Open Poetry #48 |
Sartre, Existentialism and Me |
JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Uploaded with ImageShack.us on the street hard rain coming down I'd duck into the café on the corner have a cuppa joe to wait out the storm searched my pockets for some change not one red cent nothing that folds and spends either in times such as this I seek out an old, old friend the public library my refuge from the elements besides books are there books I can immerse myself in and, for a few hours forget the sad plight I face when I leave my refuge I wandered into Sartre on a day much like today though not able to understand very much of what I was reading he intrigued me him and his existentialism so I read off and on through the coming years mesmerized that something so complex I was beginning to "get" went off half cocked, proud of myself later, as the years piled up and I kept reading Sartre I came to an abrupt and complete meltdown Sartre Existential nihilism b.s. these days I think the whole concept that nothing in life is important or of any value whatsoever is, as I said earlier, b.s. how could I have been so wrong for so long I think I know why but that is for another day ©August 19, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"I think I know why but that is for another day" And I am hoping you will reflect that here as well. Nice writing, Jerry!! JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you, JL, maybe I will come back with that reasoning. I appreciate your constant support. ~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
I think it is cool you kept reading and absorbing and understanding and came to your own conclusion....b.s. Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Heh heh . . . Yeah, it took awhile. Thank you, Lori. ~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Hey Jerry: I don't know about you, but I found a long time ago that the more I "learn" -- the less I "know". I find that it's all a paradox in this realm; perhaps that IS the point: to savour the duality of life... Thanks for the visuals and stirring thoughts... -MVS You CAN make a difference, but first you should learn how: |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Mark, I believe you have the right attitude and opinion. Thanks for stopping by and lending me some of it. ~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks James. ~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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