Contradictions
I am an upended apple cart
I am the cider
I am neither sweet, nor sour,
but I do bite
I fill a glass half full
I am the balance, half emptied
I am many people to others
I have been no one but myself
I was once young
I will never be too old
I once thought I knew
but I know nothing at all
Inspired by a poem by Siobhan Mac Mahon, Advice for my Daughter, and a prompt by Miz Quickly’s What the Dog Did and loosely based on a prompt at dVerse Poets. Shared with @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay on Twitter Image by Bruegel the Elder “Vanity” © Misky 2021
7 responses to “for Miz Quickly’s What the Dog Did”
Each one is brilliant, Misky. I love the first one quite a lot and the one about your age.
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Thank you! 😊
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I loved the last s🙂tanza. Sort of sums us all up really.
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Thanks. 😁
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It is good to know that we don’t know everything – so we can continue to learn more…
If only the politicians could realize that.
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Love this contradiction in real life poem.
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Thanks, Debi.
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