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My Daisy

Posted on the 03 February 2014 by Comowater @Como_Water

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I’ve arrived in Addis safely and am getting used to the time difference (and the altitude)! As I settle in and sip slowly on the best coffee in the world, I contemplate the concepts of perfection and (im)permanence, and how striving for it leaves us inevitably unfulfilled. More on this to come, but in light of my contemplations, today I give you a poem that I wrote when I was 17. Apparently I’ve been thinking about these themes for a loooooooooog time! :D Have a great day folks and see you soon with a new video post!

My Daisy

My mother frowns,
“why do you waste your time,
why do you waste your
money
with something
so
so
–not permanent? Honey,
don’t you know that flowers die, 
(but flowers grow)
and flowers wilt”
(and flowers bloom)
but I stay silent because
deep down I know,
I know that I can’t 
win.
So I stay shut
I don’t argue. I just 
think and think 
and think–
People aren’t permanent 
and
don’t stay perfect
and people die
–should I stop loving
them too?
 
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