AFTER ALL HAVE GONE TO BED
I
Where does your mind wander,
after all have gone to bed?
Are you counting sheep,
along with those asleep? Or,
are you thinking about love, pursuit of happiness, prosperity?
Do you sit in a chair
to reflect the days deeds,
asking yourself if you were good,
or bad? Or,
do you drown your sorrows away with the last fluid ounces residing in your whiskey jar?
II
For my young mind, still driven by my hearts-desires, ponders preposterous questions unanswerable to all except time.
Only Time knows what will happen, who I will love, who I will marry, what I will
do, what I will make.
Time understands that the Present is the main character, who will receive the credit for Time’s work.
For Time is the one calling the shots, figuring out the
angles and settings.
Time just hopes Present will do a good job concealing the plot. Because what movie is worth watching if both the journey and conclusion are revealed?
None!
However, my young, foolish mind
still ponders these preposterous thoughts because I am still
learning:
how to live in the present.
how not to worry about uncontrollable matters.
how to live without fear of myself. how to live without fear of failure.
how to live dedicating my body, mind, soul to the life I want to live.
III
Now, what about you? Where does you mind wander
after all have gone to bed?
Does your mind follow
your heart? Ask itself preposterous questions, as I do myself? Or, do you
count sheep in your dreams
along with those resting atop their
beds and below their covers?
Or, are you unable to sleep because you lay on cold ground every night, under the night sky dying a slow death of hunger and hypothermia?
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Get your signed copy of 51 Poems For Humankind To Think About. Dalton Johnson's first book of poetry. These 51 poems are his critique of American hustle culture told from the perspective of a young man returning to the world after years of living off the grid on less than $500 a month.
These poems capture the internal battle of consumerism, American greed, humans loss of connection with the natural world, and pokes fun at some of the absurd cultural norms of adulting. Each poem touches on different parts of American's superficial society in hopes of promoting the change from group thought to individuality. For it is at the individual level Johnson belives you unlock your true self.
As you read these poems take some time to think about what stirs inside of yourself to find where you can change and grow into the human you want to be today and tomorrow.
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