"Admit, that a wise man can instruct fools."--Voltaire





Bumble-bee raindrops
Destroying the wind that blows
Lost in the labyrinth
Mankind's sentiments seem absurd

Burn the sound of a voice
Just to make a pertinent point
Your vanity could be profound
If you knew how to instruct

Flatter yourself
In such a condescending manner
Your exorbitant imagination 
Is somehow lost

We attentively listen
Awaiting validation
Believing your principle is just

Your pain is a blatant scar
Upon our souls

This was never our journey

When I die,
I think I'll keep the extra weight
04/09/2005
Author's Note: 
There have been studies 
to show that everyone loses 
the same amount of weight when they die.  
It has been said that this could be the soul.  

Posted on 04/09/2005
Copyright © 2025 Ava Blu

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 04/09/05 at 04:16 PM
an interesting piece, especially when put into context with your note. the first stanza is awesome, and the rest of the poem followed suite. excellent work.
Posted by Shonda Chrissonberry on 04/09/05 at 07:35 PM
yes, 21 grams it is ~ and the movie is worth watching ~ really love this one Jeanna, one of your best :)
Posted by Paul Marino on 04/10/05 at 05:21 PM
wow, amazing last line, which i didn't get the first time i read it. you think your soul is corrupt? well, you don't have to answer. i know you well enough to know what you think and how you feel. probably your best poem ever. sincerely, shawnelle
Posted by Laura Doom on 04/16/05 at 06:18 PM
...then I think I'll probably put on weight when I go :)

Wonderfully dry and detached. Subjective, but I found myself convinced by your commentary - and I drooled especially over 'your exorbitant imagination'

a hot favourite
Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 05/14/09 at 08:51 PM
Flawless.
Posted by Uriel Tovar on 09/01/16 at 10:57 PM
i'll stay heavy. really liked this one.