drive a direction of mind and action, a meaning,
In a mindless march on, toward an invisible ceiling.
The journey is a spectrum, with no end to meet,
No matter how far travelled, unravelled, or number of seat.
The engine powers on, the strong at the fore,
Not pulling together but pushed, by the weak and the poor.
No choice is given, other than drive and to strive,
Yet existing for all, wealthed or deprived.
More than two ways, more options abound,
Instead of ahead or behind, to the side can be found.
Move along forward, or look far into the past.
Or get off and stay, to stop at the last.
Very nice. I need to ask you about some of your photos in the future. There was one the other day and I found it fascinating, but I forgot to ask about it. The poem is well written too :)
Which photo from the other day? I don't mind talking about them :)
This one. It looks like it was on a movie set or something. I'm guessing that's your wife in the background, so the circumstances are curious to me.
Nope, this isn't my wife. It was taken in Belgrade, Serbia while on a work trip. They were shooting a commercial for Mini cooper. She is holding a lot of leashes in her hands and there were lots of dogs in the clip too. I have quite a few photos from the production side of it. Sometimes, it is a pleasant surprise what crops up on a walk :)
Ah, okay, that is very cool then! Thanks for the explanation!
A beautifully and heartfelt poem. Congratulations.
The final stop is actually where we don't want to be. We don't want to stop there, but someone calls out "final stop." We have to get off.
Sometimes, there is no choice in the matter.
It's heartbreaking to see the false dichotomy of forwards only, never backwards sold to the masses by perhaps the government. And the masses continue on a journey that has no end and continue to make efforts in futility.
It's a nice poem you've written with a lot of useful messages to pass across.
We live in a world of polarization - left and right, up and down, back and forward. We know there are other options, but we act like there are not.
Powerful and influential words 👏👏
Every step we take is the beginning of a new phase. The secret is not in reaching a certain goal, but in living with the journey itself, and learning from every moment in it.
They say it is about the journey, but if the journey is only pain and there are few positive milestones, what then?
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Powerful poem
In fact, it is not easy to get rid of past/wish for us. However, it is not bad if we take lessons from it while building the future.
Enjoyed the syncopated rhyme scheme on this one.
The stop start nature of the verses made me feel like I was on a local Subway making all the stops at every station along the way.
This was my favorite verse. Time to get out of the rat race. Web3 innovation and decentralization is the way. Never been more bullish about my Hive experience.
Such an amazing poem, I never get tired of reading it, feelings, motivations, desires, and the past are all combined in one poem, thank you for the poem, we really like it, and I hope you have a nice day ♥️♥️
Dear @tarazkp !
I guess you are having difficulties as an immigrant in Finland!😦
I thought your last stop would be to bequeath your home to Smallsteps!
"Never back, only forward"
Perfectly true. It might be difficult to be going to the front but we continually need to be moving. No going back